Scripts

#function for node variable: return type, description and name

def extract_getTypeName(node):

    nodetype = node.type()

    description = nodetype.description()

    type_name = nodetype.name() 

    return type_name

#show selection tuple names

selection = hou.selectedNodes()

print len(selection)

my_list = ""

if len(selection) < 1 :

    my_list = "nothing selected, please select at least one object"

else:

    a=1

    for sel in selection:

        my_list = "selected object : " + sel.name()

        a=a+1        

hou.ui.displayMessage(my_list, buttons=('OK',))

#for each object in selection

lenght = len(selection)

print "DONE!"

for i in range(lenght):

#create python variable for selected node

    selected = hou.selectedNodes()[i]

    if selected:

       meshop=hou.node('/shop');

       meshop=meshop.createNode('vm_geo_file');

       meshop.setName('delayed_load_shop_1', 1)

       targetdshop=meshop.path();

       meobj=hou.node('/obj')

       meobj=meobj.createNode("geo");

       meobj.setParms({"shop_geometrypath":targetdshop});

       meobj.setName('DELAYED_load_geo_1', 1)

       targetfile=selected.parm('file') or selected.parm('sopoutput') 

       mefile=meobj.node('file1')

       meobj.parm("geo_velocityblur").set(1)

       meobj.parm("vm_forcegeometry").set(0)

       meshop.parm("file").set(targetfile)

import os.path as op

import hou

activeSession = hou.hipFile.name()

# Fetch tuple with index of pressed button and input text.

choice, text = hou.ui.readInput('Type comments message',

                                help='Type comments description.',

                                title='Commented HIP',

                                buttons=('OK', 'Cancel'),

                                default_choice=1,

                                close_choice=1)

# If OK was pressed with some non-empty text.

if choice == 0 and text:

    path = hou.hipFile.path()

    dir, name = op.split(path)

    # Discard extension.

    name = op.splitext(name)[0]

    # Discard one '.anytext' occurence at the end.

    name = name.rsplit('.', 1)[0]

    # Make new name with input text.

    new_name = '%s.%s.hip' % (name, text)

    # Finally, create an absolute path to save file to.

    new = op.normpath(op.join(dir, new_name))

    # Save the file.

    hou.hipFile.save(file_name=new, save_to_recent_files=False)

    hou.hipFile.setName(path)

    print "File saved to - " + (new)

message=hou.ui.displayMessage("Note: This is a one time scene setup tool to be used only during a fresh start of your shot.", buttons=("Continue", "Cancel"))

if message ==1:

   hou.ui.displayMessage("Cancelled", buttons=('OK',))

if message ==0:

#Set render path

    hou.ui.displayMessage("Please Select a directory for your renders")

    job=hou.hscriptExpression('$JOB')

    renderDir = hou.ui.selectFile(start_directory = job,

    title = "Select render path",

    collapse_sequences = False,

    file_type = hou.fileType.Directory,

    multiple_select = False,

    chooser_mode = hou.fileChooserMode.Read)

    if renderDir == "":

       print "RENDER path: Not set / Unchanged "

    if renderDir != "":

       hou.hscript("setenv RENDER = '%s'" % renderDir)

       print "RENDER path: " + renderDir

#Set cache path

    hou.ui.displayMessage("Now select a directory for your caches")

    job=hou.hscriptExpression('$JOB')

    cacheDir = hou.ui.selectFile(start_directory = job,

    title = "Select cache path",

    collapse_sequences = False,

    file_type = hou.fileType.Directory,

    multiple_select = False,

    chooser_mode = hou.fileChooserMode.Read)

    if cacheDir == "":

       print "CACHE path: Not set / Unchanged "

    if cacheDir != "":

       hou.hscript("setenv CACHE = '%s'" % cacheDir)

       print "CACHE path: " + cacheDir

#Set ifds path

    hou.ui.displayMessage("And finally select a directory for your IFDs")

    job=hou.hscriptExpression('$JOB')

    ifdDir = hou.ui.selectFile(start_directory = job,

    title = "Select IFDs path",

    collapse_sequences = False,

    file_type = hou.fileType.Directory,

    multiple_select = False,

    chooser_mode = hou.fileChooserMode.Read)

    if ifdDir == "":

       print "IFD path: Not set / Unchanged "

    if ifdDir != "":

       hou.hscript("setenv IFD = '%s'" % ifdDir)

       print "IFDs path: " + ifdDir

       hou.ui.displayMessage("Setup complete", buttons=('OK',))

selected_nodes = hou.selectedNodes()

for node in selected_nodes:

    parent = node.parent()

    name_node_selected = node.name()

    null = parent.createNode('null','OUT_' +

        name_node_selected)

    null.setInput(0,node)

    macolo = hou.Color((0,0.5,0))

    null.setColor(macolo)

    pos = node.position()

    null.setPosition(pos)

    null.move([0,-1])

