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Transition guide

Quick reference
glossary of common terms
& keyboard shortcuts for
Houdini users

This Transition Guide represents similar keyboard shortcuts and UI terms and usages between the
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Operator Spaces / Menu Sets

_________________________________________________________________________________________ Selection (GEO)
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Surface Operator (SOPs) Model
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Select Point Pickmask (Vertex Mode)
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Blend Shape SOP Blend Shape
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Object Operators / Suface Animation Select Vertices Pickmask (CV Mode)
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Object > Transform > Path Object Path Animation (Animate > Paths... )
Operators (Ops / SOPs) Select Edges Pickmask (Edge Mode) See also Wire Deform
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Particles Operators (POPs) Dynamics Lattice SOP > Lattice Mode Lattice Deformation
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ Select Primitives Pickmask (Faces Mode)
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Lattice SOP > Point Mode Wrap Deformation
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Render Operators (ROPs) Rendering
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Select Connected Points Pickmask (Vertex Mode) > Edit Polygons >
Selection > Grow selection
_________________________________________________________________________________________ IK Chain Single Chain Solver (SC)
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Select Connected Vertices Pickmask (CV Mode) > Edit Polygons > IK Chain with Twist Affector Pole Vector
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Transformation Tools
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Selection > Grow selection
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Channel Reference – Transform Attribute Point Constraint
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TRANSLATE
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Select Connected Edges Pickmask (Edge Mode) > Edit Polygons > Object Space > Look at Object Aim Constraint
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Parameter Panel – Channel Box – Selection > Grow selection
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Capture SOP Skinning, Binding Skin
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Translate (Keyboard Input) Translate (Keyboard Input)
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Select Connected Primitives Pickmask (Faces Mode) > Edit Polygons > Capture Edit SOP Membership (Deform > Edit Membership)
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Transform Handles or < t > Hotkey Transform Manipulators or < w > Hotkey
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Selection > Grow Selection
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Capture Paint SOP Weighting (Paint Weights Tool)
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Transform (Value Grid – Multiple Channel Selection in Channel Box
Multiple Parameters) and MMB Scroll in Viewport
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Time Control
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Dynamics
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SOP Space Translate Translate Local Mode (Modify > Previous Frame, Next Frame or < alt + . > and < alt + , > RBD
Transformation Tools > Translate Tool...) < left arrow, right arrow > _________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ OBJ > Physical > Bounce Bounciness
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OP Space Translate Translate Global Mode (Modify > Go to Start Frame < ctrl + up arrow > Playback Controls > Go Start of Playback Range
Transformation Tools > Translate Tool...) (Hotkey Assignable) OBJ > Physical > Mass Mass
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Next Key, Prev Key or < . > and < , > OBJ > Physical > Static Friction Static Friction
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SCALE
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< ctrl + left arrow, ctrl + right arrow >
_________________________________________________________________________________________ OBJ > Physical > Dynamic Friction Dynamic Friction
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Parameter Panel – Scale (Keyboard Input) Channel Box – Scale (Keyboard Input)
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Show / Unstow Range Tools Animation Preferences
_________________________________________________________________________________________ RBD Create POP Soft / Rigid Bodies > Create Active Rigid Body
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Scale Handles or < e > Hotkey Transform Manipulators or < r > Hotkey
_________________________________________________________________________________________ RBD Constraint POP > Point to Nail Soft / Rigid Bodies > Create Constraint > Nail
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Scale (Value Grid – multiple parameters) Multiple Channel Selection in Channel Box
Windows / Menus
_________________________________________________________________________________________ RBD Constraint POP > Rotation Soft / Rigid Bodies > Create Constraint > Hinge
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and MMB Scroll in Viewport
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Tree View HyperGraph / Outliner
_________________________________________________________________________________________ PARTICLES
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SOP Space Scale Scale Local Mode (Modify > Transformation
Tools > Scale tool…) Channel Editor (Graph Mode) Graph Editor POPs > Location POP Point Emitter
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OP Space Scale Scale Global Mode (Modify > Transformation Channel Editor (Dopesheet Mode) Dope Sheet POPs > Source POP Emit from Surface
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Tools > Scale Tool...)
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Parameter Panel Attribute Editor / Channel Box POPs > Drag POP Fields > Drag Field
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ROTATE VOP Editor (Shading Context) Hypershade / Multilister POPs > Force POP Fields > Uniform Field
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Parameter Panel – Rotate (Keyboard Input) Channel Box – Rotation (Keyboard Input) UV Editor Panel UV Texture Editor POPs > Wind POP Fields > Air Field
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Rotate Handles or < r > Hotkey Transform Manipulators or < e > Hotkey Geometry Spreadsheet Component Editor SOFTBODIES
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Textport Script Editor Spring SOP Soft / Rigid Bodies > Create Soft Body
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Rotate (Value Grid – Multiple Channel Selection in Channel Box _________________________________________________________________________________________
Multiple Parameters) and MMB Scroll in Viewport Softbodies POP Soft / Rigid Bodies > Create Springs
