Changelog

[v0.22.0] - 2023-02-15

Build:

Skip test if UFE attribute metadata not available #2834
Use the PXR namespace directive #2827
Bump UFE version to 4.0 #2819
Fix VP2 test #2787
Fix empty values for remapUVSetsTo #2784
Fix USD Min build after outliner rework #2781

Translation Framework:

Improve NURBS export #2835
Import as anim cache #2829
Token updates in preparation for Schema Versioning #2826
Invalid beziers #2813
Fix material export when preserving UVset names #2776
Export Normals by default and modify docs to match code behaviour #2768

Workflow:

Relative File Paths:
- Save USD root file relative to scene file #2854 #2839
- Load my USD root file as relative to the scene file #2848
Invalid extension in Layer editor would cause crash #2847 #2845
Clean options of materials scope name #2840
Preserve NodeGraph boundaries on duplicate #2836
Prevents a hang that can occur when forming certain connections #2828
Prettify: Add space on lower to upper transition #2824
Add Ufe log on console to notify shader attribute without default value #2823
Prevent string conversions to throw exceptions with empty value #2822
Fix plugInfo to use relative path #2821
Fix USD export curve options #2820
Shorten nice names by trimming schema name #2818
Add reparenting rules for Shaders, NodeGraphs and Materials #2811
Allow native file dialog when loading layers #2807
Fix crash when editing two prims #2806
Add scene index plugin code #2805
Correctly identify orphaned edited prims #2803
mayaUsd.ufe.stagePath() returns incorrect value #2801
Delete compound attributes does not remove their connections #2800
Improve diagnostics #2799
Interaction between deactivation and cancel edit #2794
Merge top UFE classification for glsfx and USD shader #2791
UFE USD camera commands #2789
Correctly expose Material and NodeGraph attributes in Maya Attribute Editor #2788
Fix a bug where materials got created in the wrong scope #2783
Outliner rework of Material items #2775
Correctly disable merge to USD #2769
merge-to-USD into variants #2764
Auto re-edit when merging a Maya Reference #2762

Render:

Adding a MaterialX v1.38.5 update for closures #2858
Enable instances to determine non empty stage in preparation for USD v0.23.02 #2844
UDIM: Use default LOD values in anisotropic mode #2816
Remove frequent warning in Arnold/RenderMan shading workflows #2814
Fix opacity computations for MaterialX and USD materials #2790
Implement display layer's hide-on-playback flag for instanced geometry #2780

Documentation:

Update documentation of the export command #2808

[v0.21.0] - 2022-12-13

Build:

Update deprecated Python 3.7 functions #2752
Add includes that were being pulled transitively #2732
Adapt testConnections for USD 22.11 #2726
Remove reference to vaccine python code #2715
Build MayaUsd on RHEL8 with new ABI #2675
Removing unnecessary explicit 'pxr' namespacing #2654
Create an auto-test for Display Layer attributes #2647
Added test for getAllStages() versus delete #2645

Translation Framework:

Issue error message for invalid variant selection #2743
Make import not use the shared stage cache #2734
Export parent offset matrix #2731
Anim channel code clarification #2730
Fix default export logic if subdivScheme is none #2713
Worldspace flag for Maya USD export #2708
USD import command support prim variants #2703
Handle timecodes-per-second when flipping shared state #2701
Support duplicate xform ops #2695
Transfer state from root layer when toggling shareable stage #2691
Handle rename and reparent in the orphaned nodes manager #2690
Wipe and restore orphaned session data #2684
Serialization of pull variant info into JSON #2682
Fix nurbs curves UI when using export job context #2664

Workflow:

Connections now handled internally #2766
Adds default UsdShaderAttributeDef uisoftmin value of 0.0 #2760
Allow retrieving Arnold "uimin" metadata #2755
Duplicated prim to be on the Display Layer that the source prim was on #2747 #2700
Fix duplication of homonyms #2746
Improve usability of NoExec commands #2737
More precise edit restrictions for metadata and variants #2736
Allow connecting filename attributes #2733
Fix lost connection for output port with parent #2729
Test if visibility edit is valid before returning command #2725
Allow creating prims in weaker layers #2720
Preserve the Layer Manager expanded layers #2718
Triggers attribute metadata changed notification #2704
Unable to switch variants when Session Layer is targeted #2698
Implementation batched duplication #2687
Improve undo/redo capabilities #2686
Implementation of UFE Material Interface #2674
Bringing back the Display Layers in EditAsMaya support by fixing the crash #2673
Allow custom UI hooks for mayaUsdProxyShape #2671
Fix Edit-As-Maya on fresh Maya session #2670
Implement filtered version of findGatewayItems() #2666
Properly track usage of shared render items #2663
Makes use of Materials env vars for generating scope name for assigned materials #2658
Rename ports #2644
Assign new material to multiple objects #2641
Clearing out stage listeners before creating new ones #2635

