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Houdini Searcher: Command palette-esq addon
https://github.com/instance-id/searcher
houdini houdini-plugin sidefx sidefx-houdini
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Houdini Searcher: Command palette-esq addon
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/instance-id/searcher
- Owner: instance-id
- Created: 2020-02-01T02:34:22.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-03-26T03:48:14.000Z (9 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-03-26T04:41:04.345Z (9 months ago)
- Topics: houdini, houdini-plugin, sidefx, sidefx-houdini
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://github.com/instance-id/Searcher
- Size: 13.4 MB
- Stars: 10
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
## Searcher
### Currently only *fully* working on Windows and Linux. If there is interest in a working Mac version, let me know.
#### [Installation](#install) | [Compatability Details](#notes)
---
Thanks for checking out Searcher. Below are the instructions to get you up and running.
## Help Docs
https://help.instance.id/searcher/
---
## Change Log:
v0.1.5
Fixed build script and repackaged release with proper Searcher compiled runtime files for py3.10
v0.1.4
Added Houdini v20 compatibility
v0.1.3
Added Houdini v19.5 compatibility
---
## Note for Houdini 18.5-20 (Windows)
SideFX has only included SQLite v 3.31.0 with H18.5+ and their support has told me they have no plans to upgrade it to 3.33.0 (which has FTS5 enabled (Full-Text Search), which is needed by Searcher). Because of this, an extra step is required to install/use Searcher with Houdini 18.5+ until/unless they decide to include SQLite 3.33.0 instead of 3.31.0.
Download:
Windows x64: [SQLite v3.33.0](https://www.sqlite.org/2020/sqlite-dll-win64-x64-3330000.zip)
- Extract the downloaded sqlite-dll-win64-x64-3330000.zip file, then in another window browse to your Houdini installation directory: aka `$HFS/bin`.
By default this is located at: `C:\Program Files\SideFX\Houdini20.0.xxx\bin`
- In the Houdini $HFS/bin folder, locate the `sqlite3.dll` file and either make a backup copy to save elsewhere (just in case), or simply rename it to `sqlite3.dll.bak`
- From the extracted sqlite-dll-win64-x64-3330000.zip, locate the new `sqlite3.dll` then copy and paste it into the `$HFS/bin` folder.
From my testing, that was all that needed to be done, as Searcher worked for me at that point, but Houdini support mentioned that the sqlite3.dll located in the `$HFS/python27/dlls` or `$HFS/python37/dlls` folder should be replaced as well. Just make sure to back it up/rename it as well. Always better to be safe than sorry!
The process is the same for Unix OS's, you just have to go to the `$HFS/bin` folder that cooresponds to your particular OS and instead of looking for sqlite3.dll, the file will just be `sqlite3`. I would love to test it, but Houdini 18.5 on Linux crashes when I try to open it on both my laptop and VM on my desktop.
Linux: [SQLite v3.33.0](https://www.sqlite.org/2020/sqlite-tools-linux-x86-3330000.zip)
MacOS: [SQLite v3.33.0](https://www.sqlite.org/2020/sqlite-tools-osx-x86-3330000.zip)
---
#### Install
1. Extract/unzip 'Searcher_\.zip'. (ex. Searcher_{#version}.zip) Inside will be a packages and Searcher folder as well as a README.md and a url link to this page.
```
Searcher_{#version}.zip /
Searcher_{#version}/__ /packages/
|_ /Searcher/
|__ README.md
|__ Searcher_install_instructions.url
```
2. Move the Searcher folder somewhere permanent. It can be placed where ever you would like. Make note of the folder path, as it will be needed in a later step. Examples below:
| OS | Path (replace \ with your actual username) |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| Windows: | C:\Users\\\\houdini_addons\Searcher |
| Linux: | /home/\/houdini_addons/Searcher |
| MacOS: | /Users/\/Library/h_addons/Searcher |
3. Move the 'packages' folder into your Houdini $HOME directory. The locations are seen below:
| OS | Path (replace \ with your actual username) |
| -------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Windows: | C:\Users\\\\Documents\houdini18.0\packages\Searcher.json |
| Linux: | /home/\/houdini18.0/packages/Searcher.json |
| MacOS: | /Users/\/Library/Preferences/houdini/18.0/packages/Searcher.json |
4. Within the 'packages' folder is the Searcher.json file. Open this file in your editor of choice and edit line #27. Within the second set of quotation marks input the path to the Searcher folder from step #2. On Windows, replace the backslashes (\\) in the path with a forwardslashs (/)
Ex. If using Windows and following the example listed above, line 27 would look like this:
```
"SEARCHERLOCATION": "C:/Users//houdini_addons/Searcher",
```
5. Save the file and start Houdini. On the main shelf toolbar add the Searcher shelf by clicking on the plus(+) button, then the Shelves tab, followed by selecting "Searcher Shelf" seen in the images below:
6. You should now be able to hit the hotkey below to open the Searcher window:
Open Searcher Window: Ctrl+`
### Notes
##### Compatability:
| Houdini | Versions Tested |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
|  Houdini: | Version: 18.0.348 and up |
##### Tested versions
| OS | Versions Tested |
| ---------- | -------------------------------------- |
| ⊞ Windows: | Windows 10 Pro v10.0.19041.264 (v2004) |
| 🐧 Linux: | Pop_OS! (Ubuntu) 19.04/19.10/20.04 |
| 🍎 MacOS: | Possibly coming soon, if requested |
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