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2026

  1. HoudiniMake for 3D: Houdini's TOPs are a build system whose targets are work itemsHoudini's TOP networks (PDG) generate work items, cook them, skip the ones whose output files already exist, and gather results with partitions. We build the same idea in 28 lines of plain Python, then run it as a Python Processor TOP in Houdini 22 and see where the analogy holds. · 10 min read
  2. BlenderBatch-process a folder of .blend files from the command line with bpyA 59-line headless bpy script that audits, fixes and re-saves every .blend file in a folder, with a proper exit code for your farm or CI. · 4 min read