# HDA Installation

Our toolset is integrated into a Houdini's Digital Asset.

If you're new to Houdini please visit the Houdini Digital Asset Installation process at the link bellow for more details.

{% embed url="<https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/assets/install.html>" %}
Houdini Help
{% endembed %}

Here we will explain a quick process to begin testing&#x20;

* Manually install, from the top menus:
  1. Choose **Assets** -> **Install Asset Library...**
  2. Find the Procedural Anatomy HDA file on your computer.

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/czlF1HeE8ElPv7Dygz6P/blobs/81UwAAzeAP4gzTnzy9IE/01_assetManager.gif" alt=""><figcaption><p>Manually install an HDA file from the asset library.</p></figcaption></figure>

* Installing it in the correct folder
  * You can install HDAs to your Houdini preferences folder in a folder called **otls**.  Houdini will load the Procedural Anatomy toolset when it starts.
* Installing it with environment variables
  * Recommended for studios
  * Procedural Anatomy supports environment files and packages.