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Drag & Drop

Beacon enables native drag & drop directly from the OS file browser to Houdini, reacting accordingly to the file type and the receiving network.

Supported Files

Context File Type
/obj * All
/obj .abc Alembic
/obj .rs Redshift Proxy
/obj .ass Arnold Proxy
/obj .usd USD
/obj .usda USD
/obj .usdc USD
/mat * All
/chop * All
/cop * All
/lop * All

It also supports drag & drop from a Houdini context to the IPR viewer.

Node Type Behaviour
Shader Override the shader on the geometry node
ROP Select a new ROP node to render

Last update: July 16, 2023
Created: May 12, 2023