Houdini 12 Network and parameters
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Pan and zoom the network view

  • Drag MMB to pan

  • Use mouse wheel to zoom in and out. Or, hold Space and drag RMB.

  • Press O to show a small representation of the current network in the corner. Clicking or dragging on this overview pans the view around the network.

Automatically Pan and zoom to show all nodes

Right click the network background and choose Viewing controls > Home all, or press H.

Automatically Pan and zoom to show the selected nodes

Right click the network background and choose Viewing controls > Home selected, or press G.

Display detailed information on a node

Press MMB on a node.

Select nodes by name

  1. Click the Search icon, or press / to start quick find.

  2. To only find nodes of a certain type, choose a type from the pop-up menu.

  3. Type the name of the node and press Enter. You can use wildcards.

    If there is no node with the exact name you type, Houdini selects all nodes whose names contain the text.

Go inside a network node to see its contents

  • Double-click the node.

  • Select the node and press I or Enter.

  • RMB on an object in the viewer and choose Edit Geometry, Edit subnetwork, etc.

Go up a level to the network above the current one

  • Click the level to go to in the path above the network view.

  • Press U in the network editor.

Select the previous (input) or next (output) node in the current chain

Press Page Up or Page Down.

Go the previous or next network location viewed (like a browser)

  • Use the arrow buttons in the network editor toolbar.

  • Press Alt + Left or Alt + Right.

Use bookmarks

Click the history dropdown menu in the network editor and select Bookmarks. You can use this menu to add new ones or edit existing ones. Once you add a bookmark it will appear in the history dropdown menu.