Accessing selected node from Shelf Tool

[Mikal]

I'm trying to create a shelf tool that manipulates selected SOP geometry in a scene. I would like to be able to directly reference the path of the currently selected node and thought there might be an easy way to do this - like hou.pwd() from a parameter, or kwargs['node'] in a digital asset.

Currently the only way I've found of doing this is by cycling through the children of /obj and testing the isSelected() method. Does anyone know if there's a more direct way of accessing selected nodes?

Cheers!

M

[graham]

Take a look at hou.selectedNodes():

http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini11.1/hom/hou/selectedNodes

Also, you could use kwargs["pane"] to get the current interface pane and call currentNode() to get something. It's not exactly the same as hou.selectedNodes(), but it's a different way about going at it.

Edited January 30, 2012 by graham

[Mikal]

Thanks graham, exactly what I was after

Take a look at hou.selectedNodes():

http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini11.1/hom/hou/selectedNodes

Also, you could use kwargs["pane"] to get the current interface pane and call currentNode() to get something. It's not exactly the same as hou.selectedNodes(), but it's a different way about going at it.