where is the basic surface node in H14?


thanks

Obj or SOP type node?

In obj, it's the Geometry Object.

In SOPs, I don't know what you mean.

Hi Jeff,

I'm looking at a tutorial, and to texture he drags BASIC SURFACE to the object.

{ looks easy to color it }

I don't see this choice in my textures.

Also my apprentice copy says houdini 14 at the top – but I notice a lot
of tutorials, you cant tell what version they are using.

Could you link the tutorial you mentioned? I've never heard of a basic surface. Maybe the instructor uses a DA called basic surface.

I think Mantra Surface replaced it.

edward
I think Mantra Surface replaced it.

thanks Edward. yes, it seems to act like it. It was confusing because
its “tiger skin colored” , not plain, and lower down the list.

thanks!


PS - is there a master list of all nodes that are superseded by a newer node?

PS - is there a master list of all nodes that are superseded by a newer node?

In material gallery almost all the materials are the collection of Material Shader Builder presets. Mantra Surface is also a preset of material Shader Builder and enhanced version of Basic Surface (H12 or before).

SESI hardly replaced any node. They add new nodes or modify older ones rather than replacing those.

With newer version workflow gets changed and you need to adopt that like VOPSOP to AttribVOP. They hide VOPSOP and improved functionality of AttribVOP which was introduced in H12.5.

You can alway opunhide hidden nodes if not removed from that version.