Houdini Basics - 6 Tips and Tricks when working with Houdini Digital Assets!

[@Factualfiction]

For those who may be lost in the last example, the Handles Tab has been moved under the Interactive tab

[@IDAVFX]

Pure Gold :)

[@yusrighouse]

Amazing tips. Flexible UI and Handles are definitely the top tips for me!

[@anthonysvfx8424]

Clear and concise, per usual. Thank you!

[@sams_3d_stuff]

The best when it comes to Houdini Engine. Rock on Kenny!

[@damegamisama]

Cool! Thx a lot!

[@shivdholakia]

Thanks for the good tips, very helpful!

[@benjaminyde]

Always good and handy tutorials! Love it!

[@IndiePixel3D]

Thanks Benjamin! :-)

[@tomaskrejzek9122]

Hello, can you please help we with making snapping handle, when I want to place my digital asset? Goal is to hit enter on created digital asset and snap it to another object. Thanks

[@cepwin]

Exacted what I needed to solve a problem I was working on!

[@adproproductions2038]

great video, thanks.

[@demonhunter4709]

really cool stuff😱😍

[@TheBaldMansWay]

0 dislikes. Awesome!

[@n000Face]

If I've already made a SOP level HDA is it possible to convert it to an OBJ level and keep the interface I've already built?

[@IndiePixel3D]

Unfortunately I have not found a way to do that.

[@YuuJer]

this is cool. is there an easy way to add multiple handles to an HDA?

[@rickericksondesign]

HDA's here we come! Thank you very much

[@lonequark2224]

Took a while to figure out how to point to an asset's embedded files from nodes that are nested inside other geo nodes or subnets inside of that asset: opdef:../..?xyz.bgeo, for example . Thanks for the upload - very helpful

[@pawpotsRS]

for the opdef when you import in game engine the file is included in the houdini output, so `if` you want to share the hda with file in something like google drive then use opdef if for game engine importing it there and commit it's good to go?

[@massimobaita7178]

Thank You very much!

[@kentonrelph3581]

Hi, I am desperate for help. Lets say I've created a simulation. Fluid, pyro etc. How do I take that group of nodes and add them to a subnet and make all references relative within the subnet? ../../subnet So that I can save an HDA without breaking the sim Please help :)

[@TeotiGraphix]

Solid, HDAs are, well, pretty cool. :) Thanks Kenny!

[@IndiePixel3D]

no prob at all! always more than welcome! :-)

[@angelfucaraccio9191]

Hi, I´m trying to load a jpg image for a texture but it´s not working. Loaded it in the extra file section and in the principled shader added in the texture "opdef:..?Alvin_Diff_low.jpg" Does it work different for textures?

[@IndiePixel3D]

It totally works for textures. I'd have to see your hda. You can always reach me through the indie-pixel website contact form.

[@angelfucaraccio9191]

@@IndiePixel3D OK, just testing different things from the help page this worked out "opdef:/Object/Alvin_Rig?Alvin_Diff_low.jpg" This is not friendly :/ Thanks for your video.

[@sudarshants]

Need to add Custom Handel with connects with scale and center of the box object . how to do that

[@IndiePixel3D]

Handles are created in the type properties window of your hda.

[@picosdrivethru]

How does HDA performance compare to say Maya api in terms of coding in your native application? I'm assuming its a bit slower maybe, but since engine is a alternate process it could be good? Also whats the memory overhead of running houdni engine? Just curious, I'm debating between using engine vs native development, obviously engine is much quicker regarding development time.

[@IndiePixel3D]

Itll definitely be slower than anything you make natively in a dcc application. That being said, trying to recreate all the functionality that houdini offers to HDAs, would take years to replicate. If you're making simple scattering tools, then that is easily done with python in maya. But when it comes to generating things like buildings with interiors, whole landscapes, hengine is the fastest way to get to final tool.

[@dipankarbiswas033]

u r awesome

[@ReynorMarshall]

I have a error: "enough sources specified." I don't know what it is... Please help :(

[@IndiePixel3D]

That just means the node you are working with requires an input. Is this an hda you made?