You can do a Copy Parameter / Paste Relative Reference, its the same. The reason you don't have drag and drop is that you can copy things a various ways
Paste Copied Values (you just paste the number/string) Paste Copied Expressions (you paste the expression that you copied) Paste Copied Refererence (you link the channels with an absolute path manner) Paste Copied Relative References (you link the channels in a relative path manner) The equivalent to XSI is 3 and 4 (my approach) so it is pretty straight forward. Of course if you want to do string evaluation (something you can not do in XSI) you have extra tools so it is not that is not as simple as, the fact is that it is more powerful and therefore you have more tools. A good example would be to copy the data from another channel and parse it in python directly on the channel, this is something you can't do in XSI and is tremendously powerful in Houdini. Check the 'pythonexprs(expression)' function that does evaluate python in any field and returns a string. hope it helps. Jordi Bares [email protected] On 23 Apr 2014, at 16:25, Sebastien Sterling <[email protected]> wrote: > Is this to say, there is no way to connect attributes via point and > click/drag ? you have to write them every time ? > > > On 23 April 2014 16:21, Jordi Bares <[email protected]> wrote: > It is not like they are more difficult than XSI ones… am I missing something? > > Jordi Bares > [email protected] > > On 23 Apr 2014, at 15:57, Sergio Mucino <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Honestly, I think anyone working with Houdini will find it hard to get >> around using expressions. It's just the way Houdini sets relationships >> between channels in the most efficient way (faster). >> >> Sergio Muciño. >> Sent from my iPad. >> >> On Apr 23, 2014, at 10:45 AM, Max Evgrafov <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I am completely unfamiliar with Houdini rigging. But I did a lot of time >>> rigs in xsi https://vimeo.com/user3098735/videos . And I have consultation >>> from houdini users. >>> I used VEX to do intersection ball with box ( VEX similar like ICE and >>> it's helping me). And of of course I used expressions. How much ? mmm I >>> can not solve some problems still. This rig is just training for me.... I >>> do not analyze how much time I need to make the rig >>> >>> >>> >>> 2014-04-23 17:04 GMT+04:00 Chris Johnson <[email protected]>: >>> How much of that is straight out of the box, and how much of that is using >>> "houdini expressions" to create connections, ect.? Is there any vex >>> involved? >>> >>> This is coming from someone who is completely unfamiliar with Houdini >>> rigging? >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 5:45 AM, Max Evgrafov <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Yes ! Studying Houdini eliminates us from the shackles of autodesk :-) >>> >>> >>> 2014-04-23 12:38 GMT+04:00 Angus Davidson <[email protected]>: >>> >>> Very nice. Coming along nicely. Need more hours in the day to play with >>> both Modo and Houdini >>> >>> From: Max Evgrafov <[email protected]> >>> Reply-To: "[email protected]" >>> <[email protected]> >>> Date: Wednesday 23 April 2014 at 10:19 AM >>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, softimage >>> <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: my first experiment with rigging in Houdini :-)))) >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai9kLopurTQ&feature=youtu.be >>> This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. >>> If you have received this communication in error, please notify us >>> immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or >>> disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. >>> Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on >>> behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content >>> of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may >>> contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not >>> necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, >>> Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are >>> subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the >>> contrary. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Евграфов Максим.(Summatr) >>> https://vimeo.com/user3098735/videos >>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>> Хорошего Вам настроения !!! :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Евграфов Максим.(Summatr) >>> https://vimeo.com/user3098735/videos >>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>> Хорошего Вам настроения !!! :-) > >
