Why my initialization script...

[Guest mantragora]

... doesn't work with my custom OTLs?

When I create "null.py" it gets called, but when I create python file with my OTL operator type as name, it's ignored. Should I put it in different place than for normal nodes?

Thanks!

Edited May 16, 2014 by mantragora

[Guest mantragora]

Well, when I created "explodedview.py" it was also ignored, so that means that for OTL script should be placed in different location than for normal SOP.

I tried to create "otls" folder in "scripts" and in "scripts/sop" folder and then put initialization script there, but it was also ignored.

Anyone?

Edited May 17, 2014 by mantragora

[edward]

Probably because there's already an initialization script created for your OTL that is found first. I don't know if you can avoid that easily.

[Guest mantragora]

Well, you're really letting the oxygen out of my tank here!

I'm in the process of fixing some old tools and I wanted to use CreationScript instead of PreFirstCreate event in OTL to add selectors and manage couple other things.

Any other advice?

Thanks.

[edward]

See:

- http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini13.0/assets/advanced_otl

- http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini13.0/commands/otexpand

- http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini13.0/commands/otcollapse

 

And you'll also have to tell it to not save initialization scripts in the Operator Type Properties > Basic.