# TOOLS — OSMIUM MOC
> [!abstract] About
> All **Houdini HDAs** and **custom plugins** developed (or to be developed) for the OSMIUM pipeline this year. Grouped by department/role.
> [!info] HDAs storage
> Released HDAs live in `V:\OSMIUM\00_Pipeline\HDA\` and follow the naming convention `XXX_[context]_nameOfHDA.X.Y.hdanc`.
## 🧭 Reading Order
Pick the department you're working in — most tools are department-specific.
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## 🛠️ Tools by Department
### 📦 Asset
- Asset Ingester — Adrian Delmotte *(WIP — needs update)*.
### 🎭 Animation
- Anim Ingester — Thomas Spony *(WIP — needs update)*.
- [[Notes/Pref aov solaris (any render engine) - Loris Eck|Pref AOV Solaris — Loris Eck]] — Reference position setup for any renderer.
### 🌿 Environment
- [[Notes/Moss Generator - Thomas Spony and Nick Medukha|Moss Generator — Thomas Spony & Nick Medukha]] — L-system-based moss generator.
- [[Notes/Houdini L system moss parameters|Houdini L-System Moss Parameters]] — parameter reference for the L-system used.
- Ivy Generator — Thomas Spony *(WIP)*.
- Procedural Plant Generation — Thomas Spony *(WIP)*.
### 🎨 Shading
- [[Notes/Assign Shader and Mipmap creation - Tristan Goupy|Assign Shader and MIPMAP Creation — Tristan Goupy (GT_Tools)]].
### 💨 FX
- FX Ingester — Mathieu Keraudran *(WIP — needs update)*.
### 💡 Light
- [[Notes/LPE For Emissive light - FABIO SGUERA - Houdini 20.0 HDA|LPE for Emissive Light HDA — Fabio Sguera]].
### 🎞️ Rendering
- [[Notes/Folder Generator - Arthur Cauchois - Houdini 20.0 HDA|Folder Generator HDA — Arthur Cauchois]] — auto-create RenderMan output folders.
- Render Layer — Mathieu Keraudran *(WIP — needs update)*.
### 🎬 Compositing
- [[Notes/PRISM NUKE CUSTOM PLUGIN - Loris Eck|PRISM Nuke Custom Plugin — Loris Eck]] — local/server path management + Deadline sanity checks for Nuke.
### 🚜 Deadline / Denoiser
- [[Notes/Deadline Renderman Denoiser - Loris Eck|Deadline RenderMan Denoiser — Loris Eck]] — submit a RenderMan denoise job to the farm.
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## 🔗 Related
- [[../OSMIUM MOC|OSMIUM MOC]].
- [[../PIPELINE/PIPELINE MOC|PIPELINE MOC]] — where each tool fits.
- [[../DEADLINE/DEADLINE MOC|DEADLINE MOC]] — denoiser ties into Deadline.
- [[../../PROTOCOL/FOUNDATION/PROTOCOL Naming Convention|PROTOCOL Naming Convention]] — HDA naming rules.