Houdini's interface can't be customised as much as Maya or even XSI, something
I have already highlighted and the SDK although it is available imho it is not
very well documented.
http://www.sidefx.com/docs/hdk13.0/index.html
http://www.sidefx.com/docs/hdk13.0/annotated.html
But yes, you can write your plugins in C++ or your VEX functions if you need to
although does not happen often to be honest because you don't need to in the
first place given the procedural workflow.
For custom code you have multiple areas to play with; pure VEX, VOPs (Vex
Operators) or even the Wrangle node to run VEX snippets)
Just have a look at this intro to the VEX Wrangle workshop (1h 30min)
http://lesterbanks.com/2013/06/understanding-vex-and-the-new-wrangle-surface-operators-in-houdini-12-5/
Customisable does not come in the form of an API only, and thus I value very
much how Houdini has been architected.
Jordi Bares
[email protected]
On 10 Sep 2014, at 22:05, Paulo Cesar Duarte <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yeah, very strange the Escape Studios page down.
> http://www.escapestudios.com/softimage-artists-take-on-maya-escape-studios/
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> I agree with Jordi, in how is this "open" concept? When I think in "open
> software", came in my mind Blender open source code, and Houdini in how deep
> you can go in customizations and data access.
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> 2014-09-10 17:56 GMT-03:00 Jason S <[email protected]>:
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> Very deep SDK with almost everything accessible, can add or replace bits to
> any part ....
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> very very detailed command log that logs even the littlest things you do...
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> On 09/10/14 16:46, Matt Lind wrote:
>> Did Autodesk say that, or somebody else who just happened to be part of the
>> show?
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>> When referencing Maya, I’ve never heard anybody from Autodesk ever say it
>> was open. I’ve only heard such a statement from users. Not saying Autodesk
>> hasn’t said such a thing, just saying I have never heard them say it if they
>> have.
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>> Matt
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>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jordi Bares
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 1:36 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: SoftImage Artists take on Maya @ Escape Studios
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>> I keep thinking about this sentence…
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>> what do they mean by Maya being "entirely open"?
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>> Do they mean open source software? clearly that is not the case.
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>> Do they mean customisable? because this is not open in my book.
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>> Do they mean open architecture? Because although you can add components
>> (plugins) you can't substitute the pre-existing ones (unless I am wrong here)
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>> So… what do Autodesk mean by saying it is "designed to be entirely open"??
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>> And by the way… why is the Escape studio page now down????
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>> http://www.escapestudios.com/softimage-artists-take-on-maya-escape-studios/
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>> :-///
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>> Jordi Bares
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>> [email protected]
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>> On 9 Sep 2014, at 21:41, Jason S <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Maya does not have the eloquence or the innovative interface [which Softmage
>> has]
>> and is overly complex, but it has been designed to be entirely open.
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