Houdini environment setup for you and your team so that you can deliver tools and integrate scripts easily. Automate the setup in a team setting and add callbacks to manage scene preferences and source control.
Houdini Packages
There is a now a better approach to the houdini.env file – namely packages and as of Houdini 17.5.467 and Houdini 18.0.315 the packages functionality can also daisy chain. In my mind, SideFx has achieved nirvana of environment modification.
A Houdini package is a .json file that exists inside a “packages” directory to modify the Houdini environment. The package syntax supports relative paths, os environment variables, version and os checks, so you can get very specific and complex with your packages. Read more about the specifics in the SideFx documentation on this.
“I want to automate the creation of this setup for my team(s)?"
"I want the Houdini site and my tools stored in any random location for each member of the team."
There is a companion blog post to the video, with images and code snippets that walks through the whole process and in the end, create your own Installer/Uninstaller of the Houdini environment for your team.
Christian Akesson
Worked in the gaming industry since 2001.
Enjoy identifying, researching and implementing pipelines and workflows for artists and designers.
Maya user since beta 1 in 1999.
Mostly in Houdini these days....
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