egLib

Development stopped for the time being. Needs cleanup and rewrites at some point.

A collection of scripts for SideFx Houdini - Python3

Provided Scripts

• MatchTransforms - Aligns Nodes to each other - based on transforms
• Autofocus - Creates a camera with autofocus set up
• FlipBook - Creates a flipbook from the current camera without cropping/scaling
• IncrementalSave- save with date, name, version - iterates version on each save
• makeQCam - make a cam with QFrustum and QRig - needs qLib
• measure - make a measure node from selected objects - if non selected create nulls instead
• multiImporter - import multiple files (.bgeo, .abc, .fbx,...) into OBJ - Creates a OBJ_node with names for each selected file
• StringReplace - search ALL nodes in the scene for referenced Files - Provides a list view - to choose which to replace
• resetTrans - reset transforms to zero (Components selectable) - OBJ
• trajectory - create a visible trajectory for the selected object (OBJ) - needs Qlib installed

Provided HDAs

• AtomArray.hdalc - As know from other DCCs
• AutoUV_LowToHigh.hdalc - AutoUVs the LowRes Object and transfers UVs from Low to HighPoly - (SideFx)GameDev Logic inside
• compressvdb.hdalc - save space with VDBs
• compressvolume.hdalc - save space with volumes and VDBs
• deleteOutsidePieces.hdalc - delete pieces which are not on the inside
• EdgeDisplacement.hdalc - Displaces Edges
• HexGrid - Creates a Flat Hexagonal Grid
• PolyCapFix - Fixes Holes
• Project - sets a few environment Variables which are handy if you have a bigger Project, provides incremental Saves
• sourcePyro - Source Pyro Nodes packaged up
• VolumeDisplacement.hdalc - Does VolumeDisplacement (in SOP/VOPs on VDBs)
• VoronoiTransform.hdalc - Breaks things and Transforms Pieces

deprecated HDAs (development stopped):

• FileCache - now supported by vanilla houdini
• Noise to Volume - The pre H18 way - not needed

Support

• Tested with Houdini 19.5.334 on Ubuntu 22.04
• Indie only

Installation:

Copy the Provided egLib.json to your houdini user Directory within the packages folder:

/home/<user>/houdini19.0/packages

Change the below line according to where you downloaded the git-Repository:

"EGLIB": "/home/<user>/git/egLib"

Notes:

All of the scripts are free of charge for free use, commercial or non commercial whatsoever. If you find issues please report.