Hi,
Getting below error for HoudiniEngine Plugin in Maya 2013 linux.

// Houdini version: 13.0.376 //
// Houdini Engine version: 1.6 (API: 19) //
// Houdini Engine failed to initialize. //
// Error: pymel : Failed to get controlCommand list from houdiniEngine //
// Error: pymel : Failed to get modelEditorCommand list from houdiniEngine
// Error: pymel : Failed to get command list from houdiniEngine //
// Error: pymel : Failed to get constraintCommand list from houdiniEngine //
// Error: pymel.core : Failed to get depend nodes list from houdiniEngine //
// Error: line 1: initializePlugin function failed (houdiniEngine) //


Maya.env file is empty (i.e no getenv or putenv)

Maya Module
+ houdiniEngine 1.6 /home/xxxx.xxxx/Documents/houdiniEngineForMaya/maya2013

i also tried putenv before loading plugin
putenv PATH (“/apps/sidefx/hfs13.0.376/bin:” + `getenv PATH`)

Hm, 13.0.376 is a bit old… though there should have been error messages printed out. Is there any messages printed into the shell/terminal? What licenses do you have installed?

Is this the plugin that you compiled yourself from source? Houdini 13.0.376 includes Maya 2013 plugin that was compiled by us. Are you able to load that one instead?

In terminal got this error

That version doesn't seem to be installed.
Please make sure your VER variables are set correctly
License Error: Unable to connect to hserver for license acquisition
HAPI error in plugin.C at line 89
HAPI Error: No Valid Licenses Found
- Maya Plugin Trial Has Expired
- No active Houdini Engine license found.


Please note, starting with Houdini 12.1, the main product is called Houdini FX (houdinifx).
You may be trying to run Houdini (houdini) formerly known as Houdini Escape (hescape),
which requires a separate Houdini-Escape license that may be missing.
You can try launching Houdini FX, instead.
Please check for a valid license server host.


No, this plugin is not compiled by myself. Got directly from package.

It is indeed a licensing issue. That old version of Houdini (13.0.376) required an actual Houdini-Batch or Houdini-Engine license to run. This was later relaxed to allow using Houdini-Master and Houdini-Escape licenses. So if you do have Houdini-Master or Houdini-Escape licenses, then you'll need a newer Houdini 13.0 build to run the plugin.

Oh i see,
And what about 14.0.395 ??

here is error list by 14.0.395 in Maya2016
Warning: Bad operator type when binding handles: Object/pathcv
Warning: Bad operator type when binding handles: Sop/attribwrangle
Warning: Bad operator type when binding handles: Sop/platonic
Warning: Bad operator type when binding handles: Sop/pointwrangle
Warning: Bad operator type when binding handles: Sop/split
Warning: Bad operator type when binding handles: Cop2/emboss
/apps/sidefx/hfs14.0.395/houdini/scripts/obj/cam.cmd (7): No classes match pattern ‘mantra’
HAPI error in plugin.C at line 133
HAPI Error: Can't create default light node.