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README 

        
This repository is a collection of simple USD projects. Each project

shows off a single feature or group of USD features.



## Structure summary



This repository is split into six categories



- Features

- Concepts

- Tricks

- Plugins

- Tools

- References



**Features** highlight a single class or set of functions for working in USD.



**Concepts** take features explained in Features and extends them to real-world examples.



**Tricks** are simple, isolated ideas using USD Features.



**Plugins** show how to customize USD to suit your pipeline.



**Tools** are miscellaneous scripts that are built to do a specific task, with USD.



**References** are useful pages for finding more information about USD and how to interact with it in your projects.



Every project in this repository will show how to work in Python, C++,

and USDA wherever possible.



## How to view

If a concept folder is trying to show off a USD feature but it takes a

lot of code then the top-level README.md file is there to summarize the

important bits. It may also refer to other resources for where to read

more.



Lastly, source-code files may contain explanations for what is shown.

Each of these lines is marked with `XXX`.



## How to build

### C++

Unless a C++ project has specific instructions, every project compiles

and executes using the following commands:



```bash

cd {some_concept_cpp_folder}/build

USD_INSTALL_ROOT=/wherever/you/installed/USD/to cmake ..

make

./run_it

```



`USD_INSTALL_ROOT` typically defaults to `/usr/local/USD`

on Linux but your location may vary.

See [USD's build documentation](https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/USD#3-run-the-script) for details.



### Python

Python modules can always run using `python name_of_module.py`



## Sections

Here are links of a recommended viewing order for every project in this repository.



### Features



[Adding comments to USD files](features/add_comment)



[SetKind onto UsdPrim](features/set_kind)



[specializes composition arc](features/specializes)



[Using Prim AssetInfo](features/asset_info)



[Defining customizable userProperties](features/userProperties)



[Edit Targets](features/edit_targets)



[Value resolution caching](features/value_caching)



[Computing bounding boxes, using UsdGeomImageable and UsdGeomBBoxCache](features/world_bounding_box)



[Pixar's specializes example](features/specializes_glossary_example)



[Using "purposes" on UsdPrim objects](features/purposes)



[UsdResolveInfo - Finding where opinions come from](features/usd_resolve_info)



[Enable debugging messages and write your own](features/enable_debugging)



[Profiling USD stages](features/profiling_usd.md)



[How to use Value Clips](features/value_clips)



[Setting Time Varying Attributes With Sdf](features/time_varying_attributes_sdf)



[SdfChangeBlock - Efficient USD authoring](features/sdf_change_block)



[SdfBatchNamespaceEdit and SdfNamespaceEdit - Efficient USD authoring](features/batch_namespace_edit)



[UsdStageCache - caching USD stages](features/caching)



[TfNotice - Run functions when a stage changes, using callbacks](features/notices)



[TfNotice - Send your own custom callbacks](features/notice_send)



### Concepts



[Valid Model Hierarchies](concepts/valid_model_hierarchies)



[Understanding VariantSets](concepts/variant_set_understanding)



[Overriding VariantSets](concepts/variant_set_in_stronger_layer)



[How to uniquify an instanced UsdPrim](concepts/uniquify_an_instance)



[UsdRelationship Forwarding](concepts/relationship_forwarding)



[Using VariantSets in a production scenario](concepts/variant_set_production_shot)



[A practical example of the "specializes" composition arc](concepts/specializes_a_practical_example)



[The "specializes" composition arc as a fallback mechanism](concepts/specializes_as_a_fallback_mechanism)



[Reference a Prim in the current SdfLayer](concepts/reference_into_prim)



[How to find "Orphaned" overs](concepts/orphaned_over)



[A mesh with a material](concepts/mesh_with_materials)



[Asset composition arcs - how subLayers, references, and payloads work together](concepts/asset_composition_arcs.md)



### Tricks



[Printing and modifiying prims using the C++ STL](tricks/stl_iteration)



[Custom traversals with boost](tricks/stl_iteration2)



[Traversing instanced prims](tricks/traverse_instanced_prims)



[Variant auto-selections - Using VariantSets to modify other VariantSets](tricks/variant_set_auto_selections)



[Copy opinions from a VariantSet onto another Prim](tricks/copy_variant_set_to_prim)



[Find An Attribute's Source](tricks/attribute_source_check)



[Find a Prim's bound material (includes collections API)](tricks/bound_material_finder)



[2-pass exporting - Export USD stages 100x faster](tricks/fast_export)



[Flatten a USD layer stack](tricks/flatten_layer_stack)



[Use weaker layers to modify stronger layers](tricks/use_weaker_layers_to_modify_stronger_layers)



[Multi-payloads - Yes, you can have more than one](tricks/multi_payload)



[Getting Prims through VariantSets](tricks/get_sdf_prim_path)



### Plugins



[usdview_auto_reloader - Update layers in usdview automatically](plugins/usdview_auto_reloader)



[usdview_root_loader - Recursively load / unload Prim payloads](plugins/usdview_root_loader)



[usdview_purpose_swap - Change between proxy and render purposes with a single button](plugins/usdview_purpose_swap)



[usdview_copy_camera - Make a prim in usdview to represent the current view](plugins/usdview_copy_camera)



[VariantSet fallback selections](plugins/variant_fallbacks)



[VariantSet selection export polices](plugins/registered_variant_selection_export_policies)



[Adding custom metadata](plugins/plugin_metadata)



[Custom USD schemas](plugins/custom_schemas_with_python_bindings)



[A custom ArResolver plugin](plugins/custom_resolver)



### Tools



[usd_searcher - A command-line tool for searching USD files](tools/usd_searcher)



[Exporting UsdSkel from scratch](tools/export_usdskel_from_scratch)



### References



[extentsHint and bounding boxes](references/extents_hint_and_bounding_boxes)



[Link Python Documentation To USD's Documentation](references/link_to_the_api_documentation)



[Understanding usdview](references/usdview_style_documentation)



[The USD supported plugin mastersheet](references/working_with_plugins.md)



[Where to find more resources](references/where_to_find_resources.md)



## Studying



There's also Anki deck for this repository, which you can download

[by clicking here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qx8N9wwL2ufviuWcQrY3zT2S6GN6nrg7/view?usp=sharing)



## Roadmap

See [This wiki page](https://github.com/ColinKennedy/USD-Cookbook/wiki)

for a list of planned topics that will be added in the future.



## Contributing

This repository is a constant WIP. If there's something that you'd like

to see written about, please suggest it as an issue so that I / others

can pick it up and work on it. Also, if you have something that you'd

like to contribute, please make a PR. Submissions are welcome!



## Disclaimer

But note: This repository may not actually show the best way to do

things in USD. It's just a collection of (my) personal findings. Also,

as Pixar comes out with new USD releases and learning resources, this

information may become out-of-date. Always prefer primary guides and

documentation over anything that you see here.



## Final Note

Tested with:

- CentOS 7.6

- USD 19.07

- cmake version 3.13.4

- make 3.82

- g++ 8.3.0