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Houdini Engine for 3ds Max
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Houdini Engine for 3ds Max
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The Houdini Engine for 3ds Max plug-in supports basic scripting functionality via MaxScript. The scripting functionality allows for the creation of HDAs, changing parameter values, and cooking an HDA.
| Name | Signature | Success Return Value | Failure Return Value | Description | Since |
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| CreateSession | CreateSession <> | True | False | This will start an out-of-process HARS Thrift named pipe thin client and then create a session using the thin client. | 19.0.217 |
| CloseSession | CloseSession <> | True | N/A | If there is an active session, this will close the session. | 19.0.217 |
| IsSessionActive | IsSessionActive <> | Bool (True/False) | N/A | This method will return true if a Houdini Engine session is active and false otherwise. | 19.0.217 |
| IsHdaLoaded | IsHdaLoaded<HdaPath::Required> | Bool (True/False) | N/A | This method will check if an HDA is loaded and return true or false depending on if it is loaded. An HDA is identified by its filepath. | 19.0.217 |
| LoadHda | LoadHda<HdaPath::Required> | True | False | This will load an HDA. It will return true if the asset was successfully loaded and false otherwise. | 19.0.217 |
| CreateGeometryHda | CreateGeometryHda <PathToHda::required> <AssetIndex::default=0> | INode | Undefined | Creates a geometry object HDA in the scene from the specified HDA using the specified asset (0 by default). If it succeeds, it will return the top-level container INode (containing the Dummy object). If the operation fails, it will return an undefined value. | 19.0.217 |
| CreateModifierHda | CreateModifierHda <INode::required> <PathToHda::required> <AssetIndex::default=0> | Modifier | Undefined | Creates a modifier HDA on the specified node from the specified HDA using the specified asset (0 by default). If it succeeds, it will return the created Modifier. If the operation fails, it will return an undefined value. | 19.0.217 |
| CookHda | CookHda<INode::required> | True | False | Cooks a geometry HDA. The method must be passed the container node (INode containing the dummy object) of the geometry HDA. | 19.0.217 |
| CookHda | CookHda<INode::required> <Modifier::required> | True | False | Cooks a modifier HDA. The method must be passed the INode and Modifier in order to identify the HDA to cook. | 19.0.217 |
| DeleteHda | DeleteHda<INode::required> | True | N/A | When passed the container node of a geometry HDA, this method will fully delete the HDA from the scene. If the HDA is not found, this method will throw a RuntimeError exception. | 19.0.232 |
| DeleteHda | DeleteHda<INode::required> <Modifier::required> | True | N/A | When passed a modifier HDA and the node that it belongs to, this method will delete the HDA from the modifier stack of the node. If the HDA is not found, this method will throw a RuntimeError exception. | 19.0.232 |
| GetGeometryHdas | GetGeometryHdas <> | Array<MAXNode> | N/A | Returns a list of container nodes for all of the geometry HDAs in the scene. | 19.0.217 |
| GetHdaType | GetHdaType<INode::required> | Name | N/A | When passed the container node of a geometry HDA, this method will return the HDA type. If an HDA is not found, this method will throw a RuntimeError exception. | 19.0.217 |
| GetHdaType | GetHdaType<INode::required> <Modifier::required> | Name | N/A | When passed a modifier HDA and the node that it belongs to, this method will return the HDA type. If an HDA is not found, this method will throw a RuntimeError exception. | 19.0.217 |
| GetHdaParameterValue | GetHdaParameterValue<INode::required> <Parameter Name::required> <Index::required> | Float/Integer/String/MAXNode | N/A | This method will retrieve the value of a parameter from a geometry HDA. An index argument must be supplied which specifies the tuple index of the value to be retrieved. This method will return a Float value, Integer value, String value, or MAXNode value depending on the type of the parameter. | 19.0.292 |
| GetHdaParameterValue | GetHdaParameterValue<INode::required> <Modifier::required> <Parameter Name::required> <Index::required> | Float/Integer/String/MAXNode | N/A | This method will retrieve the value of a parameter from a modifier HDA. An index argument must be supplied which specifies the tuple index of the value to be retrieved. This method will return a Float value, Integer value, String value, or MAXNode value depending on the type of the parameter. | 19.0.292 |
| SetGeometryHdaParameter | SetGeometryHdaParameter <INode::required> <ParameterName::required> <ListOfValues::required> | True | False | This function updates the parameter of a geometry HDA specified by the node and parameter name. The ListOfValues is where the values of the parameter are specified. The values specified in this list must all be of the same type (e.g. 3 floats for a position parameter). This method will return True on success and will return False if something went wrong and the operation failed. | 19.0.217 |
| SetModifierHdaParameter | SetModifierHdaParameter <INode::required> <Modifier::required> <ParameterName::required> <ListOfValues::required> | True | False | This function updates the parameter of a modifier HDA specified by its node, modifier, and parameter name. The ListOfValues is where the values of the parameter are specified. The values specified in this list must all be of the same type (e.g. 3 floats for a rotation parameter). This method will return True on success and will return False if something went wrong and the operation failed. | 19.0.217 |
