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morphingdesign / hou_networkEditorPref.py
Last active December 7, 2021 22:42
Access all available UI preferences for a Network Editor pane in a Houdini desktop/session via Python.
# Access panes in the current Houdini desktop using the
# the hou.ui class with/out the hou.Desktop class.
panes = hou.ui.currentPaneTabs()
panes = hou.ui.curDesktop().currentPaneTabs()
(<hou.NetworkEditor panetab1>, <hou.PythonShell panetab2>)
# View current setting for each available preference for
# the selected Network Editor pane.
pane = panes[0]
pane.getPrefs()
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morphingdesign / hou_dataTypeConversions.h
Created February 9, 2021 05:29
Data type conversion operations specified for use in Houdini Vex
//Convert integer to string
s@string_attribute = itoa(i@int_attribute);
//Convert string to integer
i@int_attribute = atoi(s@string_attribute);
//Convert string to float
f@float_attribute = atof(s@string_attribute);
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morphingdesign / hou_trailingNumFromNodeName.py
Created February 10, 2021 05:19
Extract consecutive trailing numerical digits from a Houdini node name.
# Extract consecutive trailing numerical digits from a node's name.
import hou
return pwd().digitsInName()
# For example, a node named 'NEW_GEO_101' will return the int 101
# into the field. Returns 0 if name does not include any trailing
# numerical digits.
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morphingdesign / markdown_SubAndSuperscript.md
Created February 22, 2021 06:59
Formatting for subscript and superscript in markdown.

Add subscript with the <sub></sub> tags.

ni

kni

Add superscript with the <sup></sup> tags.

x2

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morphingdesign / hou_roundToSpecdDigits.h
Created April 6, 2021 02:17
Setup to round parameter value digits to specified number of digits, such as to 3 digits.
// Replace <value> with value intended to be rounded.
round(<value> * 1000) / 1000
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morphingdesign / hou_staticDynamicValues.h
Created May 12, 2021 21:10
Differentiation between initializing static and dynamic values in Houdini VEX.
// Static Values
variable = {0,1,2};
// Dynamic Values
variable = set(x,y,z);
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morphingdesign / hou_padPieceNumber.h
Created May 14, 2021 01:37
Rename fracture piece @name attribute with padded numbering in Houdini VEX.
// Fractured pieces are generated with @name such as 'piece0', 'piece1', etc.
// The following prim wrangle renames each piece with a padded number.
// String var to hold padded piece number.
string new_name = sprintf("piece_%04d", opdigits(@name));
// Update piece name.
s@name = new_name;