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Download Current Version: http://www.microbot.ch/microcity/?dir=current
Installation
Installation
1. Download the Current build with your Account Login Information. Click the Icon on the top right to download the full build.
2. Extract Contents to your desired directory.
3. Edit the File at /home/<user>/houdini16.0/houdini.env and add following lines:
On Linux:
# MICROCITY TOOLSETMCITY = /path/to/MicroCity_Generator/HOUDINI_PATH = $MCITY:$HOUDINI_PATH:&On Windows:
# MICROCITY TOOLSETMCITY = C:\path\to\Microbot\MicroCity\HOUDINI_PATH = $MCITY;$HOUDINI_PATH;&Note for Houdini17 on Windows10: Use the Linux Version with Forward Slash, otherwise FileSOP will have IO errors:
MCITY = C:/path/to/Microbot/MicroCity/HOUDINI_PATH = $MCITY;$HOUDINI_PATH;&When starting Houdini the next time you should see a new MenuEntry: MicroCity. From there the Updater can be called or the .bgeo file browser.
In SOP Context there should be a new entry Microcity with all Tools.
Alternative Installation
Alternative Installation
You can also install the tool without downloading the full folder. You will only need /scripts /python_panels and then follow the same Procedure as described above:
1. Download the Folders /scripts and /python panels
2. Extract Contents to your desired directory.
3. Edit the File at /home/<user>/houdini16.0/houdini.env and add following lines:
# MICROCITY TOOLSETMCITY = /path/to/MicroCity_Generator/HOUDINI_PATH = $MCITY:$HOUDINI_PATH:&On Windows:
# MICROCITY TOOLSETMCITY = C:\path\to\Microbot\MicroCity\HOUDINI_PATH = $MCITY;$HOUDINI_PATH;&Updating Toolset and Installing rest of tools for Alternative Install:
Updating Toolset and Installing rest of tools for Alternative Install:
After Installation use MCITY Updater 2.0 to keep the Packages up-to-date or install a package you have not downloaded.
Note that after a first Install its normal that all tools might show up for update. The local timestamp on the left will be initialized after a package has been updated.
Optional: Edit the File /home/<user>/houdini16.5/jump.pref and add Following Lines:
$MCITY$MCITY/geo$MCITY/texThis step is optional. It will add QuickJump Directory to the Houdini File Browser which can be useful when you want to expand base assets or build a texture library for the Building Generators etc.
!!! Do not store your custom Geometry or Textures in $MCITY . If you make changes to a file inside $MCITY path it will be overwritten when you use update a package. !!!
!!! Do not store your custom Geometry or Textures in $MCITY . If you make changes to a file inside $MCITY path it will be overwritten when you use update a package. !!!
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