| BakeHda | BakeHda <INode::required> | INode | Undefined | This method will bake out a geometry HDA. The method must be passed the container node (INode containing the dummy object) of the geometry HDA. If the operation succeeds, it will return the container node (Node containing the dummy object) of the baked out geometry. If the operation fails, it will return an undefined value. | 19.0.217 |
| CopyModifierHda | CopyModifierHda <SourceINode::required> <SourceModifier::required> <DestinationINode::required> | Modifier | Undefined | Copies a modifier HDA and all of its parameter values onto another node. If the operation succeeds, it will return the created Modifier. If the operation fails, it will return an undefined value. | 19.0.217 |
| CloneObjectHda | <INode::required> | INode | Undefined | Clones the specified object HDA and all of its parameter values. The INode passed to this function must be the top-level node of the object HDA, not any of its children nodes. If the operation succeeds, it it will return the top-level container INode (containing the Dummy object) of the cloned object HDA. If the operation fails, it will return an undefined value. | 19.0.217 |
| GetListOfGeometryHdaParameters | <INode::required> | Array<Name> | Undefined | This will return a list of the names of all the parameters on the geometry HDA. The function must be passed the the top-level container node (the INode containing the dummy object) of the HDA. On success, it will return an Array of Names that are the parameter names of the HDA. On failure, it will return undefined. | 19.0.217 |
| GetListOfModifierHdaParameters | <INode::required> <Modifier::required> | Array<Name> | Undefined | This will return a list of the names of all the parameters on the modifier HDA. This function must be passed the INode and Modifier to identify the HDA. On success, it will return an Array of Names that are the parameter names of the HDA. On failure, it will return undefined. | 19.0.217 |
| SetGeometryHdaInput | <INode::required> <Integer::required> <INode/undefined::required> | True | False | This method allows a subnetwork input to be set on a geometry HDA. The first argument specifies the container node (INode containing the dummy object) of the geometry HDA. The second argument specifies the index (0-based) of the subnetwork. The third argument specifies the INode of the geometry to be used as the input. If undefined is passed instead of an INode, this method will remove the input. | 19.0.217 |
| SetModifierHdaInput | <INode::required> <Modifier::required> <Integer::required> <INode/undefined::required> | True | False | This method allows a subnetwork input to be set on a modifier HDA. The first argument specifies the INode of the modifier, and the second argument specifies the modifier itself. The third argument specifies the index (0-based) of the subnetwork. The fourth arugment specifies the INode of the geometry to be used as the input. If undefined is passed instead of an INode, this method will remove the input. | 19.0.217 |
| SetGeometryHdaOpParmInput | <INode::required> <String::required> <INode/undefined::required> | True | False | This method allows an operator path parameter input to be set on a geometry HDA. The first argument specifies the container node (INode containing the dummy object) of the geometry HDA. The second argument specifies the name of the operator path parameter. The third argument specifies the INode of the geometry to be used as the input. If undefined is passed instead of an INode, this method will remove the input. | 19.0.217 |
| SetModifierHdaOpParmInput | <INode::required> <Modifier::required> <String::required> <INode/undefined::required> | True | False | This method allows an operator path parameter input to be set on a modifier HDA. The first argument specifies the INode of the modifier, and the second argument specifies the modifier itself. The third argument specifies the name of the operator path parameter. The fourth argument specifies the INode of the geometry to be used as the input. If undefined is passed instead of an INode, this method will remove the input. | 19.0.217 |
| SetGeometryHdaAutoRecookingEnabled | <INode::required> <boolean::required> | True | False | Sets whether auto recooking is enabled for the geometry HDA. When auto recooking is enabled, the node will automatically cook whenever a parameter value is changed. | 19.0.217 |
| SetModifierHdaAutoRecookingEnabled | <INode::required> <Modifier::required> <boolean::required> | True | False | Sets whether auto recooking is enabled for the modifier HDA. When auto recooking is enabled, the node will automatically cook whenever a parameter value is changed. | 19.0.217 |
| SetHdaSelectionLocked | <boolean::required> | True | N/A | If passed true, this will lock the parameter user interface to the current HDA selection if an HDA is selected. If passed false, this will unlock the parameter user interface's selection. | 19.0.217 |
| GetHoudiniEngineOption | <String::required: Option Name> | String/Boolean/Integer | False | Gets the value of a Houdini Engine option. The supplied name must be one of the settings listed here. This method will return a String, Boolean, or Integer depending on the type of the option. | 19.0.295 |
| SetHoudiniEngineOption | <String::required: Option Name> <String/Boolean/Integer::required: Option Value> | True | N/A | This method will set a Houdini Engine option. The supplied name must be one of the settings listed here. The second argument can be a String, Boolean, or Integer, and must match the option type. | 19.0.295 |
| GetHoudiniVersion | <> | Array<String> | N/A | Returns an array that contains the Houdini versions (major, minor, and build number). | 19.0.351 |
Because MaxScript can be executed from a Python script, the plug-in's MaxScript API is also available to be used via Python. Below is an example of how to execute MaxScript function from a Python script:
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