Render:

Performance Issue: AntiquesMall Scene now takes 20+ minutes to load in Maya #2751
Fix rendering crash with MtoH #2742
Point instancer: performance drop on point instanced selection #2728
Implement display layer's bbox mode for instanced geometry #2709
Implement display layer's visibility for instanced geometry #2688
Use USD preview surface for cards draw mode #2680
Update USD render when color prefs change #2648

[v0.20.0] - 2022-10-25

Build:

Fixes for building with gcc 11 (still using old ABI) #2633
Fix for building with latest Maya PR and USD v21.8 #2632
Use Pixar's namespace directive macro #2620 #2536
Broken AL_USDMaya and AL_USDTransaction builds (AL) #2598
Add the python support for DagToUsdMap #2584
Change how the active 3D view is retrieved in the test #2581
Fix MaterialX compilation on M1 Macs #2579
Build as Universal Binary 2 (x86_64 + arm64) #2575
Fix configuration error when GULRAK_SOURCE_DIR is specified on Windows #2551
Update to materialx 1.38.5 #2528

Translation Framework:

Use Adapter to author MeshLightAPI for RfM's PxrMeshLight #2613
Update exporters for string varnames #2601
Fix export when exportRoots and stripNamespaces are combined #2590
Preserve timeline during Edit-As-Maya #2583
Always write color space to usd texture prims #2548
Include Extra Knots for NurbsCurves Export #2531

Workflow:

Make adding a pulled prim to the orphan manager undoable #2662
Fix orphaned node discard edits with unloaded ancestor #2638
Display Layers:
- Temporarily disable support for display layers in EditAsMaya workflows #2667
- Correct handling of Display List vs Variants #2634
- Display Layer membership should survive the 'Edit As Maya Data' workflow #2628
- Test prim undo delete vs Display Layer #2625
Handle automatic creation of attribute unique name #2622
Duplicate as USD Data timeline options don't show what is currently applied #2615
Prevent crash when discarding deactivated Maya Ref #2612
Fix namespace renaming #2610
Handle trailing # in rename #2604
Do not change suffix if renamed to the same name #2600
Add support for Generic Shader Attributes #2595
Adds support for converting strings with options into enum strings #2588
Add layer muting serialization to the proxy shape #2580
Initial implementation of AETemplate control creators #2578
Hide orphaned pulled nodes on ancestor structure change #2576
Update relationship targets and connection sources on prim rename #2574
Workaround for USD Issue 2013 #2569
Cached to USD dialog: Label gets cut off on parent prim info message #2566
When adding an Xform to a USD prim two entries are shown in the Channel Box #2565
Set icon disabled when Maya object is orphaned #2561
Add support for doubles to GetDictionaryFromArgDatabase #2547
Route visibility edits #2546
Fix issues deleting attributes on NodeGraphs #2544
Disconnection code improvements #2539
Improve connecting to surface experience #2534
Disallow switching variants in a weaker layer #2533
Handle scope for read-only transform #2530
Fix removing multiple layers at the same time #2523
Allowing a new prim spec to be written in edit target layers #2390

Render:

Disable Edit as Maya for materials #2631
Defaults materials scope name to mtl and allows setting #2624
Display Layers:
- Prims wireframes should have a specific color and opacity when in a Display Layer #2618
- When "Enable Overrides" is unchecked for a Display Layer USD Data still uses Bounding Box #2611
- Prims should be in untextured mode when in a Display Layer #2599
- Prims should be in bounding box mode when in a Display Layer #2542
- Prims should be in unshaded mode when in a Display Layer #2562
Show correct render backend name #2617
USD needs to support untextured mode like Maya does #2570
Use hydra material id fix #2568
Mark primitives as dirty if the shader has been rebuilt #2564
Fix MaterialX conversion crash with invalid graphs #2543
Update callsite to use new Hydra API #2538
Flush all resource caches on exit #2529

Documentation:

Update build.md with Ufe version information #2616
Update build.md with USD v22.08 support #2573
Update CLA #2535
Document the Maya Ref Edit router #2526

[v0.19.0] - 2022-08-19

Build:

