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Expand Up @@ -8,41 +8,45 @@ NOTE: This is in-progress. Please file an [Issue](https://github.com/sideeffects

Also, if you forked the respository and suddenly it stopped pulling, that's due to the link changing from [https://github.com/sideeffects/GameDevelopmentShelf/](https://github.com/sideeffects/GameDevelopmentShelf/) to [https://github.com/sideeffects/GameDevelopmentToolset/](https://github.com/sideeffects/GameDevelopmentToolset/). Github appears to forward traffic to the new link, but here's a little FYI just incase.

# Installation



## Instructions - Method 1
Download the repository using the green Clone or Download Button and unzip contents into the following folders depending on your operating system:

Windows

C:\Users\[username]\Documents\houdini[ver#]

OSX
# Installation

/Users/[username]/Library/Preferences/houdini/[ver#]
## Instructions - Method 1 (User Preferences)

Be sure to merge as needed! If you're copying and not cloning, the files shouldn't overwrite anything that doesn't involve the toolset.
Download the repository using the green *Clone* or *Download* Button and unzip contents *(otls, scripts, toolbar etc.)* into the following folders depending on your operating system:

## Instructions - Method 2
Download the repository using the green Clone or Download Button and unzip contents into the folder of your choosing
C:\Users\[username]\Documents\houdini[ver#]\ # Windows
/Users/[username]/Library/Preferences/houdini/[ver#]/ # OSX
/home/<USER>/houdini[ver#]/ # Linux

Edit the houdini.env file found at the topmost directory
Be sure to merge as needed! *If you're copying and not cloning, the files shouldn't overwrite anything that doesn't involve the toolset.*

Modify the line HOUDINI_PATH = C:\PATH\TO\YOUR\DIRECTORY;&

Into something like HOUDINI_PATH = C:\Users\Luiz\Documents\GameDevelopmentToolset;&
## Instructions - Method 2 (Custom Directory)

Copy the houdini.env file into the following folders depending on your operating system:
1. *Download* or *Clone* the repository and unzip contents into a folder of your choice, e.g.:

C:\Users\<USER>\Documents\houdini[ver#]\<CUSTOM_DIR> # Windows
/Users/<USER>/Library/Preferences/houdini/[ver#]/<CUSTOM_DIR> # OSX
/home/<USER>/houdini[ver#]/<CUSTOM_DIR> # Linux

1. Open up your [`houdini.env`](http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/basics/config_env#setting-environment-variables) file and add the path of your custom folder to `HOUDINI_PATH` environment variable, please note that even on a Windows machine *forward slashes* are required:

Windows
HOUDINI_PATH = "C:/Users/<USER>/Documents/houdini[ver#]/<CUSTOM_DIR>;&" # Windows
HOUDINI_PATH = "/Users/<USER>/Library/Preferences/houdini/[ver#]/<CUSTOM_DIR>;&" # OSX
HOUDINI_PATH = "/home/<USER>/houdini[ver#]/<CUSTOM_DIR>;&" # Linux

C:\Users\[username]\Documents\houdini[ver#]
If `HOUDINI_PATH` already has an entry, you can concatenate the paths (separated by a semicolon):

HOUDINI_PATH = "PATH/TO/DIRECTORY;PATH/TO/ANOTHER/DIRECTORY;&"


In case [`houdini.env`](http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/basics/config_env#setting-environment-variables) file doesn’t already exist, you can copy the provided `houdini.env` file of this repository into the following folders depending on your operating system:

OSX
C:\Users\[username]\Documents\houdini[ver#] # Windows
/Users/[username]/Library/Preferences/houdini/[ver#] # OSX
/home/<USER>/houdini[ver#] # Linux

/Users/[username]/Library/Preferences/houdini/[ver#]

# What's Changed?
Hi, my name is Luiz Kruel and I have taken over the github from Steven B. who is now working in production. A few of the SideFX TAs (TDs) will also be contributing example files and tools.
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