See Code For Shelf Tool?

[Justin K]

Hey,

 

Is there a way to see the actual code for any of the shelf tools?  The bones from curve is the one I am after.  I would like to write a tool that allows for the generation of multiple bones from a series of curves--as opposed to one bone chain from one curve.  As I am trying to extend functionality not reinvent the wheel I figured a great place to start would be this:  seeing how the current tool is written.  Then again, maybe this is a really ignorant question.  .  Ive been rummaging around the preferences folders looking for shelf tools in file format but am coming up short--granted I am on a mac....

 

Thanks in advance!

 

 

 

 

 

[jkunz07]

I think most are written in Python but Hscript is supported as well.

 

If you right-click on a shelf tool, then click "Edit Tool..." it will allow you to see how the code that the tool is calling.  This code is found under the script tab.

[Justin K]

Thanks John,

I actually did get that far.  

However the only snippet of code in there was this:

 

import objecttoolutils

objecttoolutils.customStateTool(kwargs, 'bonesfromcurve')

 

which means there is something else going on below the hood.  

Edited December 13, 2018 by Justin K

[jkunz07]

Those modules exist in $HFS/houdini/python2.7libs/

So if your on a mac you can do 

open -t $HFS/houdini/python2.7libs/objecttoolutils.py

in the shell to check out what's going on with the customStateTool function.

[Justin K]

13 hours ago, jkunz07 said:

Those modules exist in $HFS/houdini/python2.7libs/

So if your on a mac you can do 

open -t $HFS/houdini/python2.7libs/objecttoolutils.py

in the shell to check out what's going on with the customStateTool function.

Thanks for that!

 

[jkunz07]

Of course!

I should have mentioned that the use of $HFS assumes you have the Houdini environment setup in the shell or have launched Houdini Terminal inside the Utilities folder of the app directory.