Sometimes I just want to be able to share a single .hip file (for example, on this forum). But the file uses my custom HDAs, which is installed in a separate .otl file.

Is there a way to just embed an HDA into .hip so I can easily share it? I know how to embed an HDA when it's created, but I'd like to embed existing HDAs for a single hip file, without affecting other files.

RMB menu -> Allow Editing of Contents in your HDA nodes.
Houdini will store contents in hip.

jerry7
RMB menu -> Allow Editing of Contents in your HDA nodes.
Houdini will store contents in hip.

Ahh makes sense. Thanks!

Embedding an asset in a HIP file [www.sidefx.com]

You can save a copy of your HDA in the HIP (RMB > Digital Asset > Save Copy As > Location:Embedded), this allows users to create new instances of the HDA in this HIP if needed. Make sure to remove the '_copy' suffix to match operator name and update all instances of the HDA with the embedded one.