Added test for group pivot options Maya fix #2525
Display Layers Tests
- editDisplayLayerMembers command is now "opt-in" for Ufe #2524
- Changing a prim's metadata removes it from display layer #2494
- Empty Display Layer command leaves invalid Ufe paths fUfeMembers #2476
- Reparent/Rename/Delete test #2459
- Save/restore with scene #2455
Add test for xform -cpc support #2513
RfM Translator Test Improvements #2510
Detect Ufe SceneSegmentHandler support directly #2467
MacOS: mayausd doesn't load on older Mac systems (10.15.7) #2453
Run gizmo tests in 2023.2 #2445
Test Maya fixes for center pivot #2435
Re-enable testUsdChangeProcessingProxy #2434
Provide explicit export options in tests #2431
Set the color and specular roughness on the default standard surface #2427
Test pixelMove UFE support #2412
PluginLight needs to use the Light Icon instead of falling back to Xform icon #2406
Force Y-up axis for image compare tests #2379
Creating a testVP2RenderDelegateLight test #2378
Fixing autotest failures that arise after enabling UFE Proxy Lights in Maya #2373
Fix capitalization error on include file #2362
Use UsdGeomPrimvarAPI in UVExport Tests #2361
Replace UsdGeomImageable primvar methods #2327

Translation Framework:

Use Sdr for RfM light translation #2511
Author normalization attribute when exporting RfM Lights #2496
Skip Material export if no conversion was selected #2488
Support Maya reference prim transform round trip #2462
Allow resetting material settings #2451
Fix handling of empty materialCollectionsPath #2442
Static caching still caches animation #2416
USDExport: using "parentScope" and "exportRoots" flags together returns an error #2400
Respect prim writer "ShouldPruneChildren" when shading mode is useRegistry #2385
Updated NURBS curve export for widths and knots attributes #2326
Fixed up shading mode export options and display colour fallback behaviour #2324
Add namespace support to USD import file translators #2308
The geomBindTransform should not be added to the mesh's transform #2277
Add support for default rgba values and color threshold for exporting #2250

Workflow:

Implement UI node graph node #2520
MayaUSD implementation of the AddAttribute API #2514
Undo of delete must update stage cache #2503
Support Normal3f and Point3f USD type #2501
Copy transform to the correct variant #2497
Set a default prim when caching to USD #2492
Default component tag setting (enabled) bloats USD file export #2489
Add Outliner icons for shading types #2485
Adds a nullptr check to UsdHierachyHandler::hierarchy() #2478
Fix attribute creation on connect #2472
Add contextual menu to create material nodes #2466
Fix discovery and creation of namespaced nodes #2457
Preserve session layer on save #2447
Propagate MaterialX metadata info #2441
Reset all merge and duplicate options #2439
Prepend reference/payload doesn't work in Caching Maya Ref #2436
Add list/create/delete connections #2433
Assign material to selection #2429
Preserve unsaved root layer #2428
Progress bar for import/export/push/pull #2421
Reparent on deactivated #2419
UFE light support in versions below UFE 4 (particularly UFE 3.1) #2417
Unauthored attrs changes #2414
Fix unshared stage toggling and loading #2410
Set options when Duplicate to USD Data #2407
Remember shared/unshared load state #2398
The set "usdEditAsMaya" doesn't disappear when cancelling editing as Maya #2397 #2386
Only save the user-selected filter type when the dialog is confirmed #2395
Fix crash when deleting a stage #2393
Fix issues between two versions of standard_surface #2388
Fix merging of normals #2387
Reset auto-edit in all variants #2377
Add execution validation during pull/push #2374
Turn on Maya Reference for users #2369
Applied schemas are broken in the AE template with USD v22.05 #2368
Improved USD type support #2364
Allow topological modifications #2363
Turn off auto-edit when caching #2360
Selecting a camera and framing it with "f" shows the origin instead of the camera #2359
Catch exceptions during notifications #2358
Do not offer USDZ as a file format to cache to USD #2356
Maya reference node naming #2350
Lights Outliner icon is not getting picked up #2349
Merge to USD dialog window height - cannot scroll down #2348
Cache to USD dialog: empty space below options #2347
Allow creating prim in stronger layer #2337
Avoid auto-edit check on invalid prim #2336
Obey file-format choice in Layer Editor #2334
cache-to-USD file type persistence #2316
Add classifications and metadata to Node/Attribute def #2315
ProxyShapeSceneSegmentHandler and UsdCameraHandler::findCameras #2307
Implemented Outliner orphaned nodes, pulled node tooltips and italics #2285

Render:

Display Layers:
- I'd like my prims to be referenced in a Display Layer #2519
- I'd like my prims to be templated in a Display Layer #2508
- Fixing a visibility update issue when USD data and Display Layer is saved to Maya file #2493
- I'd like my prims to hide with the Display Layer on playback #2475
- Modifying Display Layer membership or drawOverride attr for MayaUsd prims is very slow #2458
- Respect Display Layer visibility #2418
Cleanup UsdImagingGL legacy engine #2512
Hide on playback option doesn't work on re-open #2509
Prevent skeleton moving when underlying base mesh is moved #2491
Check for invalid prim #2490
Improve classifications of Arnold shaders #2484
Explicitly set specular rougness to 0.4 #2482
Show bound surface materials as extra AE tabs #2470
Implementing testVP2RenderDelegateCameras autotest #2383
Fix hydra crash with skydome #2331
Suppress UFE-proxy lights in Maya Scene Delegate to avoid lights duplication #2328
Use getMemberPaths for material export when it is available #2322
Add SdfAssetPath support to renderGlobals #2314
Show nested subcomponents in expanded representation #2289

