Panes

Documents the options in various panes.

Pane types ¶

Network editor
Parameter editor
Parameter spreadsheet pane
Tree view
Bundle list pane
Data tree pane

A plug-in-based spreadsheet-like editor that gives you a unified interface to edit parameters and attribute values on nodes and geometry all over Houdini.
Geometry Spreadsheet pane

Animation editor
Graph view
Dopesheet
Table View
Channel list and channel groups

The channel list is used to select the parameters that are displayed in the animation editor and on the timeline.
Animation layer

Performance monitor pane
Python Panel
PDG Path Map

The PDG Path Map manages the mapping of paths between file systems.
PDG Data Layer Panel

Asset Browser

Allows you to manage assets you have downloaded from the asset store.
Context View
Handle list pane
Tool Palette
Houdini Engine SessionSync

Allows you to manage Houdini Engine SessionSync.
Constraint browser pane

Expression functions

Expression functions let you compute the value of parameters.
Expression cookbook

Tips and tricks for writing expressions to accomplish various effects.
Python scripting

How to script Houdini using Python and the Houdini Object Model.
VEX

VEX is a high-performance expression language used in many places in Houdini, such as writing shaders.
HScript commands

HScript is Houdini’s legacy scripting language.
hwebserver

Functions and classes for running a web server inside a graphical or non-graphical Houdini session.

Command line ¶

Context options

Context options are similar to environment variables, except they are stored with the HIP file and it’s easy to use them in expressions.
Match Houdini camera lenses to the real world
Useful Internal Variables

Houdini packages

How to write and combine multiple environment variable definition files for different plug-ins, tools, and add-ons.

Houdini Engine Python API

Python wrapper of HAPI API
Houdini Engine C API
Houdini Engine SessionSync

Utility that lets you run a session of Houdini Engine inside Houdini.