Anson Savage

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Linked Channels vs Channel Reference Oct. 2, 2026, 7:41 p.m.

DASD
As far as I am aware, there is no difference. Rather, you would refer to a parameter with something like ch(..) and the linking automatically keeps things updated if you rename something.
I think you can break the link (and prevent it from creation) to prevent the automatic update of parameters when you rename a node or parameter.
- Not sure about any of this.

Maybe we're saying the same thing, but referring to a node with ch("...") will automatically have the string that refers to a node path update if that node is renamed.

Animate MPM Source Properties April 24, 2026, 2:09 p.m.

Howdy!

Say I have an MPM simulation where I want the source to start out acting like water and finish acting like snow. How could I animate MPM source properties over the course of an MPM simulation?

Thanks!
Anson

How to read Multi-layer EXR images in python with OpenEXR Sept. 6, 2025, 8:53 p.m.

cjhosken
Hey all! I'm working on a python tool that lets you view Multi-layer EXR images. I'm unable to use OpenImageIO due to technical support reasons. So I'm stuck with using OpenEXR. I've been able to read Multi-Layer EXR images from Blender and Maya but It seems Houdini has a different header format. If anyone knows how can I split the multi-layer data into seperate PNGs, or knows any resources that could help, please let me know!
Hmm, I've been wondering the same thing. I wonder if Mitsuba might be able to pull it off. I'll let you know what I find out.