Documentation:

Add docs about saving layers #2483
Updated MaterialX documentation for recent changes #2454
Update build.md with Maya 2023 info #2450
Fixed documentation for subdivision scheme #2423
Update build.md with supported USD versions #2401

[v0.18.0] - 2022-05-10

Build:

Installer script doesn't install the MaterialX libs for Maya 2022 #2302
Update to MaterialX 1.38.4 #2299
Use pixar using directive #2293
Fix build for USD versions past 21.11 #2288
Add MaterialX search path for tests #2282
Added support for Universal Binary 2 (x86_64 + arm64) #2280
Build with gcc 9 #2274
Fix cotd preflights image comparison failures #2241
Add unit test for select -addFirst #2195

Translation Framework:

Added support for importing animated bool/int type attributes #2318
Enforce cache file format #2311
EditAsMaya set should be a locked node #2290
Added mesh export options to preserve and remap UV set names #2283
The true bindPose for a skin cluster comes from it's bindPreMatrix #2270
Fix missing edit after merge #2245
Target layer moves & stays on session layer when editing as Maya data #2242
Prevent recursive edit as Maya #2229
Enable readAnimatedValues attribute on Camera translator import #2224
Enable proxyAccessor in AL_USDMaya #2222
Added export option to merge offset parent matrix #2218
Fixed uninitialized variable that caused NaN xform values after importing #2217
MaterialX subcomponent connections export #2211
USDExport: using parentScope & exportRoots flags together returns an error #2204
Added stage export option to disable authoring of distance unit #2203
Update the MaterialNetwork conversion function #2184
Final part of the code refactoring that merges more common methods into MayaUsdRPrim class #2086

Workflow:

Implement pivot accessors for wrapped matrix ops #2319
NURBS default to off when caching #2309
Added a user proc in USDMenuProc #2305
Minor UI fixes
- Merge maya edits to USD option box: "cancel" button should be "close" #2300
- Merge to USD optionbox width is not the same as other option boxes #2300
- Cache to USD: tooltips are missing word in bold #2300
- Make "Define In" options enabled #2298
- Add Layer Editor menu item to the context menu of edited-as-Maya objects #2198
- Add contextual menu to bind materials #2287
Removed proxy shape pre/post selection events notification #2294
Refactored and simplified AL_USDMaya primvar interpolation type detection #2284
Fix crash with deactivate and console #2268
Support UFE lights #2266
For for showing deactivated children #2265
Use correct way to query attribute #2260
Add validation on custom transform node before accessing #2252
Mark outTime attribute dirty to force updating Maya bbox #2251
USD shader node def #2243
Avoid errors in marking menu #2238
Maya Reference auto-edit handling #2235
Persist USD payload state #2226
Fixed dead loop issue when deleting node #2219
Reduce floating point comparison precision to avoid making edit layer dirty #2216
Bad variant cache with empty pref #2200
Fix for attribute editor in 2022 due to changes to callcustom in editorTemplate #2182

Render:

Can no longer pass ALL_INSTANCES into GetScenePrimPath #2317
MaterialX doesn't display in the Viewport on MacOS #2296
Set the default light intensity the new way #2291
Active Selection Highlighting color doesn't work in Maya 2022 with USD #2279
Remove assertion with incorrect expression #2278
SetParameter crash from a worker thread #2275
Add optionVars for controlling specular lighting options #2261
Use USDLuxTokens for spot light #2253
Fix MaterialX not working with AMD material lib #2236
Fix textures disappearing when manipulating a prim when async texture loading is enabled #2228
Flat shading using V3 lighting API #2223
Expose colorCorrect node to MaterialX #2207
Points schema support in HdVP2 render delegate #2190

[v0.17.0] - 2022-04-04

Build:

Created cmake variables which tell if the API is present #2167
Change _GetLocalTransformForDagPoseMember check from maya api version to diffrence_type iterator trait support #2136
Remove/replace all UFE_PREVIEW_VERSION_NUM now that latest MayaPR has UFE v3 #2096
MayaUsd test failures with USD built with AssetResolver 2 #2092
Initial cache to USD test #2081

Translation Framework:

