Teapot geometry tool

#
# Produced by:
#       Graham Thompson
#       captainhammy@gmail.com
#       www.captainhammy.com
#
# Name:         sop_teapot.shelf
#
# Comments:     Create a polygonal Utah teapot using the Platonic Solids SOP.
#
# Version:      1.0
#
# Compatibility: Houdini 11.0
#
 
import toolutils
import soptoolutils
 
# Create a hou.BoundingBox with the dimentions of the teapot geometry.
kwargs['bbox'] = hou.BoundingBox(-0.9959, -0.4579, -0.6105, 0.9681, 0.4579, 0.6105)
# Generate the Platonic Solids SOP and set it to Utah teapot.
platonic = soptoolutils.genericTool(kwargs, 'platonic')
platonic.parm("type").set(6)
 
# Convert the teapot to polygons.
convert = platonic.createOutputNode("convert")
 
# Fuse the points together.
fuse = convert.createOutputNode("fuse")
fuse.setDisplayFlag(True)
fuse.setRenderFlag(True)
 
# Collapse the nodes into a subnet and set the name to be teapot.
subnet = platonic.parent().collapseIntoSubnet((platonic, convert, fuse))
subnet.setName("teapot1", True)
subnet.layoutChildren()
 
# If the tool was invoked from a viewer we need to check to see if
# Create In Context is enabled.  If it isn't then we created a new
# geometry object and should change the name.
activepane = toolutils.activePane(kwargs)
if isinstance(activepane, hou.SceneViewer) and not activepane.isCreateInContext():
    subnet.parent().setName("teapot_object1", True)