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Toggle Manual Mode in Houdini
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def toggle_manual(): | |
"""Toggle cook mode""" | |
current_mode = hou.updateModeSetting() | |
auto = (hou.updateMode.AutoUpdate, hou.updateMode.OnMouseUp) | |
toggle_cook = hou.shelves.tool("toggle_manual") | |
toggle_cook.setLabel("Auto Update") | |
if current_mode in auto: | |
hou.setUpdateMode(hou.updateMode.Manual) | |
toggle_cook.setIcon("MISC_cook") | |
elif current_mode == hou.updateMode.Manual: | |
hou.setUpdateMode(hou.updateMode.AutoUpdate) | |
toggle_cook.setIcon("BUTTONS_do_not") | |
toggle_cook.setLabel("Manual Mode") | |
with hou.undos.disabler(): | |
toggle_manual() |
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Make sure the tool is called

toggle_manual
wherever you've saved it.