VRayInstancer in 3ds Max using Alembic points from Houdini

[Mikhalenko]

I'm importing points exported from Houdini (via Alembic) into 3ds Max to scatter geometry using VRayInstancer. In Houdini, each point includes custom attributes:

• Name attribute: specifies which object to instance at that point.
• Orient and Up attributes: define the orientation.
• Scale attribute: defines non-uniform scaling.

How can I set up VRayInstancer in 3ds Max to correctly read these custom attributes and determine which geometry gets instanced at each point?

I'm building a city in Houdini and need to transfer it to 3ds Max for rendering with VRay, using modular building components modeled in 3ds Max.

Any advice would be appreciated!

[hermit.crab]

The VRayInstancer can't read those attributes directly, however, the Phoenix PRT Reader can and it can be used as the instancer's particle system. Quoting the docs: "The following channels can be imported from a .prt file sequence: Position, Velocity, Size, Scale, Age, ID (64 bit), Orientation, and Color."