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Unable to compile sample SOP with hcustom March 30, 2017, 3:41 p.m.
I'm using Houdini 16.0.504.10 on Windows 7 with Visual Studio Professional 2015. I'm trying to compile the sample SOP with hcustom as described in the HDK introductory docs [sidefx.com]. Every time, I'm getting the error “The MSVCDir environment variable is set, but does not point to a valid directory. Please set it correctly and try again.”
I copied toolkit\samples to C:\samples. I get the error when I open a command prompt from C:\samples\SOP and run:
I confirmed that the VC directory path is correct and does exist on my HD. I've tried several variations on the MSVCDir value, including backward slashes, a trailing slash, and shortened directory names.
Any idea what I'm missing?
I copied toolkit\samples to C:\samples. I get the error when I open a command prompt from C:\samples\SOP and run:
set MSVCDir=C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC
"C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 16.0.504.10\bin\hcustom.exe" SOP_Star.C
I confirmed that the VC directory path is correct and does exist on my HD. I've tried several variations on the MSVCDir value, including backward slashes, a trailing slash, and shortened directory names.
set MSVCDir=C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0/VC
set MSVCDir=C:/PROGRA~2/MI0E91~1.0/VC
set MSVCDir=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC
set MSVCDir=C:\PROGRA~2\MI0E91~1.0\VC
Any idea what I'm missing?
Surface Curvature in SOP Feb. 16, 2017, 5:29 p.m.
Hi peteski, here's a sample scene, hope it helps!
Surface Curvature in SOP Feb. 15, 2017, 8:19 p.m.
Chris, I'm so sorry. 
I had the release dates mixed up.
I had the release dates mixed up.