This video will demonstrate how to make a Houdini Digital Asset (HDA), using the Assets menu. Using the Copy to Points tool along with a sphere and grid, we're going to instance some spheres onto said grid, and then add some control parameters like sphere radius, colour and number of points in the Houdini Digital Asset. We will do so using the Edit Operator Type Properties window, and then show how to load the HDA. 

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COMMENTS

  • EternalWanderer 7 years, 7 months ago  | 

    How easy to understand. Great beginner tutorial for the interface ö.o

  • Thorbear 6 years, 10 months ago  | 

    Very nice!

  • DevoStevo 6 years, 2 months ago  | 

    I'm using 16.5 so maybe some changes since 14. For instance, my Bubbles subnet is called "copytopoints1" not "copy1" and I can't find the "Use Template Point Attributes" check box. Do we uncheck the "Copy Point Attributes" box instead?

    • KenYang 5 years, 9 months ago  | 

      I have same questions.

  • DevoStevo 6 years, 2 months ago  | 

    I got it to work. Didn't uncheck anything just left as is. Still be good if they updated the videos for new versions.

  • satishs0157 6 years ago  | 

    loved it

  • forrestvfx 6 years ago  | 

    Does that digital asset save to the houdini project only?

  • Projekt325 5 years, 12 months ago  | 

    I am trying to follow along this tutorial but I can not save a New Digital Asset... I continue to receive the following error:
    "Error creating digital asset: Can't create new operator to replace /obj/grid1/subnet1. The node may contain VOP Networks that cannot be deleted. "

    I have done exactly what is shown in this video yet the error persists. Any suggestions? I am using Houdini 17 Apprentice.

    • 3clipse 5 years, 9 months ago  | 

      Has worked perfectly for me in 17... so it is not a version issue.

  • papon 5 years, 7 months ago  | 

    great tutorial sir...

  • Seth Olson 5 years, 5 months ago  | 

    What is the shortcut to create the relative reference in the parameter section? I want to set the radius y and z to match x. Time in the video 4:19.

  • Kefran_003 5 years ago  | 

    I couldn't find digital assets in the tab menu

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