# Build Your First Character

### Create A Character Network From The Menu

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Recommendations

Set the $JOB variable for your scene:

{% embed url="<https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/basics/project.html>" %}
Set the JOB variable for a scene.
{% endembed %}

I prefer setting the $JOB variable because it enables you to have a top level folder available that we can use for expressions, simplifying the way to access caches and models. &#x20;


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