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This page is the ",[569,578,579],{},"manual package method",": use it only if you want to write the Houdini package file by hand, or the setup script doesn't fit your environment.",[582,583,585],"h2",{"id":584},"before-you-start","Before you start",[566,587,588,589,592,593,596,597,600,601,603],{},"This is a ",[569,590,591],{},"Windows-only, step-by-step"," guide for installing Natsura by hand using Houdini’s ",[569,594,595],{},"package system",". It produces the same result as answering ",[569,598,599],{},"Yes"," to the package prompt in ",[573,602,14],{"href":15},"; you're just writing the package file yourself.",[605,606,607],"blockquote",{},[566,608,609,610,613],{},"For which Houdini versions each Natsura build supports, see ",[573,611,612],{"href":223},"Requirements",".",[566,615,616,617,620,621,624,625,629,630,632,633,636,637,640,641,636,643,646],{},"Natsura supports ",[569,618,619],{},"Houdini 20.5"," and ",[569,622,623],{},"Houdini 21.0",". 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(optional)\n",[626,839,840,845],{"__ignoreMap":756},[760,841,842],{"class":762,"line":763},[760,843,844],{"class":766},"C:\u002FUsers\u002Fyourwindowsusername\u002FDocuments\u002Fnatsura\u002Fhoudini20.5\u002F\n",[760,846,848,851],{"class":762,"line":847},2,[760,849,850],{"class":766},"C:\u002FUsers\u002Fyourwindowsusername\u002FDocuments\u002Fnatsura\u002Fhoudini20.5_UI\u002F",[760,852,854],{"class":853},"sTEyZ","   (optional)\n",[566,856,857],{},"Example on Windows (what it should look like):",[566,859,860],{},[861,862],"img",{"alt":863,"src":864},"Natsura folder location","docs\u002Finstallation\u002Fnatsura_location.png",[563,866,867],{},[566,868,869,870,873,874,873,877],{},"Avoid these locations: ",[626,871,872],{},"C:\u002FProgram Files\u002F...",", ",[626,875,876],{},"Network drives",[626,878,879],{},"Aggressive cloud-sync folders",[681,881],{},[582,883,885],{"id":884},"step-4-open-the-houdini-preferences-folder","Step 4 – Open the Houdini preferences 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example of the correct place:",[566,1444,1445],{},[861,1446],{"alt":1447,"src":1448},"Packages folder with natsura.json","docs\u002Finstallation\u002Fpackages.png",[688,1450,1451,1462,1484,1491,1524],{},[654,1452,1453,1454],{},"In File Explorer, go to the Natsura folder:",[751,1455,1456],{"className":753,"code":816,"language":755,"meta":756,"style":756},[626,1457,1458],{"__ignoreMap":756},[760,1459,1460],{"class":762,"line":763},[760,1461,816],{"class":766},[654,1463,1464,1465,1468,1469,1472,1473,1475,1476],{},"Click ",[569,1466,1467],{},"once"," on the ",[569,1470,1471],{},"address bar"," at the top.",[1000,1474],{},"\nIt becomes plain text like:",[751,1477,1482],{"className":1478,"code":1480,"language":1481,"meta":756},[1479],"language-text","C:\\Users\\yourwindowsusername\\Documents\\natsura\n","text",[626,1483,1480],{"__ignoreMap":756},[654,1485,1486,1487,1490],{},"Press ",[569,1488,1489],{},"Ctrl + C"," to copy it.",[654,1492,1493,1494,1496,1497,1499,1500,1503,1504],{},"In ",[626,1495,967],{},", replace the ",[626,1498,1164],{}," line