Topometric

Houdini toolkit in the style of SideFX Labs.

Install via Houdini Packages

1. Clone this repo, e.g. to D:/Houdini/Topometric.
2. Create a package file in your user packages folder:
   • Windows: C:/Users/<User>/Documents/houdini20.5/packages/topometric.json
   • Linux: ~/houdini20.5/packages/topometric.json
   • macOS: ~/Library/Preferences/houdini/20.5/packages/topometric.json
3. Put this JSON into the file:

{
  "enable": true,
  "env": [
    { "TOPOMETRIC_ROOT": "D:/Houdini/Topometric" },
    { "HOUDINI_PATH": "$HOUDINI_PATH;$TOPOMETRIC_ROOT;&" },
    { "HOUDINI_OTLSCAN_PATH": "$TOPOMETRIC_ROOT/otls;$HOUDINI_OTLSCAN_PATH" },
    { "PYTHONPATH": "$TOPOMETRIC_ROOT/python;$PYTHONPATH" }
  ]
}

Adjust TOPOMETRIC_ROOT to your clone path.

Repo structure

• otls/ — HDAs (.hda/.otl)
• toolbar/ — shelves and tools (.shelf)
• python/ — Python package topometric
• help/ — help pages (HTML/MD)
• docs/ — documentation
• examples/ — HIP scenes and test assets
• icons/ — icons for tools/nodes
• config/ — extra config files
• packages/ — Houdini package files

Contributing

PRs welcome. Keep HDAs versioned and prefer unlocked development assets.