Variables

AttributeType@$DescriptionCategoryVariable Type
File Directory

$HIP

Directory where current Houdini scene file is located.

General
Environment
Project Directory

$JOB

Directory where current Houdini project is located.

General
Environment
Scene File Name w/out Extension

$HIPNAME

Does not include file extension, $HIPFILE does.

General
Environment
Operator String
String

$OS

Refers to a node's title name.

Channel
Global
Time
Float

@Time

$T

Current time in seconds.

Playback
Global
Frame
Integer

@Frame

$F

Current frame.

Playback
Global
Simulation Timestep
Float

@SimFrame

$SF

Current simulation timestep number as applicable in dynamic simulations. $SF = $ST / $TIMESTEP

Playback
Global
Fractional (Sub) Frames
Float

$FF

Applicable for precision, such as motion blur.

Playback
Global
Frames Per Second
Float

$FPS

Set in the Global Animation Options.

Playback
Global
pi
Constant

$PI

Math
Global
e
Constant

$E

Math
Global
Dead
Integer

@dead

Particles
Point Number
Integer

@ptnum

Indexing
Global
Number of Points
Integer

@numpt

Total number of points in current geometry.

Indexing
Global
Playback
Global
Current # of Copy Instance
Integer

$CY

Copy
Global
Total # of Copy Instances
Integer

$NCY

Copy
Global
Home Directory

$HOME

Directory where current Houdini version directory is located, in which .env file is located.

Environment
Time Step
Float

@TimeInc

Equals 1/$FPS

Playback
Global
Simulation Timestep Size

$TIMESTEP

Playback
Global
Simulation Time
Float

@SimTime

ST

Current simulation time.

Playback
Global