Introduction

General

• Use enumerate instead of an attribute wrangle. with obj id ptnum

• if you connect two mantra node. it will render the first node and then the other.

• Color pick: middle click on the color box and drag

• Crash path: C:/Users/BT/AppData/Local/Temp/houdini_temp/

• houdini is Z+ facing direction

• highfield layer is like compositing for mixing heighfield

USD

• Primitives and attributes are the two primary namespaces and objects in USD

• Primitives are the primary container object in USD

Shortcuts

• Ctrl+Shift+Alt. Creates a reference node

• Shift + F1. to remove the viewport guide

• Alt + Shift + C. Gives you a copy of the window

• Space + G. Center the selected geometry

• Space + Z to set thumble pivot to the geometry under cursor.

• Shift + G or Shift + S. Grow and shrink a selection.

• Shift + P. Select Pattern. If Valid Pattern appears on the upper left side. Hit shift + left or right or up or down arrow.

• Alt + E. Enlarges the vex expression parameter tab

• N. Wheel menu to switch on different context.