Create usdGeomNode to extract usd geometry on compute #2173
Import code for place2dTexture #2170
Support duplicate to Maya and USD to non root #2166 #2156
Export of texture and placement #2165
Add curve filtering option in UI #2161
Fixed incorrect export flag for translator in test plugin #2148
Preserve load state of prims #2141
Added mesh export options for interpolation type and reference object mode #2128
Add UV tangents directly in MaterialX #2113
Import of usd lux light prims #2097
Fixed recursive calls to bound Python translators under Python 3 #2094
Error when attempting to add a Maya reference to a variant #2091

Workflow:

Maya Reference:
- Added check in context ops to avoid Add Maya Reference on Maya reference prim #2187
- Cancel edit on Maya Reference under an xform #2186
- Crash when editing as Maya #2183
- Locked attributes on Maya reference prim transform stand-in #2175
- Clean up 'Cache to USD' UI options #2144
- Change add Maya reference edit state default #2131
- Proper selection for edit as Maya, merge to USD, and discard Maya edits #2125
- No icon for Maya Reference in USD on Linux #2090
- Add undo support to add Maya reference #2079
Remove Load/Unload payload from AE #2171
Renaming 2 prims with illegal chars will crash Maya #2151
Exporting maya file using USD takes extremely long #2158
Add glBindVertexArray to UsdMayaGLBatchRenderer::_TestIntersection #2157
Automatically set the animation option #2149
Fixed problem where BBox did not recalculate if prim visibility changed #2147
Persist cache-to-USD options #2123
Cache to USD: take out 'Parent Scope' from options #2122
Improve the merge-to-USD UI #2119
Added export option to disable the model kinds processor #2106
Refresh issue with deactivation of USD Prims #2104
Ufe v1: Crash when interacting with Outliner after unloading payload #2103
Removed redundant code in proxy shape transform validation #2100
Support for orphaned objects #2095
Removed tracking selectability and lock metadata #2075
Switch delete command behavior to delete prims #1895

Render:

When instance colors is nullptr don't get the length #2230
MaterialX image improvements #2178
Share cached HdVP2TextureInfo between all materials #2145
If USD reports that the topology is dirty compare the new topology to the old #2143
Warn the user that mtoh is experimental #2138
Get the display style of all viewports rather than just the current #2134
Use the class specific namespace so we don't have to check Maya's version #2129
USD 22.03 integration: API change for MaterialX #2126
Setting the instance colors or transforms into Maya is expensive #2110
Varying display colour bug #2107
Use the latest MPxSubSceneOverride API #2101
Improved texture loading by running file reading asynchronously and only for active render purpose #1980

Documentation:

Updated documentation + unit test #2105

[v0.16.0] - 2022-02-08

Build:

Fix edit router parent test #2068
Add custom rig codeless schema test #2057 #1997
Rename "gulark" to "gulrak" #2048
Removed AL_usdmaya_ProxyShapeSelect command and related functionality #2009
Allow building Maya 2020 against a MaterialX-enabled USD #1985
Fix TestALUSDMayaPython_LayerManager random fails #1945
Updated AL Python tests to avoid tempfiles #1923

Translation Framework:

Write sparsely when exporting mesh orientation #2050
Allow updating registered Python class #2044
Improve Python bindings #2037
Disable multi-material options for legacy shading #2035
Extended Python schema API wrappers #2027
Added vertex colour utility node and translation for USD preview surface #2016
Revisit Python shader export unit test #1981
Fix MaterialX import of RGBA files #1962
Make sure material export sanitizes names #1950
Use correct default for shading mode #1940
Properly detect animated compound plug #1939
Support for ignoreColorSpaceFileRules when setting scalar textures #1938
Fix correctness issues for material export #1937
Fixed worldspace export flag behaviour to only bake xform at the top level prim #1931
Validate normal maps for correctness #1918
Unnest UV reader and optimize #1915
Use USD syntax for Python callbacks #1911
Only export transform rotate order if not default #1713

Workflow:

Push/Pull workflow:
- Cache to USD dialog for Maya reference prim #2054
- See a waiting cursor when pulling #2040
- Deactivate prim on pull instead of using exclude feature #2036
- Group my Maya Reference on creation #2025
- Improve edit as maya context menu #2023
- Edit as Maya whole selected object #2020
- MayaReference auto-edit support #2015
- Always use Namespaces when creating a Maya Reference #2004
- Name the MayaReference prim/transform node on creation #2000
- Ensure duplicate-as USD creates unique prim names #1989
- Define my Maya Reference in a variant on creation #1988
- Support mergeNamespacesOnClash attribute on MayaReference prim #1987
- Enable creating Maya Reference prim as child of proxy shape node #1978
- Add a Maya Reference #1973
- Add undo/redo to Edit-as-Maya workflows #1969
- mergeToUsd/discardEdits should remove inert primSpecs from session layer#1927
- 'Duplicate as Maya Data' only on prims that have import translators #1924
- Get an edit on my sessionLayer instead of my editTarget layer #1896
Fix group command not finding unique names #2032
Outliner not updating with new prim defined in python #1970
Expose python bindings for UsdMayaPrimUpdater #1894
Add support for float and double types to the converter (and proxy accessor) #1892