with the ",[569,1501,1502],{},"correct"," path:",[751,1505,1507],{"className":1023,"code":1506,"language":1025,"meta":756,"style":756},"\"NATSURA_ROOT: C:\\Users\\yourwindowsusername\\Documents\\natsura\"\n",[626,1508,1509],{"__ignoreMap":756},[760,1510,1511,1513,1516,1519,1522],{"class":762,"line":763},[760,1512,1045],{"class":1032},[760,1514,1515],{"class":1056},"NATSURA_ROOT: C:\\Users\\yourwindowsusername\\Documents",[760,1517,1518],{"class":853},"\\n",[760,1520,1521],{"class":1056},"atsura",[760,1523,1176],{"class":1032},[654,1525,1526,1527,1530,1531],{},"now, you must change the slashes from ",[626,1528,1529],{},"\\"," to ",[626,1532,1533],{},"\u002F",[751,1535,1537],{"className":1023,"code":1536,"language":1025,"meta":756,"style":756},"\"NATSURA_ROOT\": \"C:\u002FUsers\u002Fyourwindowsusername\u002FDocuments\u002Fnatsura\"\n",[626,1538,1539],{"__ignoreMap":756},[760,1540,1541,1543,1545,1547,1549,1551,1553],{"class":762,"line":763},[760,1542,1045],{"class":1032},[760,1544,1164],{"class":1056},[760,1546,1045],{"class":1032},[760,1548,996],{"class":853},[760,1550,1045],{"class":1032},[760,1552,1173],{"class":1056},[760,1554,1176],{"class":1032},[901,1556,1557],{},[566,1558,1559,1560,1565,1566,1569,1570,1572],{},"Only ",[569,1561,1562,1563],{},"forward slashes ",[626,1564,1533],{},". 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startup:\n",[651,1635,1636,1639],{},[654,1637,1638],{},"No license errors.",[654,1640,1641],{},"No Python\u002FQt errors mentioning Natsura.",[654,1643,1644],{},"When Houdini is open, it should look similar to:",[566,1646,1647],{},[861,1648],{"alt":1649,"src":1650},"Natsura loaded in Houdini","docs\u002Finstallation\u002Fnatsura_loaded.png",[566,1652,1653],{},"You’re done if:",[651,1655,1656,1665,1672],{},[654,1657,1658,1659,701,1662,613],{},"Title bar says ",[569,1660,1661],{},"Houdini 20.5.x – Py3.11",[569,1663,1664],{},"Houdini 21.0.x – Py3.11",[654,1666,1667,1668,1671],{},"You see a ",[569,1669,1670],{},"Natsura"," menu \u002F shelf.",[654,1673,1674,1675,1677],{},"The ",[569,1676,512],{}," node works without Python\u002FQt errors.",[566,1679,1680],{},"Your folders and file should look like:",[566,1682,1683],{},[861,1684],{"alt":1685,"src":1686},"Correct Natsura location + natsura.json","docs\u002Finstallation\u002Fsanity-check.png",[566,1688,1689,1690,1048],{},"The first time Natsura runs, it will ask for your ",[569,1691,1692],{},"Natsura license key",[688,1694,1695,1702,1708],{},[654,1696,794,1697,613],{},[569,1698,1699],{},[573,1700,799],{"href":799,"rel":1701},[801],[654,1703,1704,1705,613],{},"Open your ",[569,1706,1707],{},"dashboard",[654,1709,1710],{},"Paste your license key into the prompt in Houdini.",[566,1712,1713,1714,613],{},"If Natsura does not appear, go to ",[569,1715,242],{},[681,1717],{},[582,1719,242],{"id":1720},"troubleshooting",[1722,1723,1724,1776],"accordion",{},[1725,1726,1729,1732,1750,1770],"accordion-item",{"icon":1727,"label":1728},"i-lucide-folder-x","I don't have a houdini20.5 \u002F houdini21.0 folder",[566,1730,1731],{},"Houdini creates this when it