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Houdini Command Line Tips

Deborah R. Fowler



Houdini Command Line Tips:

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Updated on Nov 30   2013


Houdini can be easily run from the command line on linux or Windows. You can use the command prompt in Windows if you know ms-dos commands, or get PowerShell or Cygwin which make Windows linux like.

houdini -h
brings up help info
-s Technical
type of desktop
-n
don't cook - make sure you turn this back on when you need to
-j
processors
-foreground
run as fg process
-geometry
specify the size and offset of the window

Note in the sidefx tutorial, they use naming conventions Projectname.job.shot.sequence
They also use lighting naming conventions to more easily identify lights

    lgt_use_type_description_number



In addition you can use command scripts and test them in the textport (123 first launch, 456 when file new)

For example from the sidefx getting started webinar:
>commandecho on
> opcf   /obj
> opadd geo myBall
> opcf myBall
> opadd sphere mySphere
>opparm mySphere tx (5.0)

... and so on

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Also see the linux help page for command line rendering here.

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