    #flags

    null.setSelected(True,True)

    null.setDisplayFlag(True)

    null.setRenderFlag(True)

#define

def objmerge():

    #pick node

    network_pane = hou.ui.paneTabOfType(hou.paneTabType.NetworkEditor)

    parmeters = hou.ui.paneTabOfType(hou.paneTabType.Parm)

    pos = network_pane.selectPosition()

    if(len(hou.selectedNodes()) > 0):

        sel = hou.selectedNodes()[0]        

        node = network_pane.pwd().createNode("object_merge", "merge_"+sel.name())        

        node.parm('objpath1').set(sel.path())        

    else:

        node = network_pane.pwd().createNode("object_merge")

    #arrange

    node.setPosition(pos)

    network_pane.setCurrentNode(node)

    node.setSelected(True, clear_all_selected=1)

    #color

    mycolor = hou.Color((0,0.5,0))

    node.setColor(mycolor)

    #flags

    node.setSelected(True,True)

    node.setDisplayFlag(True)

    node.setRenderFlag(True)

#callback       

objmerge()

import toolutils

bg = None

try:

    # cycle next bg

    if kwargs['ctrlclick']: raise

    bgs = hou.session.bg[:]

    bgs = bgs[1:]+bgs[:1]

    if kwargs['shiftclick']: bgs = ['bw', 'light', 'wb']

    bg = bgs[0]

    hou.session.bg = bgs

except:

    # set up default bg vars

    hou.session.bg = ['wb', 'bw', 'light']

    bg = hou.session.bg[0]

bgs = { 'wb':'dark', 'bw':'grey', 'light':'light' }

hou.hscript("viewdisplay -B %s *" % bg)

hou.ui.setStatusMessage("Cycled background to %s" % bgs[bg].upper() )

selected_nodes = hou.selectedNodes()

vdbcombines = []

for x, node in enumerate(selected_nodes):

    if x < len(selected_nodes)-1:

        vdbcombine = node.createOutputNode('vdbcombine')

        vdbcombine.setNextInput(selected_nodes[x+1])

        vdbcombine.setParms({'operation':'add'})

        vdbcombines.append(vdbcombine)

for x, vdbcombine in enumerate(vdbcombines):

    if x < len(vdbcombines)-1:

        vdbcombine.setInput(1, vdbcombines[x+1])

import hou

selection = hou.selectedNodes()

names = [n.name() for n in selection]

my_list = ""

if len(selection) < 1 :

my_list = "nothing selected, please select at least one object"

else:

a=1

for sel in selection:

my_list = my_list + "\n" + "selected object " + str(a) + ":" + sel.name()

a=a+1 

hou.ui.displayMessage(my_list, buttons=('OK',))

length = len(selection)

print "Number of nodes selected: " + str(length)

paths = [n.path() for n in hou.node('/out').allSubChildren()

if n.type() == hou.nodeType('Driver/ifd')]

selected = hou.ui.selectFromTree(choices=paths)

mantras = [hou.node(path) for path in selected]

for m in mantras:

m.parm('forceobject').set(' '.join(n.name() for n in hou.selectedNodes())) # CHANGE PARAMETER NAME AS REQURIED

m.parm('vobject').set("")

print ("Selected mantra nodes : ") + m.name()

new_name=' '.join(names)

hou.ui.displayMessage("( "+ (new_name) + " ) - added to selected mantra(s) matte objects.", buttons=('*Claps*',))

activeSession = hou.hipFile.name()

hou.hscript("setenv HOUDINI_BUFFEREDSAVE = 1")

hou.hscript("setenv HOUDINI_DISABLE_SAVE_THUMB = 1")

hou.hipFile.save()

hou.ui.setStatusMessage("Scene saved " + activeSession)