This is kinda embarrassing because I thought this could be done easily but now I just cannot remember:

How would I create a python expression in the “objpath1” parameter in an Object Merge SOP?

For example, suppose I wanted to merge in the render SOP of a parent object into my current object's geometry. How would I do this?

Thanks

expression editor (alt+e) ?

I was thinking it would be something simple like:

chsop('../grid1')

However it complains about the path, even when

../grid1

works just fine.

I thought maybe

`chsop(“../grid1”)`

would work but Houdini complains that it could not evaluate expression.

Seems easy huh?

rudeypunk
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For example, suppose I wanted to merge in the render SOP of a parent object into my current object's geometry. How would I do this?

Thanks

in hscript it would be, which is probably faster to evaluate than python
`opinputpath(“..”,0)`/__render_sop__

python version would be something like:
hou.parent().inputs().renderNode().path()