Product Tour - Hive (Houdini Studio Hub) | Naming Validation & $JOB Structure for SideFX Houdini

How it works

Five steps, one browser tab

Scan, validate, check structure, track versions and export; Hive runs entirely in your browser. Nothing leaves your machine.

Scan your project folder

Point Hive at a SideFX Houdini project folder (Chrome/Edge via the File System Access API) or drag & drop. It reads your real file tree; HDAs, geo/sim/VDB caches, textures, USD layers and scripts; without uploading anything.

File System AccessDrag & drop$JOBLocal-first

hive / scan

Project dashboard after scanning the demo $JOB project

Validate asset naming

Audit names across HDAs, caches, textures, USD and scripts against your studio convention. Hive flags every offender and offers one-click fix suggestions, so versions stay clear and nothing gets lost between iterations.

Naming rulesOne-click fixesBatch renameFind & replace

hive / validate

Check the $JOB structure

Hive checks your project against the standard $JOB folder layout; geo, hda, sim, abc, tex, scripts, render and more; and flags missing or stray directories so every project follows the same shape.

Standard $JOBMissing foldersStray dirs

hive / structure

Track HDA versions & handoff

Build an inventory of your HDAs/OTLs with version detection; surface duplicate versions, out-of-date definitions and orphans nothing references. Then run an engine-handoff check so meshes, textures and USD match Unreal or Unity conventions.

HDA inventoryVersion detectionOrphansUnreal / Unity

hive / hda library

Export audit-ready reports

When you're ready, export CSV and PDF reports of naming issues, structure gaps and HDA versions; clean documentation for clients, supervisors and handover. Hive never touches what's inside your .hip scenes.

CSV exportPDF reportsAudit trailClient delivery

hive / reports

Everything you need

One toolkit, end to end

Folder scanning

Read a real Houdini project folder in your browser; no upload, nothing leaves your machine.

Naming validation

Audit HDAs, caches, textures, USD and scripts against your convention with one-click fixes.

Standard $JOB structure

Check the project against the standard $JOB layout and flag missing or stray directories.

HDA inventory & versions

Detect duplicate versions, out-of-date definitions and orphaned assets nothing references.

Engine-handoff check

Flag exports whose names don't match Unreal or Unity conventions before you ship.

CSV & PDF reports

Export audit-ready documentation of naming, structure and HDA versions for clients and handover.

A closer look

Screens from the studio

The dashboard, asset manager and validation centre; the real thing is just a click away.

Project dashboard — **Project Dashboard**; totals, validation score and recent activity at a glance

Asset tree / $JOB — **Asset Manager**; HDAs, caches, textures, USD and scripts in one place

**Validation Centre**; naming and $JOB structure issues with auto-fix

HDA library — **HDA Library & Reports**; version hygiene, orphans and CSV / PDF export

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