Render:

Removed proxyDrawOverride render delegate #2063
MaterialX v1.38.3 #2062
Introducing color cache to improve performance #2059
Fix display color not matching the source Lambert materials #2049
Trigger the populate selection when a new instancer is added #2038
Disable the workaround of populating selection every frame #2034
- Work around Pixar USD issue #1516 #1897
USD selection highlighting doesn't take color settings into consideration #2033
Don't dirty invalid paths #2024
Interacting with heavy scenes is slow #2019
Fix flipped normals #2012
Work around USD race condition for UsdSkel #2007
Don't try to get requiredVertextBuffers from a NULL shader #1993
Curves drawing color is the exact same as the Maya viewport gray background #1998
CPU UsdSkel support #1992
Changing the primvar reader to a color reader can change the output #1971
Test selection highlighting of USD objects in vp2RenderDelegate #1965
UpdateSelectionStates may trigger an execute #1957
Use cached textures #1941
Fix exported normals not being used by VP2 #1913
Safely test opacity values when iterpolation is uniform #1906
Add required primvars corresponding to the Maya shader's required vertex buffers #1903
Copy MaterialXGenOgsXml to MayaUSD #1901
Mark everything dirty when display modes change #1891
Make Enum UI control for TfToken type #1874

Documentation:

Improve documentation discoverability #2064
Schema adaptor documentation #2061

[v0.15.0] - 2021-12-16

Build:

Updated AL Python tests to use fixturesUtils #1886
Added multi-format serialisation test for shared LayerManager #1866
Use AbsPath for INPUT_PATH env var in converter tests #1837
Compile MayaUSD correctly when mixing USD 20.05 and Maya 2022 #1835
Test passing array to Maya commands #1831
Use mayapy as Python interpreter on Mac #1828
Update callsites to work with USD dev API changes #1825
Fix UV export test #1823
Add tests for auto load new objects, auto load selected and for instanced #1820

Translation Framework:

Convert UsdMayaPrimUpdater::isAnimated() use of Python to C++ #1878
Python bindings for chasers #1864
Maya 2020 picked wrong MDGModifier.deleteNode #1853
Job context UI for import/export dialogs #1842
Fix support for normal map channel connections #1833
Use Adaptors for custom schema import-export #1814
Bugfix for exporting instances that have namespaces or other use invalid characters #1708

Workflow:

Push/Pull workflow:
- Remove edit-as-maya menus when not available #1885
- Validate pull push capability #1845
- Implement minimal merge of modified data when merging back to USD after editing in Maya #1804
Adjust unit tests for UFE 3.0 #1888
Unloaded prims should appear in the outliner #1877
Add action in Outliner context menu to toggle instanceable state of prim #1873
Made all dirty layers and anonymous sublayers serialisable #1872
Selecting an instanced prim and then the stage shows incorrect selection hilite in viewport #1868
Fixed exiting callback failing to deregister on UFE global #1856
Added locking for instance proxy xforms #1851
Prevent parenting under an instance #1844
Manage the edit-ability of an attribute from Maya's Attribute Editor #1816
Add the layer's file format as a serialisation attribute #1792

Render:

Update for quaternion change in USD v21.11 #1910 #1902
Skip Ufe Identifier update when the identifiers are not in use #1875
Fix for proxyShapes in VP2 to display shaders bound to "glslfx:surface" material output #1870
Insert backup restore GL state render task around colorize-select-task #1863
Performance optimization if there are no reprs selected #1843
Selection Highlight doesn't update when changing selection with USD 21.11 #1838
Fix OpenGL initialization to restore GPU Compute functionality #1803

[0.14.0] - 2021-11-10

Build:

Fixes to unit testing framework #1798 #1795 #1793 #1787 #1772
Make shader reader/writer test self contained #1794
Update image baseline for PreviewSurface test #1786
Use new libusd library prefix when finding USD_LIBRARY #1743

Translation Framework:

Python Bindings:
- UsdMayaShadingModeRegistry #1756
- Material translators #1744
Multi-material export #1788
USD export and import componentTags #1755
Import basis curves #1742
Fix translator context on nested proxy shapes #1729

Workflow:

