Houdini Resources

Updated on June 26  2024


Houdini Tips and Tricks

Deborah R. Fowler



Houdini Tips and Tricks:

Posted 2013
Updated on Jan 16  2022

See my Houdini overview for more explanations.

Files created by Deborah R. Fowler unless otherwise noted.  Each general topic contains a page of sample hipnc files in alphabetical order.


Current odd behavior: Making your window a floating pane on the dual monitors can sometimes cause difficulties, ie. error of copying nodes, or network nodes forcing you to enter them in the scene view - simply close the floating pane and try it in the regular network view.

Click here for interface tips. For example, hover over a function name and press F1 for documentation or use ?
Click here for command line tips.  Learn how to do command line rendering - follow the link for rendering and caching command line
Click here for hscript common symbols. (also useful * is wild card and ^ is not, so * ^P in an attribute delete node would delete all but P)