Tool to manage cache versions in houdini (used houdini19.5 to create).

• Presents a list of available versions of all the caches in the houdini scene
• Enables switching to any available version
• Provides the option to delete unused versions of a cache

Place the version_manager.shelf file in any of the toolbar locations recognized by houdini and relaunch houdini

Name: Name of the cache in the scene file

Version: The current version of the cache in the scene file. The dropdown allows switching to any available version of the cache.

Delete Older Versions: Displays the available older versions of the cache based on the selected version in the Version column. Provide the option to delete the older versions by toggling on the checkbox. If there are no older versions available, --- is displayed with the checkbox disabled.

Apply: Updates the version(s) of cache(s) in the scene based on version selected in Version column and deletes the older version(s) of the cache(s) if enabled

After hitting the Apply button, a dialog pops up with the summary of actions undertaken. If version deletion fails for any reason, it's notified in the dialog as well.

• Both updation and deletion successful

  

• Deletion failed

  

  [!NOTE]

  Found that when switched to a new later version, sometimes houdini keeps hold of the previously selected version file and prevents deletion. Houdini needs to be closed to release the locked file.

• Apply button pressed without any operation selected