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SOP Space Rotate Rotate Local Mode (Modify > Transformation Modeling INSTANCING
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Tools > Rotate Tool...)
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Point SOP > Add Instance Particles > Instancer (Replacement)
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Procedural Networks Procedural Modeling, Construction History
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OP Space Rotate Rotate Global Mode (Modify > Transformation Object > Render > Point Instancing Particles > Instancer (Replacement)
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Circle SOP Create > NURBS Primitive > Circle
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Tools > Rotate Tool...)
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Curve SOP (NURBS) Create > CV Curve Tool
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Rendering
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Toggle Detach Handle or < ` > Shortcut Insert Key Curve SOP (Polygon) Create > CV Curve Tool > Linear
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ Reflection Map Environment Map
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Convert SOP • Modify > Convert > NURBS to Polygons
Contant Shader Surface Shading Map
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• Modify > Convert > NURBS to Subdiv
Camera / Viewport Controls
_________________________________________________________________________________________ • Modify > Convert > Polygons to Subdiv OBJ > Render > Phantom Use Background
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Tumble or LMB Orbit or < alt > + LMB
_________________________________________________________________________________________ • Modify > Convert > Subdiv to NURBS Light OBJ > Viewing > Projection > Directional Light
Dolly or MMB Dolly or < alt > + RMB or < alt > + LMB + MMB • Modify > Convert > Subdiv to Polygons
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Ortographic
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Carve SOP Edit Curves > Duplicate Surface Curves
_________________________________________________________________________________________ OBJ > Shading > Light Mask Light Linking (Windows > Relationship Editors >
Pan or RMB < alt > + LMB + MMB (Camera Dolly / Truck)
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Light Linking)
SOP Locking Edit > Delete By Type > History _________________________________________________________________________________________
Box-Zoom or < ctrl > + MMB < ctrl + alt > + LMB Drag (Box Zoom) _________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________ < w > Hotkey (Toggle Between 1, 2, 3, 4 Keys and Shading Menu
SOP Unlocking N/A
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Wire and Shaded Mode) 5, 6, 7 Keys (HW Shading, HW Texturing, HW Lighting)
Frame All or < f > Frame All or < a >
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Copy SOP Edit > Duplicate or < ctrl + d >
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Atmosphere OBJ Environment Fog, Light Fog
Frame Selected or < g > Frame Selected or < f >
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Font SOP Create > Text
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Camera Object Settings View > Camera Attribute Editor
Home All or < h > View > Default Home _________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Edit SOP (Soft Radius) • Modify > Transformation Tools > Open GL ROP Hardware Render Buffer
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Home Selected or < shift + h > View > Default Home
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Proportional Modification Tool
• Edit NURBS > Sculpt Surfaces Tool Command Line Render Batch Render
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Toggle Single / Quad or < t > Toggle Viewport or < spacebar > in Viewport
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• Edit Polygons > Sculpt Polygons Tool
_________________________________________________________________________________________ mplay Render View Window
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Select Viewport or < x > Select Viewport or LMB click
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Extrude SOP Surfaces > Extrude
_________________________________________________________________________________________ mplay fcheck
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Perspective View or < 1 > Panel > Perspective > Persp
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Skin SOP Surfaces > Loft
_________________________________________________________________________________________ ROP Settings Render Globals
Top View or < 2 > Panel > Orthographic > Top
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Windows > Render Globals > Field Options
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PolyKnit SOP Edit Polygons > Append to Polygon
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Front View or < 3 > Panel > Orthographic > Front
_________________________________________________________________________________________ PolySplit SOP Edit Polygons > Split Polygon Tool
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Right View or < 4 > Panel > Orthographic > Side
Scripting
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opselect < . > ls -selection;
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Display Points • Display > NURBS Components > CVs UV
• Display > Polygon Components > Vertices _________________________________________________________________________________________ opparm setattr;
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UV Texture SOP > Orthgraphic Edit Polygons > Texture > Planar Mapping
_________________________________________________________________________________________ opget getattr;
Display Normals • Display > NURBS Components > Normals _________________________________________________________________________________________
• Display > Polygon Components > Normals UV Texture SOP > Polar Edit Polygons > Texture > Spherical Mapping
_________________________________________________________________________________________ opset -p on light* SelectAllLights;
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Display Primitive Hulls • Display > NURBS Components > Hulls UV Unwrap SOP Edit Polygons > Texture > Automatic Mapping
_________________________________________________________________________________________ opadd createNode;
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• Display > Polygon Components > Hulls
_________________________________________________________________________________________ UV Edit SOP UV Texture Editor Operations
_________________________________________________________________________________________ exhelp, help whatIs, help;
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Set Template Flag Templating
_________________________________________________________________________________________ UV Texture SOP > Perspective from Camera Edit Polygons > Texture > Create UVs Based on Camera
_________________________________________________________________________________________ source source;
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