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Python In Houdini Examples

Deborah R. Fowler



Python in Houdini Examples

Updated May 9  2013
Updated March 31  2019

The previous section (Python in Houdini) outlined the where (getting the code into Houdini) and the how (hou syntax). This page provides some examples. For the beginner it is advised to look at the python SOP Phyllotactic pattern example first.


Python in a Font node


Phyllotactic Pattern - described here and seen executed in mel etc. is given here as a "python in Houdini" example using three methods:


Spiral Staircase
- described here and seen executed in mel, is given here as a python in Houdini example.



Mandelbrot in python

I have implemented this in


Mocap data parsing -