houdiniutils 0.1.1

All related tools and utilities

houdiniUtils

This package provides a collection of utilities for Houdini, including tools for managing texture IDs and renaming textures based on specified patterns.

Installation

Install the package with:

pip install houdiniUtils

Setup

1. Download the Houdini Shelf Tool: Download the houUtils.shelf file from this link.

2. Copy the Houdini Shelf Tool: Copy the downloaded houUtils.shelf file to the HOUDINI_USER_PREF_DIR/toolbar directory. The HOUDINI_USER_PREF_DIR is typically located in your home directory under houdiniX.Y (e.g., ~/houdini20.5).

   cp <your_downloads_folder>/houUtils.shelf $HOUDINI_USER_PREF_DIR/toolbar/
   

3. Update the Houdini Environment File: Add the following line to your Houdini environment file (houdini.env). This file is usually located in the same directory as HOUDINI_USER_PREF_DIR.

   Replace <site-packages-path> with the actual path where the site-packages directory is located on your system.

   HOUDINI_PATH = <site-packages-path>/houdiniutils;&
   

   To find the site-packages path, you can use the following Python command:

   python -c "import site; print(site.getsitepackages())"
   

   This will output the path(s) to the site-packages directory. Use the appropriate path from the output.

Usage

In a Script

You can use the package in a script as follows:

from houdiniutils.textureTools import tex_id_manager, renameTexture

# Initialize TextureIDManager
texid = tex_id_manager.TextureIDManager(config_file_path='path/to/config/folder')

# Initialize RenameTexture with textureTypes and asset name
renObj = renameTexture.RenameTexture(textureTypes=texid.textureType, asset_name=texid.asset_name)
renObj.renameFolders()

License

MIT License