Quickly add Hip Paths and Rop nodes to Houdini Render Manager Tool

I made an easy way to add rop nodes right from houdini to Houdini Render Manager for you. Its a Python Panel in the Houdini which allows you to add it easy. No need to copy the hip path or rop path manually! But still need to open houdini to do this, just when you finish your work dont forget to add it just in case and thats it!

IMPORTANT!

To make it work run exe of the Houdini Render Manager Tool it least once to let it create a json file in that folder, and then choose in the Python Panel described below.

Installation to install (also in screenshots):

• Place the HoudiniRenderManager.pypanel file to the houdini path "C:\Users\<username>\Documents\houdini20.5\python_panels" if the "python_panels" not created, create it manually.

• Go to Houdini, click Plus small icon right to the any panel you have, and choose Misc/Python Panel

• Then click on the right bottom part Gear icon/Edit Interface

• Go to Toolbar Menu, find HoudiniRenderManager and drag it to right side or click arrow in the middle

• Do the same in Pane Tab Menu and you can close this window

• Now you can find the panel in the if you click Plus small icon right to the any panel you have, and choose New Pane Tab Type/HoudiniRenderManager

• Done!

How it works:

1. Add you JSON file "Houdini_data" which is located in the folder where you unpacked exe of the tool (if its not exist, you need to run exe of the actual Houdini Render Manager Tool first, to let it create a json file in that folder)

2. Then select you nodes one or multiple, click Add Selected Rop Nodes

3. See its added to the table below, keep in mind its just a preview, all changes you can do in HRM Tool

4. There are two checkbox, first "Row Enabled to Render" is enabling or disabling the whole row to render when its adding to the tool, second "Place on top" adding the row at the top, by default its adding to the bottom.

Dont want to make it too complex and selecting or removing rows or change the texts. So made it as a preview in Houdini panel. But anyway if you have any bugs or requests i would love to hear!