Hi, I have a hip file created on Houdini 6.1.208 and I now need to open it but only have version 6.0.246 availible. Whenever I try to open the file the program crashes. I can't update it at present. Is there any way to open a newer version?

many thanks.

There are a few ways to open a hip file so that nothing cooks, from the command line that is. You will have to fix the crashing though.

houdini -s textport myfile.hip will open the file with the textport desktop. I find turning the display of all the objects off then switching to object view a big help.
opcf /obj; opset -d off *

hscript myfile.hip will open the hip file with hscript (only with Houdini Master and NOT apprentice). Do the same as above, turning everything off.

With either of the above two methods, you need to save the file from the textport and is done with the mwrite command.

Now re-open your file and turn on objects one by one to see where the crash is. Next get in to SOPs and do the same.

Thats great, thank you. I'll give it a try.

JT