Houdini 22.0 Nodes APEX nodes

Time

Creates an input node with a port to get the current evaluation time.

Since 22.0

This node is an alias for an Input node with a port whose value is set to the current evaluation time. The port’s value (the current time) is automatically set by an APEX scene whenever the scene is evaluated - when the animate state is active on an APEX Scene Animate SOP, or when the scene is being evaluated by an APEX Scene Invoke SOP. The current evaluation time is intended to be used by character rigs.

By default, the port name for the current time is TIME. You can modify this port name by setting the time_input detail property on the graph (using an Attribute Adjust Dictionary SOP, for example). If the time_input property already exists on the graph, the newly-added Input node’s port name will be set to this property.

Outputs

TIME: Float

The current evaluation time.

See also

APEX nodes