runs.",[688,1733,1734,1738,1744,1747],{},[654,1735,692,1736,613],{},[569,1737,665],{},[654,1739,1626,1740,701,1742,613],{},[569,1741,619],{},[569,1743,732],{},[654,1745,1746],{},"Close Houdini cleanly.",[654,1748,1749],{},"Check again:",[751,1751,1753],{"className":753,"code":1752,"language":755,"meta":756,"style":756},"C:\u002FUsers\u002Fyourwindowsusername\u002FDocuments\u002Fhoudini20.5\u002F\n# or for Houdini 21.0:\nC:\u002FUsers\u002Fyourwindowsusername\u002FDocuments\u002Fhoudini21.0\u002F\n",[626,1754,1755,1759,1765],{"__ignoreMap":756},[760,1756,1757],{"class":762,"line":763},[760,1758,754],{"class":766},[760,1760,1761],{"class":762,"line":847},[760,1762,1764],{"class":1763},"sHwdD","# or for Houdini 21.0:\n",[760,1766,1767],{"class":762,"line":1076},[760,1768,1769],{"class":766},"C:\u002FUsers\u002Fyourwindowsusername\u002FDocuments\u002Fhoudini21.0\u002F\n",[566,1771,1772,1773,613],{},"If it still doesn't exist, you're probably not launching the right version with ",[569,1774,1775],{},"Py3.11",[1725,1777,1780,1783,1868,1999,2028],{"icon":1778,"label":1779},"i-lucide-eye-off","Natsura doesn't show up in Houdini",[566,1781,1782],{},"Check these in order:",[688,1784,1785,1797,1819,1843],{},[654,1786,1787,1788],{},"Houdini version:",[651,1789,1790],{},[654,1791,1792,1793,1796],{},"Must be ",[569,1794,1795],{},"Houdini 20.5 or 21.0 – Python 3.11"," (not Py3.10).",[654,1798,1799,1800],{},"Package file location:",[651,1801,1802],{},[654,1803,1804,1806,1807,1809,1810],{},[626,1805,967],{}," must be ",[569,1808,995],{}," here:\n",[751,1811,1813],{"className":753,"code":1812,"language":755,"meta":756,"style":756},"C:\u002FUsers\u002Fyourwindowsusername\u002FDocuments\u002Fhoudini20.5\u002Fpackages\u002Fnatsura.json\n",[626,1814,1815],{"__ignoreMap":756},[760,1816,1817],{"class":762,"line":763},[760,1818,1812],{"class":766},[654,1820,1821,1822,1048,1824],{},"Paths inside ",[626,1823,967],{},[651,1825,1826],{},[654,1827,1828,1830,1831,1834,1835],{},[626,1829,1164],{}," must point to the folder that contains ",[626,1832,1833],{},"houdini20.5\u002F",":\n",[751,1836,1837],{"className":753,"code":844,"language":755,"meta":756,"style":756},[626,1838,1839],{"__ignoreMap":756},[760,1840,1841],{"class":762,"line":763},[760,1842,844],{"class":766},[654,1844,1845,1846],{},"Check Houdini's package report:",[651,1847,1848,1854,1859],{},[654,1849,1850,1851],{},"In Houdini: ",[569,1852,1853],{},"Help → About Houdini → Show Details → Packages",[654,1855,1856,1857],{},"Find ",[626,1858,967],{},[654,1860,1861,1863,1864,1867],{},[626,1862,1102],{}," should be ",[626,1865,1866],{},"true"," and there should be no Natsura errors.\n:::",[1725,1869,1872,1875,1878,1883,1886,1906,1909,1933],{"icon":1870,"label":1871},"i-lucide-clipboard-x","I copied the path from Explorer and it still doesn't work",[566,1873,1874],{},"You likely pasted Windows-style backslashes directly into JSON.",[566,1876,1877],{},"What you copied:",[751,1879,1881],{"className":1880,"code":1480,"language":1481,"meta":756},[1479],[626,1882,1480],{"__ignoreMap":756},[566,1884,1885],{},"What JSON must