Hierarchy handler chain of responsibility for child filtering #1810
Fixed tagged excluded prims to update correctly when changed #1791
Crash when attempting to move Maya object and USD prim #1790
Edit as Maya data / Merge back to USD #1789
Implemented new metadata methods from Ufe::Attribute to support locking #1785
Use HdRprim's render tag data for VP2 mesh shared data #1784
Payload status is not respected when duplicating an object in USD #1778 #1735
Added intersection test command for ProxyDrawOverride #1771
Layer Editor/Manager:
- Updated manager to purge cached self on scene reset #1760
- Loading sublayers with relative path checked throws error #1748
- Added caching to LayerManager #1734
Make TranslatePrim update behaviour consistent with Proxy Shape update behaviour #1725

Render:

Fix textures missing on OSX with V2 Lighting #1800
Maya freezes on playback when using a invalid stageCacheId #1776
Updates to pxr hd renderer #1774
Enable primvar filtering to match HdSt behavior #1737
Added USD pick mode fixes for VP2 #1731

[0.13.0] - 2021-10-12

Build:

Fix compilation issue for schema, header and UFE linking #1723
Use PXR_NAMESPACE_USING_DIRECTIVE to fix internal Pixar builds #1717
Centos8 supprt #1716
Python:
- Prevent crash when accessing a stale attribute from Python #1675
- Python 3.9 support #1668
- Fix python 3.9 AL TransactionManager crash #1698
Fix MaterialX code generation #1696
Pixar plugin:
- Removing references to the deprecated PxPointInstancer #1694
Add tests for sets command and for isolate select in Vp2RenderDelegate #1678
Maya could have some observers created when the test starts running #1650
Update maya-usd for USD v0.21.08 #1646

Translation Framework:

Python Bindings:
- Chasers #1722
- Un-registration of registered translators #1709
- Schema adaptors #1699
- Prim translators #1670
Import/Export fixes:
- Warning on blendShape export #1684
- Standard surface export #1671
- GeomNurbsCurve import #1654
Animal Logic plugin:
- Fill in missing export translator implementation #1728
- Avoid opening duplicated usd stages on Maya file load #1727
- Fix excluded prim paths #1726
- Add duplicate check during translator context deserialise based on prim path match #1710
- Ignored setting playback range if no time code found from USD #1686
Use the API schema class UsdLuxLightAPI in place of USD typed class #1701
Adopt use of references when passing ReaderContext when reading RfM #1653
Update RfMLight translators to use codeless schemas #1648
Allow usd reader registration for tf type tokens #1619

Workflow:

Basic Channel Box support for USD prims #1715
Manage editability of properties #1700
Ability to select by point instancers, instances and prototypes #1677
Ability to manage a prim's viewport selectability #1673
Prevent saving layers with identical names #1644
Improperly created scene item must not crash move tool #1636

Render:

Prevent crash when nonexistant instance is selected #1718
Animal Logic plugin:
- Bail on proxyDrawOverride user select early if snapping is active #1711
Properly use fallback color in vp2RenderDelegate #1692
Fixing lighting issues with UsdPreviewSurface #1682
Update primvars with instance interpolation when instancing is dirty #1669
Set the Ufe Identifier on MRenderItems for isolate select support #1662
Make sure that any prims whose purpose changed get updated #1661
LightAPI v2 detection code was updated to detect fix in Maya #1645
useSpecularWorkflow now works #1638
Fixes incorrect Schlick Fresnel for IBL lighting #1634
Minor performance improvement for loading scenes into Vp2RenderDelegate #1633
Support for Hydra's new per-draw-item material tag #1629

[0.12.0] - 2021-08-23

Build:

Implement HdMayaSceneDelegate::GetInstancerPrototypes #1604
Fix unit tests to run in Debug builds #1593

Translation Framework:

Export opacity of standardSurface to usdPreviewSurface and back #1611
Avoid TF_Verify message when USD attribute is empty #1599
Export roots #1592
Fix warnings from USDZ texture import #1589
Add support for light translators #1577
ProxyShape: add pauseUpdate attr to pause evaluation #1511

Workflow:

No USD prompt during crash #1601
Add grouping with absolute, relative, world flags #1600
Fix crash on scene item creation #1596
Matrix op, common API undo/redo #1586
Make USD menu tear-off-able #1575

Render:

Revert to using shading with the V1 lighting API #1626
Implement UsdTexture2d support in VP2 render delegate #1617
Maya 2022.1 has the Light loop API V2 and is compatible with MaterialX #1609
Fix rprim state assertions #1607
Remove hardcode camera name string #1598
Store the correct render item name in HdVP2DrawItem #1597

Documentation:

Fix minor typos in "lock" and "selectability" tutorials #1574

[0.11.0] - 2021-07-27

Build:

Remove deprecated UsdRi schemas #1585
Bump USD min version to 20.05 #1568
Fixed two tests with the same name #1562
Pxr tests will use build area for temporary files #1443

Translation Framework:

