File SOP Lock Flag vs Stash SOP

[art3mis]

Hi

Can anyone tell me if there is any difference between using  the Lock Flag on a File SOP vs using a Stash SOP?

Do they do the same thing (ie include any linked resources as part of the .hip)?

 

[Luijee]

It works the same with a couple extras

http://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/nodes/sop/stash.html

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This node is conceptually very similar to locking a Null SOP, however it has several additional features:

• The interaction is slightly more convenient.
• You can modify or overwrite the cached geometry with hou.Geometry objects through scripting.
• You can link the geometry parameter to a parameter on a parent asset. This allows assets to inject geometry into a network without making the contents editable.
• The node never passes the input directly to the output, so Houdini doesn’t see downstream nodes as depending on upstream nodes. This is useful if a live connection would create a dependency cycle.