Sample Prompts

The AI Assistant is a versatile tool that can help with a wide range of tasks in Houdini. To get you started, here are some sample prompts categorized by task type. You can copy these directly into th

Scene Analysis & Debugging

Use these prompts to understand, optimize, or find errors in your existing networks. Remember to analyze the scene or a selection first to provide context.

  • Explain the logic of the selected nodes.

  • How can I optimize this network for speed?

  • Analyze the selected nodes and suggest improvements.

  • Debug this HDA and find the errors.

  • What is the purpose of the 'polyextrude5' node in this network?

Code Generation (VEX & Python)

The assistant can write code snippets for you. These prompts work best without any scene context, as they are general knowledge queries.

  • Write a VEX snippet to create a spiral.

  • Generate a VEX wrangle that colors points based on their height (Y axis).

  • Write a Python script to rename all selected nodes with a "GEO_" prefix.

  • Create a Python function to find all nodes of a specific type within a given network.

  • Explain how quaternions work in VEX for rotations.

HDA Creation

You can ask the assistant to design a Digital Asset for you. Be descriptive about what you want the HDA to do and what parameters you want to control.

  • Build an HDA to control a procedural fence.

  • Create an HDA that generates a procedural rock with controls for size and noise detail.

  • Design an HDA that scatters copies of an input geometry onto a surface with controls for density and random scale.

Documentation

The assistant can generate technical documentation for your node selections, which is incredibly useful for complex networks or for sharing your work.

  • Generate a documentation page for the selected network.

  • Create a detailed technical document for this HDA.

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