I have not written a single script in Houdini to this date… you don't need it due to the procedural nature of the software.
The most you will do is add a few simple expressions here and there to make it bullet proof so you don't override your names and small things like that. Jordi Bares [email protected] On 23 Apr 2014, at 16:58, Chris Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > I guess that's more what I was getting at. I'm well aware Houdini is > expression dependent. However, I find with Houdini you can easily slide into > technical stuff, which is great, but at the same time daunting for someone > like myself who does not do scripting. Therefore, someone like myself, is > unable to take advantage of this power. > > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Jordi Bares <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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