Face Tracking CHOP - TensorRT Not Found on TD 2025.32050 with RTX 4080

Hi all,

I’m experiencing a persistent issue with the Face Tracking CHOP in TouchDesigner 2025.32050. Despite following all recommended installation steps, I keep getting the error:

”TensorRT not found. Ensure the AR SDK for your GPU is installed.”

Here’s what I’ve done so far:

  • GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4080

  • TouchDesigner build: 2025.32050 (latest)

  • NVIDIA AR SDK: downloaded and installed the correct version (0.8.2 GA for RTX 40 series)

  • TensorRT: downloaded and installed 8.6 GA (CUDA 11.x)

  • Verified the DLLs exist in the TensorRT lib folder (nvinfer.dll, nvinfer_plugin.dll, nvonnxparser.dll)

  • Copied those DLLs into the TouchDesigner bin folder as suggested

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2015–2022 x64 redistributables installed

  • Studio drivers and Windows up to date

Despite all this, TouchDesigner still reports that TensorRT is not found, and the Face Tracking CHOP does not work.

Has anyone else encountered this issue? Are there additional steps I might be missing, or could this be a bug with the Face Tracking CHOP in this build? Any advice or insights would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
Jaime

Hi @phattie_j

Can you try using the 0.8.7 version of the NVIDIA AR SDK? That’s the version of the AR SDK we support. We’ll update the wiki to clarify the version requirements. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Note that TensorRT is bundled with the AR SDK, so you won’t need to go through extra steps to install TensorRT and copying DLLs over. You should be able to use the NVIDIA AR SDK as it is.