Ole Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Hello all. We need to expand the default Mantra Material with some custom functions and compile it. However, as time goes on, bugs are fixed and major/minor Houdini releases changes the shader internals, making it a hassle to continuously go back to the material, check it, fix connections if necessary and recompile. I'm wondering if there is a better way to do this? I have thought about rebuilding our customizations using a python script, but with potentially hundreds of new nodes, connections and unknown future changes by Sidefx, this too have the potential to generate unwanted labor. I have also thought about using DAs, but many of the connections are not easily contained within one or a few assets (in and out of the surface model for example). So, I ask: Is there a preferred way to maintain what sesi does and smoothly inject our own before compiling the material? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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