xyztlp / beehou

Houdini Package

BeeHou 🐝

Package of tools and scripts for Sidefx Houdini.

I intended to keep this package open and free and welcome feedback and suggestions! 🥂

twitter @simonreeves3d

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Setup

This repository is a Houdini Package just like qLib or SideFXLabs and the installation is the same.

1. Clone this repository into the folder of your choosing eg. C:/HoudiniPackages

2. Copy the BeeHou.json file from the package to $HOME/Houdini[version]/packages (eg. windows default for 18.5 is C:\Users\[youruser]\houdini18.5\packages)

3. Create the environment variable $HOUDINI_PACKAGE_PATH referenced in the json to where your packages are stored eg. C:/HoudiniPackages

Tools & Features

$JOB display

$JOB will display in the corner of the network view, a helpful reminder to see which environment you're in

Place Highlight

Object level viewer state tool to interactivly position a light by placing its highlight on geo. My first attempt with python viewer state to replicate the #1 feature in 3dsmax 3.1

Camera Focus

Adds a null to the selected camera(s) linked to the camera to control focus distance.

generictool.mp4

Align

⚠️ I think this is pretty much redundant since sidefx added Match Size SOP

Align one object by target object

I built this as to control an object's position by percentage target bounding box, to specficially allow you to place inside or outside of object

Barndoors

Not sure I have ever used this but I thought it would be fun. Parented to a light, creates a barn door object for a bit more control over light casting

Camshake

⚠️ WIP

Coloriser

SOP to quickly set color using connectivity and a gradient

Railings

Built for creating background railings easily from generated curves - SOP to create simple railings from a curve, has various options for number if horizontals/verticals, sweep shape etc.!

Variant

⚠️ Probably just use attribute from names :)

Very simple SOP for the common task of creating variant attributes on template points for copy to points