Hello
I've done his before on another machine and now totally forgot how to do this setting up Houdini on a new machine. I know how to save a desktop build/ui but I forgot how to customize the startup desktop for things like having a geo sop automatically in the obj level or have a redshift ROP in the out context when starting a new file. Just want to be able to save some presets that I commonly use without having to set them up every time I open a new file.
Saving Presets On Opening New Files
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Ok so I've dug around and chosen to use 123.py or 456.py script to execute this startup script but where should this .py file be saved to? In my C:\Users\****\Documents\houdini18.0 folder and create a “scripts” folder? or C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 18.0.416\python27\Scripts folder? In my .env file it doesn't show a path for either, so I think. Should a path be defined in the .env file?
My current .env file
#
# Houdini Environment Settings
#
# The contents of this file are read into the environment
# at startup. They will override any existing entries in
# the environment.
#
# The syntax is one entry per line as follows:
# VAR = VALUE
#
# Values may be quoted
# VAR = “VALUE”
#
# Values may be empty
# VAR =
#
# Example:
#
# HOUDINI_NO_SPLASH = 1
HOUDINI_OCL_VENDOR=NVIDIA Corporation
HOUDINI_OCL_DEVICENUMBER=0
# —- REDSHIFT —-
HOUDINI_DSO_ERROR = 2
PATH = “C:/ProgramData/Redshift/bin;$PATH”
HOUDINI_PATH = “C:/ProgramData/Redshift/Plugins/Houdini/18.0.416;&”
I also noticed that I already have some .py scripts in my C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 18.0.416\python27 folder, should they go here?
I found some useful infoformation regarding this here https://houdinitricks.com/automatically-create-redshift-rops-when-starting-houdini/ [houdinitricks.com] and would like to replicate this script somewhat.
My current .env file
#
# Houdini Environment Settings
#
# The contents of this file are read into the environment
# at startup. They will override any existing entries in
# the environment.
#
# The syntax is one entry per line as follows:
# VAR = VALUE
#
# Values may be quoted
# VAR = “VALUE”
#
# Values may be empty
# VAR =
#
# Example:
#
# HOUDINI_NO_SPLASH = 1
HOUDINI_OCL_VENDOR=NVIDIA Corporation
HOUDINI_OCL_DEVICENUMBER=0
# —- REDSHIFT —-
HOUDINI_DSO_ERROR = 2
PATH = “C:/ProgramData/Redshift/bin;$PATH”
HOUDINI_PATH = “C:/ProgramData/Redshift/Plugins/Houdini/18.0.416;&”
I also noticed that I already have some .py scripts in my C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 18.0.416\python27 folder, should they go here?
I found some useful infoformation regarding this here https://houdinitricks.com/automatically-create-redshift-rops-when-starting-houdini/ [houdinitricks.com] and would like to replicate this script somewhat.
Edited by chanson78 - July 11, 2020 01:13:26
- mrCatfish
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Not on windows, but it should probably go in C:\Users\****\Documents\houdini18.0\scripts.
https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/hom/locations.html#startup [www.sidefx.com]
Sean
https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/hom/locations.html#startup [www.sidefx.com]
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