Houdini Auto Compile Block

Compiling extensive node networks in Houdini can quickly become a tedious task... If you know, you know.

Houdini Auto Compile Block does that for you !

See SideFX's documentation on compiled blocks

Usage

Right click (RMB button) on any Sop node. There should be a sub menu called Auto Compile.

You will have several options :

Update node

It will convert your Hscript expressions referring to spare inputs instead of node paths or inputs references.

Compile block

It will update all nodes in block, create new block_begin nodes and new compile_begin and compile_end nodes.

Compatibility

OS

• Windows

Houdini Version

• Houdini 20.0
• Houdini 19.5

Note:

Houdini Auto Compile Block should work in Linux/macOS, however this has not been tested yet and is not officially supported.  

Houdini Auto Compile Block should work in some previous versions of Houdini, however this has not been tested yet and is not officially supported.