HPACKAGE

A Houdini package management system to power shared content from both the SideFX community and SideFX itself.

Secure

Scanned for security via static analysis of all nodes and code.

Production-Friendly

Full usage rights to use the free packages in your production.

Command-line tools enable automated installation.

Lists of packages enable bulk installation.

Versioning lets you lock down on specific versions for your production.

Easy

Easy to author and upload.

Uses standard Houdini package formats, making both studio-wide and single-user installations easy.

Paid packages are also supported, via sales via third-party sites.

Getting Started

Houdini Panel

Create a python_panels folder in your home houdini21.0 folder and save this file there:

hpackage.pypanel

and open a new hpackage pane tab. Or open a Python shell in Houdini and paste this code to install it for you:

exec(hou.readFile("https://www.sidefx.com/hpackage/install.py"))

Web-based

Find a Package

Click the download button, and save to your packages directory.

Command-line

Install Python

pip install hpackage

hpackage install <package-name>