This workshop covers building USD assets in Solaris, using the Component Builder tool-set added in Houdini 19. We'll discuss what USD assets can look like, and how the Component Builder simplifies making good USD assets even for artists new to USD/Solaris. We will also cover how to leverage some of these features down the road, in later stages of a pipeline. Hopefully by the end you will come away with more confidence about USD assets, as well as a better understaing of using the Component Builder in your projects.