Houdini F1 Tools

I built a custom F1 telemetry visualization pipeline for Houdini. It includes a Python QT front end for loading a specific dataset from the Fast F1 library. The data is then encoded into a custom binary format in python. The resulting file is then loaded into Houdini as points with a custom HDK data parser.

Features

1. Binary Format Design - Custom .bin format for efficient telemetry storage
2. Python Exporter - FastF1 → binary encoder
3. C++ Decoder - Standalone reader class
4. HDK SOP Node - Loads binary data into Houdini geometry
5. PySide UI Panel - Session/team selector integrated with Houdini

Data Source

Telemetry exported from FastF1 Python library. See python/ for exporter script.

Performance

• Binary file: ~2.8MB for full race (two drivers)
• Load time: instant (<50ms for 80k frames)
• Analysis: instant (single lap ~800 frames)