Houdini 22.0 Reference Panes

Take list

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To open the take list:

See how to use takes.

Tip

click a take to see information about the take. click a take to bring up a menu.

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Add Take

Creates a new take as the child of the current take.

Show Contents

When turned on, displays the right pane that shows the parameters that are included in the selected take.

Default Name

Specify the default base name to use when creating new takes.

Take menu

Select Take

Switches to the current take. See also the takeset command.

Append Take

Adds a new take as a child. See also the takeadd command.

Insert Take

Adds a new take between the current take and its children. See also the takeadd command.

Copy Take

Copies the current take.

Paste Take

Pastes the previously copied take.

Load Take

Loads an externally saved take hierarchy as a child of the current take. See also the takeload command.

Save Take

Saves the current take to an external file. See also the takesave command.

Save Take (and children)

Saves the current take and all its children to an external file. See also the takesave command.

Delete Take

Deletes the current take while moving its children to its parent take. See also the takerm command.

Delete Take (and children)

Deletes the current take along with all its children. See also the takerm command.

Note

If data is active in the current take and you merge in a second take that also has the data active, Merge Take will use the current take’s data. Merge Take (with override) will override the current take’s data with the data from the second take.

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