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--- appwiki:houdini [2022/09/06 09:18] – [Setting and Configuration] ying
+++ appwiki:houdini [2022/12/01 17:55] (current) – [Intro to Houdini] ying
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+====== Shortcut ======
+^ viewport ^^
+| W | toggle wireframe display |
 ====== Intro to Houdini ======
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 HOUDINI_TOOLBAR_PATH="$HOUDINI_TOOLBAR_PATH;X:/myPath/houdini/ToolBar/16;&"
 </code>
-  * icon path <code>$HFS/houdini/help/icons/large/</code>
+  * icon path <code>
+icon format: svg or PNG_20x20_pixel
+custom icon should be in: HOUDINI_UI_ICON_PATH
+  * $HOME/houdiniX.Y/config/Icons
+  * $HOME/Library/Preferences/houdini/X.Y/config/Icons
+system icon is at
+houdini_19_app_path\houdini\config\Icons\icons.zip
+houdini_18_app_path\houdini\help\icons.zip
+</code>
   * start houdini with init script (optionally in full path)<code>
 houdinifx.exe X:\myPath\123.py
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     * while OpenMaya api and PyMel in Maya is more like same node concept
+====== Houdini Digital Assets - HDA ======
+  * houdini digital asset is like a group of node functions and saved as a big single node, like Gizmo in nuke.
+    * doc ref: https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/assets/namespaces.html
+    * Make Your Own Houdini HDAs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uCrncu6_cY
+  * HDA naming convention, (asset's internal name)
+    * operator name: [namespace::]node_name[::version]
+    * operator name with sub category: [namespace::]node_category/node_name[::version]
+    * operate label: Node Name (as shown in menu)
+  * HDA appearance in menu category:
+    * HDA asset's Type Properties panel > Interactive tab > Shelf Tools tab > Context tab > Tab submenu path: BigFolder/SubFolderLike
+      * also optionally to check OBJ, SOP, DOP alike content type filter
+  * show HDA path info in panel
+    * Window > Asset Manager : Configuration tab > asset definition toolbar = show always