Houdini Session#

Houdini Session node that allows the user to instrument the current (graph bound) session.

Installation#

To use this Node, you must enable omni.houdini_engine.omnigraph in the Extension Manager.

Inputs#

Name

Type

Description

Default

allow_houdini_session_creation

bool

Allow or block all new houdini session creation.

True

interrupt_all_cooking_operations

bool

Stop all current cooking operations and remove all the pending cooking commands.

False

save_to_hip_file

bool

Save the current session as a hip file.

False

hip_file_path

token

Name of the hipe file path. If none is provided, the current users’s $HOME is used with a default filename.

setup_houdini_live_session

bool

Creates a live Houdini application based debug session.

False

setup_houdini_debug_session

bool

Creates a Houdini debug session.

False

houdini_session_environment_variables

token

Comma separated list of environment variables to be pushed to the attached houdini session. Format: VARIABLE_NAME=value.

track_read_variable_changes_and_read_prims

bool

Workaround.

False

Outputs#

Name

Type

Description

Default

session_id

int

The id of the current session id bound to this node.