RFE: conform variant vs name, and also names, defaults?

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'attribute from pieces' defaults to @name.
'assemble' defaults to creating @name.
'copy to points' defaults to @variant.

Shouldn't they be the same?

Also, should the default on copy to points be enabled, and maybe the parameter name be more clear? For some reason piece attribute being disabled by default makes it invisible. I thought it was just me, but I've noticed both new and experienced users going 'oh.. huh.. has that been there the whole time?'



The parameter name doesn't help, a grayed out 'piece attribute' is just generic enough that your eye glosses over it. Would 'variant attribute' be a better parameter name? And have it be enabled by default? And the default be 'name'? People will likely discover it more readily, use it more. Nothing appeared to break if I turned it on without having the input geo/points have a matching attribute.

Edited by mestela - April 19, 2021 22:19:57

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Maybe we should make a whole dedicated thread on inconsistencies, usability improvements, annoyances. I think there's a bunch of stuff and it would be good to give Houdini a bit of a scrub with community help.
Edited by Soothsayer - April 20, 2021 03:53:58
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