Customizing the Houdini Interface - Revision history

Admin at 09:21, 10 August 2022

2022-08-10T09:21:27Z

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	Houdini provides almost limitless customization, it's easy to be overwhelmed at first as there's lots of different places where you change settings.		Houdini provides almost limitless customization, it's easy to be overwhelmed at first as there's lots of different places where you change settings. The documentation for customizing various aspects of Houdini can be found [https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/basics/config.html here].

	Outlined below are the steps I take to customize Houdini to my liking.		Outlined below are the steps I take to customize Houdini to my liking.

2021-11-03T23:03:44Z

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	Outlined below are the steps I take to customize Houdini to my liking.		Outlined below are the steps I take to customize Houdini to my liking.

	‎<youtube width="~~850~~" height="~~511~~">VdiEd84Kjsw</youtube>		‎<youtube width="950" height="545">VdiEd84Kjsw</youtube>

	== Get the Slate Theme ==		== Get the Slate Theme ==

2021-11-03T23:03:22Z

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	Outlined below are the steps I take to customize Houdini to my liking.		Outlined below are the steps I take to customize Houdini to my liking.

	‎<youtube width="850">VdiEd84Kjsw</youtube>		‎<youtube width="850" height="511">VdiEd84Kjsw</youtube>

	== Get the Slate Theme ==		== Get the Slate Theme ==

2021-11-03T23:01:45Z

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	Outlined below are the steps I take to customize Houdini to my liking.		Outlined below are the steps I take to customize Houdini to my liking.

	‎<youtube>VdiEd84Kjsw</youtube>		‎<youtube width="850">VdiEd84Kjsw</youtube>

	== Get the Slate Theme ==		== Get the Slate Theme ==

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	Outlined below are the steps I take to customize Houdini to my liking.		Outlined below are the steps I take to customize Houdini to my liking.

			‎<youtube>VdiEd84Kjsw</youtube>

	== Get the Slate Theme ==		== Get the Slate Theme ==

2021-10-19T23:32:20Z

Changing the Splash Screen

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	You can customize the following Houdini Environment Variables by editing $HOME/houdiniX.x/houdini.env		You can customize the following Houdini Environment Variables by editing $HOME/houdiniX.x/houdini.env
	<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>		<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
	HOUDINI_SPLASH_FILE = ~/~~hsplash~~/~~hsplash_014~~.png		HOUDINI_SPLASH_FILE = ~/Pictures/splashscreen_001.png
	HOUDINI_SPLASH_MESSAGE = "Welcome//n${USER} @ ${HOSTNAME}//n${HOUDINI_VERSION}//nGood Luck!"		HOUDINI_SPLASH_MESSAGE = "Welcome//n${USER} @ ${HOSTNAME}//n${HOUDINI_VERSION}//nGood Luck!"
	HOUDINI_NO_START_PAGE_SPLASH = 1		HOUDINI_NO_START_PAGE_SPLASH = 1
			</syntaxhighlight>

			<!--
	HOUDINI_ANONYMOUS_STATISTICS = 0		HOUDINI_ANONYMOUS_STATISTICS = 0
	HOUDINI_LMINFO_VERBOSE = 0		HOUDINI_LMINFO_VERBOSE = 0
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	#REDSHIFT_GPUDEVICES=0,1		#REDSHIFT_GPUDEVICES=0,1
	#REDSHIFT_GPUDEVICES=0		#REDSHIFT_GPUDEVICES=0
	~~</syntaxhighlight~~>		-->

2021-10-19T23:29:28Z

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	In the main Houdini prefs, [https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/ref/windows/mainprefs.html#net Edit ► Preferences ► Network Editor, Nodes and Trees]:		In the main Houdini prefs, [https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/ref/windows/mainprefs.html#net Edit ► Preferences ► Network Editor, Nodes and Trees]:

			Animate network changes ► Disable

	Use simplified shape when node shapes off ► Enable, this uses a simple rectangle instead of a rounded rectangle		Use simplified shape when node shapes off ► Enable, this uses a simple rectangle instead of a rounded rectangle

	~~Animate network changes ► Disable~~
	[[File:main_prefs_network_editor.png]]		[[File:main_prefs_network_editor.png]]

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	General Tab ► Node size to show ring ► never show the ring		General Tab ► Node size to show ring ► never show the ring
	[[File:node_size_to_show_ring.png]]		[[File:node_size_to_show_ring.png]]
	Themes Tab ► Default node ~~colors~~ ► ~~Disable~~		Themes Tab ► Default node shapes ► no shapes theme
			[[File:no_shapes_theme.png]]

	== Changing the Splash Screen ==		== Changing the Splash Screen ==

2021-10-19T23:27:35Z

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	Show Custom Node Shapes ► Disable, so all nodes are rectangular		Show Custom Node Shapes ► Disable, so all nodes are rectangular
			[[File:view_custom_node_shapes.png]]


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	Make Room for New Nodes ► Disable		Make Room for New Nodes ► Disable
			[[File:make_room_for_new_nodes.png]]

	In the main Houdini prefs, [https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/ref/windows/mainprefs.html#net Edit ► Preferences ► Network Editor, Nodes and Trees]:		In the main Houdini prefs, [https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/ref/windows/mainprefs.html#net Edit ► Preferences ► Network Editor, Nodes and Trees]:
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	Animate network changes ► Disable		Animate network changes ► Disable
			[[File:main_prefs_network_editor.png]]


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	General Tab ► Node size to show ring ► never show the ring		General Tab ► Node size to show ring ► never show the ring
			[[File:node_size_to_show_ring.png]]
			Themes Tab ► Default node colors ► Disable

	~~Themes Tab ► Default node colors ► Disable~~

	== Changing the Splash Screen ==		== Changing the Splash Screen ==

2021-10-16T23:01:35Z

Changing the Desktop Layout

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	== Changing the Desktop Layout ==		== Changing the Desktop Layout ==
	Download this [[:File:JK.desk JK.desk]] file and place it in your local preferences desktop directory $HOME/houdiniX.x/desktop/		Download this [[:File:JK.desk \| JK.desk]] file and place it in your local preferences desktop directory $HOME/houdiniX.x/desktop/

	You can switch between desktops using the [https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/basics/panes.html#layouts menu at the top of the main window] [[File:desktop_radial_menus.png]]		You can switch between desktops using the [https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/basics/panes.html#layouts menu at the top of the main window] [[File:desktop_radial_menus.png]]

2021-10-16T23:01:22Z

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	== Changing the Desktop Layout ==		== Changing the Desktop Layout ==
	Download this [[File:JK.desk]] file and place it in your local preferences desktop directory $HOME/houdiniX.x/desktop/		Download this [[:File:JK.desk JK.desk]] file and place it in your local preferences desktop directory $HOME/houdiniX.x/desktop/

	You can switch between desktops using the [https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/basics/panes.html#layouts menu at the top of the main window] [[File:desktop_radial_menus.png]]		You can switch between desktops using the [https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/basics/panes.html#layouts menu at the top of the main window] [[File:desktop_radial_menus.png]]