I'm trying to get the current frame in a python rop, but the regular hou.frame() doesn't work. In SOPs it prints out the frame being evaluated but in the ROP it just prints out the frame that I hit the render button on. Any ideas how to fix this?


In a SOP gives me this:

In a ROP gives me this:

Pre and Post Render fields do seem to have that problem. Try placing your script in the Pre-Frame Script field, instead.

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Pre and Post Render fields do seem to have that problem. Try placing your script in the Pre-Frame Script field, instead.

I was using the code in a python rop itself, not in the pre/post scripts. But using it in the pre-frame script does work correctly. Thanks!