Hey guys,

I have a curve which was defined as such:



curve = hou.node('/obj').createNode('geo', ‘curve’)
curve.node('file1').destroy()
curve.createNode('curve')



And I am accessing the data in the curve as follows:



curve = hou.node('/obj/curve/curve1').geometry()



How do I add points to this curve procedurally using Python? I looked into createPoint(), but that just confused me further. :?

Nodes such as SOP are meant to create the geometry data from its parameters. So modifying the output of the node is not a good idea. So you have two choices:
- Manipulate the node's parameters instead, OR
- Create a Python SOP operator, which then you can write the code for that creates the geometry.

Hmmm, is there any way to declare a curve and all of its points in one fell swoop then?

Setting point positions on the Curve SOP's parameters (in python) should be ok, no?

edward
Setting point positions on the Curve SOP's parameters (in python) should be ok, no?

I'm not quite sure what you mean. Can you elaborate please?

I think I should have been more specific in the outset of this thread…what I'm trying to do is to make a curve which follows the geometry of a polygonal object. That is to say, given that I have an object in the scene, I want to make a curve whose set of points is a superset of the verticies of a polygonal object.

Here's how to do it using the Curve SOP. If you want to do it in python, then it's just a matter of setting the Curve SOP's parameter to the appropriate point numbers.

edward
Here's how to do it using the Curve SOP. If you want to do it in python, then it's just a matter of setting the Curve SOP's parameter to the appropriate point numbers.

Cool, thanks for taking the time to upload that file. I guess what I'm really having trouble with is figuring out just how to set the parameters using Python.