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Houdini Shortcut
| Node View | |
| layout selected nicely | shift + L |
| align selected | hold A and drag align direction |
| duplicate selected | alt+drag selected |
| cut connection | hold Y and drag line to cut |
| netbox nodes (like node group in nuke) | shift+O |
| subnet nodes (like a tiny world with inputs+outputs to outside) | shift+C |
| node color palette | C |
| create note | shift+P |
| node group manager (like display layer in maya) | shift+Z |
| move connection line | alt+click drag line middle |
- object merge node: like object teleporter for far links
- ref:
- 5 Ways to Organize your Network in Houdini 17.5 (IndiePixel3D) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8yBoO-qvsk
Houdini Pipeline Development
- Python 3 and built-in PySide2
- houdini lic type check
import hou lic = hou.licenseCategory() if lic == hou.licenseCategoryType.Apprentice or lic == hou.licenseCategoryType.ApprenticeHD or lic == hou.licenseCategoryType.Education: self.memoData['hda_ext'] = 'hdanc' elif lic == hou.licenseCategoryType.Indie: self.memoData['hda_ext'] = 'hdalc'
- core hou class
- hou.HDADefinition (https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/hom/hou/HDADefinition.html)
cur_def.libraryFilePath() # get file path cur_def.version() cur_def.description() cur_def.comment() # user # set cur_def.setVersion('2.1') cur_def.setDescription(description) cur_def.setComment('update details') # user # --- check node.type().definition() is None # check if current node is hda node.matchesCurrentDefinition() # check whether the contents of the node are locked to its type definition # --- action node.allowEditingOfContents() # unlock node (Allow Editing of Contents) node.type().definition().updateFromNode(node) # save the contents of an unlocked node to the definition (Save Operator Type) node.matchCurrentDefinition() # reload defition (Match Current Definition )
HDA Operation (Houdini Digital Asset)
- Houdini default menu source code:
Houdini_VERSION\houdini\OPmenu.xml
- Houdini python API library path:
Houdini_VERSION\houdini\python3.7libs\