I Just a simple gripe..

Does anyone know why SideFX stoped distributing manuals.
When I purchased a copy of Escape I was not aware that I would
simply hand over my money and be told to download the software…
I told them I allready had an apprentice copy and they said great
were done….
Well it was not like that, my reseller was very good, but till this day
I'm still struggling with my simple project. The fact is I don't really
know which SOPs, CHOPS, etc are not included in Escape,
so I'm forever saying Oh No, why can't I get a Function Chop, etc…

I feel a little frustrated, as a few years ago I got Maya Complete,
and a manual, XSI Foundation and a manual.

Basically put, I don't get along with the new/funky documentation
tool, which always misbehaves in one way or another…

When I look at my Software shelf, I can see Maya and XSI but
the one software I most enjoy using, is simply not there…

Why…
I would love to learn this software inside out…
Even when I'm on the loo…(very important to most if not all users)
or about to go to bed or on the train….

I would also like to show other people the book and raise their
interest and hapiness..

Tom

Surely there is a manual .pdf

Please read this discussion:
http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_forum&Itemid=172&page=viewtopic&t=3084 [sidefx.com]

Thanks,
Jack

Any one looking for the Houdini manuals here is the lowdown (to the best of my knowledge)
There is no Houdini manuals as such but the integrated help manuals are very good.
If you want .pdfs they were last included with v6.
If you have the older version if Houdini then you will find them there.

Comparing the manual that you find now with the HTML help vs. the PDF manual last distributed in v6, they're more or less the same, no? Other than that, the current HTML manuals are much better updated.

I am not sure about this, but I think in v8 you can open the help card manual out into a browser and print it from there… i am not sure as I haven't yet tried this in v8…

My work mate just made things quite clear to me.

quote:
“press ? ….. the built-in houdini help is awesome”