contain:",[751,1887,1888],{"className":1023,"code":1536,"language":1025,"meta":756,"style":756},[626,1889,1890],{"__ignoreMap":756},[760,1891,1892,1894,1896,1898,1900,1902,1904],{"class":762,"line":763},[760,1893,1045],{"class":1032},[760,1895,1164],{"class":1056},[760,1897,1045],{"class":1032},[760,1899,996],{"class":853},[760,1901,1045],{"class":1032},[760,1903,1173],{"class":1056},[760,1905,1176],{"class":1032},[566,1907,1908],{},"Fix:",[688,1910,1911,1918,1925,1930],{},[654,1912,1913,1914,636,1916,613],{},"Replace all ",[626,1915,1529],{},[626,1917,1533],{},[654,1919,1920,1921,1924],{},"Make sure there are ",[569,1922,1923],{},"no backslashes"," left.",[654,1926,1927,1928,613],{},"Save ",[626,1929,967],{},[654,1931,1932],{},"Restart Houdini.\n:::",[1725,1934,1937,1975],{"icon":1935,"label":1936},"i-lucide-terminal","Houdini shows Python \u002F Qt errors on startup",[688,1938,1939,1944,1963,1972],{},[654,1940,1941,1942,613],{},"Confirm you launched ",[569,1943,1795],{},[654,1945,1946,1947],{},"Temporarily disable other Houdini packages:\n",[651,1948,1949],{},[654,1950,1951,1952,1955,1956,1959,1960,613],{},"Move other ",[626,1953,1954],{},".json"," files ",[569,1957,1958],{},"out of"," ",[626,1961,1962],{},"packages\u002F",[654,1964,1965,1966,1959,1969,1971],{},"Start Houdini with ",[569,1967,1968],{},"only",[626,1970,967],{}," present.",[654,1973,1974],{},"If errors disappear, another package is conflicting.\n:::",[1725,1976,1979,1993],{"icon":1977,"label":1978},"i-lucide-layout-dashboard","Remove Natsura default desktop",[651,1980,1981,1987],{},[654,1982,1586,1983,1590,1985,613],{},[626,1984,1589],{},[626,1986,1593],{},[654,1988,1596,1989,1599,1991,613],{},[626,1990,1224],{},[626,1992,1602],{},[566,1994,1605,1995,613],{},[569,1996,1997],{},[626,1998,967],{},[1725,2000,2003],{"icon":2001,"label":2002},"i-lucide-trash-2","Remove Natsura entirely",[688,2004,2005,2016],{},[654,2006,2007,2008],{},"Delete or rename:",[751,2009,2010],{"className":753,"code":1812,"language":755,"meta":756,"style":756},[626,2011,2012],{"__ignoreMap":756},[760,2013,2014],{"class":762,"line":763},[760,2015,1812],{"class":766},[654,2017,2018,2019],{},"(Optional) Delete the Natsura folder:",[751,2020,2022],{"className":753,"code":2021,"language":755,"meta":756,"style":756},"C:\u002FUsers\u002Fyourwindowsusername\u002FDocuments\u002Fnatsura\u002F\n",[626,2023,2024],{"__ignoreMap":756},[760,2025,2026],{"class":762,"line":763},[760,2027,2021],{"class":766},[1725,2029,2032,2042],{"icon":2030,"label":2031},"i-lucide-life-buoy","Still stuck?",[566,2033,2034,2035,2041],{},"Email ",[569,2036,2037],{},[573,2038,2040],{"href":2039},"mailto:support@natsura.com","support@natsura.com"," with:",[651,2043,2044,2051,2057,2062,2065,2068,2071],{},[654,2045,2046,2047,2050],{},"Your ",[569,2048,2049],{},"Windows version"," (10 or 11)",[654,2052,2053,2054],{},"Your full ",[569,2055,2056],{},"Houdini version",[654,2058,2059,2060],{},"The full content of your ",[626,2061,967],{},[654,2063,2064],{},"Any errors from:",[654,2066,2067],{},"The Houdini console",[654,2069,2070],{},"Houdini log files",[654,2072,2073,2075],{},[569,2074,1853],{},"\n:::",[2077,2078,2079],"style",{},"html 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