License
This is the End User License Agreement for RPLidar In. By downloading, installing, or using the asset, you agree to these terms.
Plain-language tl;dr
(The full terms below govern.) RPLidar In is free. You may use it on machines you control, for your own personal and commercial projects, and everything you create with it — recordings, renders, and simulations — is yours, royalty-free. You may share the original, unmodified asset with others, but you may not sell it or pass it off as your own. It's provided as-is with no warranty, and you're responsible for your own SideFX license compliance and for how you use your own hardware.
RPLidar In — End User License Agreement
Last updated: 11/07/2026
This License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal agreement between you (the "User") and [tonehammer] ("Author") for the Houdini Digital Asset known as "RPLidar In" and any accompanying files, documentation, and resources (collectively, the "Asset").
By downloading, installing, or using the Asset, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If you do not agree, do not download, install, or use the Asset.
1. License Grant
The Asset is provided free of charge. The Author grants you a non-exclusive license to use the Asset on machines under your control, for your own commercial or personal projects, subject to the terms below.
2. Permitted Use
You may:
- Use the Asset to bring sensor data into Houdini for your own personal or commercial projects.
- Use recordings, renders, images, animations, simulations, and other output created with the Asset freely, including commercially, with no royalty owed to the Author.
- Install the Asset on any number of machines that you personally own or control.
- Share the original, unmodified Asset file with others, provided it is passed along free of charge, complete, and with this Agreement and its attribution intact.
3. Restrictions
You may not:
- Sell, resell, sublicense, rent, lease, or otherwise charge for the Asset itself, in whole or in part, whether modified or unmodified.
- Present the Asset, or a modified version of it, as your own work, or remove, alter, or obscure any copyright, attribution, or proprietary notices contained in or accompanying the Asset.
- Repackage or redistribute the Asset in a way that misrepresents its origin, or bundle it into a paid product where the Asset is a material part of what is being sold.
4. Houdini License Compliance
The Asset is distributed as a Houdini Indie / Apprentice ("limited commercial") Digital Asset (.hdalc), which loads in Houdini Indie and Apprentice but not in commercial (FX/Core) licenses. You are solely responsible for ensuring your own use of Houdini and of this Asset complies with SideFX's licensing terms; the Author is not responsible for your compliance with SideFX licensing.
5. Hardware and Third-Party Content
The Asset communicates with third-party RPLIDAR sensor hardware over a serial connection. You are responsible for the safe and lawful operation of your own hardware, and for holding the appropriate rights to any data you capture or process with the Asset. "RPLIDAR" and "Slamtec" are trademarks of their respective owners; this Asset is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Slamtec or SideFX.
6. No Warranty
THE ASSET IS PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THE AUTHOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE ASSET WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, OR BE FREE OF ERRORS.
7. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, PRODUCTION DELAYS, OR DAMAGE TO HARDWARE) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE ASSET, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO STOP USING THE ASSET.
8. Support and Updates
As a free tool, the Asset is provided without any guarantee of support or updates. When updates are released, they are made available at no cost, but their timing, scope, and content remain at the Author's sole discretion. This Agreement does not promise any particular feature, fix, upgrade schedule, or support response.
9. Termination
This Agreement is effective until terminated. It terminates automatically if you breach any of its terms. On termination, you must stop using the Asset and delete all copies in your possession.
10. Entire Agreement
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Author regarding the Asset and supersedes any prior agreements or understandings.
For questions about this Agreement, find me on the official JVtools Discord.