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Scripting Challenge: Using "dot" For Layout


Jason

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Alas, a beta release! :) Please understand this is just a preliminary version, so if it explodes I apologize in advance. :P For now I've just compiled a win32 version, but if this works well and once it's more finalized I'll compile a linux version as well. Sorry for the large size (861kb), but there are quite a few dependencies needed for GraphViz. Since I'm using GraphViz as a library now, you don't need the executables, which is nice, but you pay for it in size.

Alright, some installation instructions. In the archive are two directories: 'bin' and 'dependencies'. The 'bin' directory has the plug-in itself, so just put that in $HOME/houdini8.0/dso. You then need to place the files in the 'dependencies' folder into the 'bin' directory of Houdini.

Now once you start Houdini you should have access to a new command called 'oplayoutGV'. So inside a texport, navigate to the level you want to layout and simply execute: oplayoutGV.

The next step for the plugin would be to make it a bit easier to use, so any ideas or suggestions on improvements are welcome! And if you find any bugs, please let me know.

Hope it works for you all!

~megalith

EDIT: Changed the attachment to the release version, so that those without the vs2003 debug runtime libraries don't have to download them.

LayoutCommand.zip

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