README.md

vex-manager

VEX Manager is a tool for Houdini that saves, manages, and imports VEX code presets across projects.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Shelf Button Creation

Installation

1. Download the project:
   • Click the <> Code button on GitHub
   • Select the Download ZIP option to download the compressed file
2. Extract the ZIP file:
   • Extract the downloaded ZIP file
3. Move the files to Houdini's packages folder:
   • Copy the vex-manager-master folder into Houdini's packages directory
   • Inside the vex-manager-master folder, copy the vex-manager.json file and place it directly into Houdini's packages directory
     • On Windows C:\Users\<YourUsername>\Documents\Houdini<version>\packages
     • On macOs ~/Documents/Houdini<version>/packages
4. Rename the folder:
   • Rename the vex-manager-master folder to vex-manager

Shelf Button Creation

1. In the Houdini interface, go to the Shelf area
2. Right-click on an empty space in the Shelf and select New Tool...
3. In the Edit tool window, in the Script section, copy the following Python code

   from vex_manager import VEXManagerUI
   
   vex_manager_ui = VEXManagerUI()
   vex_manager_ui.display()

4. Click Accept to save the new button on the Shelf