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Python: Creating nodes without the view 'jumping' to an other context?

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deadalvs
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Hi,


I'm using a python sop to copy some nodes to a subnet. But every time the python sop is evaluated, the ‘view’ jumps to that other view, showing the newly created nodes.

Thing is that if the network is correct, this prevents me from diving into certain nodes that contain the py sop, as the node is re-cooked and therefore I'm ported automatically to the new nodes.

Is there a way to prevent this?
Edited by deadalvs - Nov. 11, 2016 09:19:03
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BabaJ
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Maybe I'm not understanding what your asking…but if it is what I am thinking; Each network view has a ‘pin’. So you could create more than one network view, and pin(lock) which ones you don't want to change.
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it sounds like once the node(s) are created they are being set to ‘current’ which makes the view jump.
see
https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini15.5/hom/hou/Node [sidefx.com]
down in the Selection section
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Enivob
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Try clicking the StickPin icon on the window you don't want to change.
Edited by Enivob - Nov. 13, 2016 09:51:12
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deadalvs
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hi,

that is one option, yes.

I don't see this is possible programmatically. ah well.

thanks!
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Andr
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Hi, I had the same problem and just found out that u can just write node.setPicked(1) just after you create a node.
“node” would be the node you want stay with.
Example: 
myNode = hou.pwd()
obj = hou.node("/obj/")
obj.createNode("cam" , "myNewCam")
myNode.setPicked(1)  #let's go back to myNode level

cheers
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