script node

[3dbeing]

Probably it's friday and this is dumb question, but I'm a little confused about the script node...

It seems to want a file, but if I select a .py file it errors... it is on python and node is set to python...

if I put in something like print '123'

it does this fine.

Now if I put in:

hou.pwd().geometry()

i get an infinite recurssion error...

where is this recursion coming from?

Thanks,

-=3db

[tmdag]

use

hou.pwd().inputs()[0].geometry()

to avoid infinite cooking of script geo

[3dbeing]

Thanks tm,

I guess I'm just not understanding, why, if it's only able to query and not alter anything, there would be any recursion?

[graham]

You can't ask the node to give you its geometry when it hasn't cooked yet. Personally I don't think the Script SOP and Python are very useful, which is why I created this (particularly the SOP):

http://houdinitoolbox.com/houdini.php?asset=6

[3dbeing]

You can't ask the node to give you its geometry when it hasn't cooked yet. Personally I don't think the Script SOP and Python are very useful, which is why I created this (particularly the SOP):

Ummm, yes! This is exactly what I want form a python sop!!

Cheers Grahm

ps,

took a look at the other stuff, wow what a smorgusmorg(sp?) of Houdini goodness!

But I seem to be missing the inlinecpp python module? Im on windows and latest Houdini build.

ahhh just found this thread ... I think I'm in over my head again...

I checked and I can import inlinecpp in the py shell, but when I try and plug in a box to the poly-round i get

Error:       Python error: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 36, in <module>
  File "C:/PROGRA~1/SIDEEF~1/HOUDIN~1.67/houdini/python2.6libs\hou.py", line 16720, in __getattr__
    def __getattr__(*args): return _hou.HDAModule___getattr__(*args)
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'getConnectedPrimitives'
Error:       Python error: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 36, in <module>
  File "C:/PROGRA~1/SIDEEF~1/HOUDIN~1.67/houdini/python2.6libs\hou.py", line 16720, in __getattr__
    def __getattr__(*args): return _hou.HDAModule___getattr__(*args)
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'getConnectedPrimitives'

Edited December 17, 2011 by 3dbeing