Contexts

Houdini provides several contexts, some of which are independent, some are related. Data can be referenced across these contexts easily.

Objects (Object scene) is the context where the scene is described
SOPs (Surface OPerations) are used for modeling and geometry manipulation
POPs (Particle OPerations) is where multiple particle systems can be designed
CHOPs (Channel OPerations) for manipulation of raw data, such as motion and audio
COPs (Composite OPerations) provides tools for manipulating and compositing images
SHOPs (Shader OPerations) allows the user to instantiate shaders for the supported renderers
VOPs (VEX OPerations) provides a node gui for programming other operations
Outputs (Render outputs) allows the user to set up various renders
DOPs (Dynamics OPerations) are not yet available, but are currently in development

To add new documentation, try starting by copying the contents of the SOPHelpTemplate as a formatting guideline.

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