COLLECTED QUALITY OF LIFE NOTES

FOR HOUDINI
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##Set parm value through shelf tool

hou.node('/obj/geoContainer/nodeName/').parm('foo').set(1)

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//remap attrib

@foo= chramp ("Remap",@foo);

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//fit expression

@foo = fit01(@foo, chf("Min"), chf("Max"));

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//select first point of each curve

vertexprimindex(0, @vtxnum)==0

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//expression group for selecting last point of prim curve

vertexprimindex(0, @vtxnum)== (@numvtx-1)

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//blendshape points using attribute

@P *= (1-@opinput0_foo * ch("intensity"));

@P *= (@opinput1_P * @opinput0_foo * ch("intensity"));

//alternatively, thank you to Christian Bohm from hdbp.io website

v@P=lerp(v@P, point(1,'P',@ptnum), f@foo*ch('Blend'));

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//make gradient in one directions limited by bounding box

vector bb =relbbox(0,@P);

f@foo = chramp('Falloff',bb.z);

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//attrib ramp along hair guide, thank you to Kai Stavginski at sideFX

@foo = 1- chramp ("foo", float (vertexprimindex (0,@vtxnum)) / (@numvtx-1));

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//read subframe data

`int($FF*100)`

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//cyclical animation expression (for animated noise)

 (sin($F*10)*2)

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//make obj transparent on viewport

@Alpha= chf("Alpha");

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//reference to this node input

`opinputpath("../", 0)`

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//reference to this node parm

`opdigits(".")`

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//turn table camera

fit($F,$FSTART,$FEND,0,360)

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