Usage

First use

Before creating your first project, Odin need some information:

• Path directory containing your projects

• (Optional) Directory containing your scripts

When running Odin for the first time, a pop-up will ask you to specify a project path.

Now the project path is set, you can create as many projects as you want.

You can specify a path to a directory that contain the scripts you want to use in the DCCs software. If you work in a production, it may be set by the Pipeline-TD.

I recommend having a directory that contains repositories with the names of your DCCs.

Example:

- 📂 <dev-tools-folder>: the folder that contains the repositories
  - 📦 <project_name>: Root folder of the repository
    - 📂<project_name>: Package folder that contains your scripts
    - 📂docs: optional
    - 📄 .gitignore:
    - 📄 README.md: Documentation of your repository

Change the configuration

You can change the software launch path if it’s absolutely necessary.

Warning

Be aware that any modification can result to unusable software launching feature

• Go inside the Odin folder

• Inside the ‘config’ folder, open the file software_config.yaml with a text editor

• Replace the cwd and exe path:

The cwd is the path folder that contain all the files needed for the software to work properly. The exe is the executable file path of the software.

Base:

houdini:
  cwd: C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 18.5.596
  exe: C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 18.5.596\bin\houdini.exe

Edited:

houdini:
  cwd: D:\DCC\Houdini\Houdini 18.0.432
  exe: D:\DCC\Houdini\Houdini 18.0.432\bin\houdini.exe

Note

Make sure you keep the indent for each line and the space between cwd: (or exe:) and the path

Tree overview

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  TMP: