https://github.com/instance-id/searcher_addon
Searcher: Houdini addon
https://github.com/instance-id/searcher_addon
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Searcher: Houdini addon
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/instance-id/searcher_addon
- Owner: instance-id
- Created: 2020-06-24T00:32:01.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2020-08-31T18:20:51.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-11-15T11:14:57.051Z (3 months ago)
- Size: 13.7 KB
- Stars: 4
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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## Searcher
##### v0.1.0
#### [Installation](#install) | [Compatability Details](#notes)
---
Thanks for checking out Searcher. Below are the instructions to get you up and running.
#### Install
1. Extract/unzip 'Searcher_\.zip'. (ex. Searcher_v0.1.0.zip) Inside will be a packages and Searcher folder as well as a README.md and a url link to this page.
```
Searcher_v0.1.0.zip /
Searcher_v0.1.0/__ /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: | Coming soon! |
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