Identify Shared Instances

Identify Shared Instances finds the pieces of a model that are copies of one another and names them, so they can be kept as shared parts. Import Assembly and Rig to Assembly use it internally; it is hidden from the Tab menu.

Identify Shared Instances looks through a model for pieces that are copies of one another and gives each set the same name, so they can be kept as one shared part instead of many separate meshes. It is a building block inside Import Assembly and Rig to Assembly, and it is hidden from the Tab menu (in Houdini it is called identify_shared_instances).

Settings

Under Inputs, Unpack Folders and Allow Polys (both on) let it read packed folders and plain polygons. Under Polys, Detect Instances (on) looks for repeated pieces among the polygons, matching within Search Radius.

Under Output, the name goes in Name Attrib (name), starting with Prefix (atom_). Set Color Attribute (on) colours each set so you can see them in the viewport.

Status

Identify Shared Instances is an internal node. Its settings have no tooltips yet.

Import Highpoly

Import Highpoly brings a high-resolution scan or sculpt into Natsura, trims it, and marks the open ends where procedural growth will continue from it.

Import Assembly

Import Assembly brings a kit of parts into the assembly workflow from a wire, a USD file or a BGEO file, finds the shared instances and assigns materials. It is the first step inside the Assembly Resource.