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Houdini* 20.5 Doesn’t Display Geometry in Vulkan Mode

Content Type: Troubleshooting   |   Article ID: 000099831   |   Last Reviewed: 04/07/2025

Environment

Operating System

Windows® 10*, Windows 11*

Description

After opening a file, no image is shown. Objects are not rendered. This only happens while in Vulkan mode. 

Resolution

A fix for this issue was included in driver 32.0.101.6732. Download and install this or a newer driver.

Additional information

You can disable Vulkan mode by following these steps: 

Go to %HOME%/houdiniX.Y/houdini.env
Type HOUDINI_VULKAN_VIEWER=0
Save the file