huilib (Houdini UI Library)

Python library for building native houdini user interfaces.

This library is a simple Python wrapper around the Houdini .ui scripting language. Although it doesn't cover even a half of all the available houdini UI controlls, it does provide most usefull of them, such as buttons, textFields, checkboxes, menus, etc. The coding style is very similar to PyQt.

It was written for fun. I hope someone finds it usefull.

See examples/all_gadgets.py

Simple Import Dialog

from huilib import *

class SimpleImportDialog(HDialog):
    def __init__(self, name, title):
        super(SimpleImportDialog, self).__init__(name, title)
        self.setWindowLayout('vertical')

        # Column Layout
        col = HColumnLayout()
        self.filefield = HFileField('geo_field', 'Geo:', type_filter = 'geo')

        # Buttons in row Layout
        self.importButton = HButton('import', 'Import')
        self.closeButton = HButton('close', 'Close')
        row = HRowLayout()
        row.addGadget(self.importButton)
        row.addGadget(self.closeButton)

        # Add file field and buttons raw layout
        col.addGadget(self.filefield)
        col.addLayout(row)

        # Connect button signals
        self.closeButton.connect(self.close)
        self.importButton.connect(self.cb_import)
        self.addLayout(col)

        # This method should ALWAYS be called last!
        self.initUI()


    def cb_import(self):
        val = self.filefield.getValue()
        if not val:
            return
        geo = hou.node('/obj').createNode('geo')
        geo.node('file1').parm('file').set(val)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    ui = SimpleImportDialog(name = 'import_dlg', title = 'Import Dialog')
    ui.show()