Review all standard surface default values #1560
Remove calls to configure resolver for asset under ar2 #1530
UV set renamed to st, st1, st2 #1528
Add geomSidedness flag to exporter #1499
Fixed bug with visibility determination #1479

Workflow:

Crash when transforming multiple objects with duplicate stage #1554
Add restriction for grouping #1550
Stage to be created without the proxyShape being capitalized #1526
Handle multiple deferred notifs for single path #1519
Use SdfComputeAssetPathRelativeToLayer to compute sublayer paths #1515
Deleting assembly nodes that contained child assemblies crashes Maya #1504
Add support for ungroup command #1469
New unshareable stage workflow #1455
- Disable save for unshared layer root #1584
- Disable "Revert File" for read-only files #1579
On drag and drop of a layer with an editTarget, the edit target moves to the root layer #1444

Render:

MaterialX
- Fix MaterialX import errors found by testing #1553
- Handle UDIM in MaterialX shaders #1582
- MaterialX UV0 defaultgeomprop to st primvar #1533
- MaterialX build instructions #1524
- MaterialX import export #1478
- Show USD MaterialX in VP2 render delegate #1433
Do not crash on invalid materials #1573
Show patch curves as wireframe in default material mode #1570
Don't normalize point instancer quaternions #1563
Pixar fixed render tag issue in v20.08 so only enable env for earlier versions #1561
Detect and save a pointer to the cardsUv primvar reader #1558
Restore preview purpose material binding #1555
Make sure we leave default material mode when the test ends #1552
Build a proper index buffer for the default material render item #1522
Point snapping to similar instances #1521
UsdUVTexture works with Maya color management prefs #1516
Handle source color space in Vp2 render delegate #1508
Add kSelectPointsForGravity to all selected render items when we should be snapping to active objects #1502
Add support to Vp2RenderDelegate for the "cards" drawing mode #1463

Documentation:

Instruction for installing devtoolset-6 on CentOS #1482

[0.10.0] - 2021-06-11

Build:

Use new schemaregistry API #1435
Update Pixar ProxyShape image tests affected from storm wireframe #1414
Use new usdShade/material vector based API for USD versions beyond 21.05 #1394
Support building Gulrak library locally #1291
Center pivot command support test #1207

Translation Framework:

Use Maya matrix decomposition for matrix op TRS accessors #1428
Move Transform3d handler creation into core #1409
Write correct IOR for metallic shaders #1388
Remove namespace on material import #1344
Configure resolver to generate resolver context #1342
Referenced material non-default attributes not getting exported to USD #1284
Don't write fStop when depthOfField is disabled #1280
Spurious warning being raised about USDZ texture import #1279
Guard against past-end iterator invalidation #1247

Workflow:

Grouping a prim twice will crash Maya #1453
AE missing information on materials and texture #1446
Implement setMatrixCmd() for common transform API #1445
Error messages showing up when opening the "Applied Schema" category #1434
Replace callsites into deprecated "Master" API #1430
Empty categories appear #1427
See mayaUsdProxyShape icon in Node Editor #1425
Mute layer doesn't work #1423
USD files fail to load on mapped mounted volume #1422
Send ufe notifications on undo and redo #1412
Remove use of deprecated pxr namespace in favor of PXR_NS #1411
On prim AE template, see connected attributes #1410
Layer Editor save icon missing when Maya scaling is 125% #1408
Title for Shaping API shows up incorrect in Attribute Editor #1407
Crash on redo of creation and manipulation of prim #1406
On the prim AE template see useful widgets for arrays #1393 #1374 #1367
Importing USD file with USDZ Texture import option on causes import to fail #1392
Check for empty paths #1387
Attribute Editor: array attribute does not support nice/long name #1380
Prim AE template: categories persist their expand/collapse state #1372
Crash when editing layer that has permission to edit false (locked) #1363
Clean up runtimeCommands created by the plugin #1354
Point instance interactive batched position, orientation and scale changes #1352
List all registered prim types for creation #1350
On the prim AE template see applied schemas #1333
USD load/unload payloads does not update viewport #1332
Increase depth priority for point snapping items #1329
Point snapping issue on USD instances #1321
Send Ufe::CameraChanged when camera attributes are modified #1315
Block attribute edits for the remaining transformation stacks #1308
Test usd camera animated params and editing params #1298
Block attribute authoring in weaker layers in legacy transform3d #1294
No tooltip for prim path in Attribute Editor #1288
Crash when token for "Info: id" is editied to invalide value #1287
Ability to turn off file-backed Save confirmation in Layer Editor #1277

Render:

Invisible prims don't get notifications on _PropagateDirtyBits or Sync #1432
Integrate 21.05 UsdPreviewSurface shader into MayaUsd plugin #1416
Store render item dirty bits with each render item #1404
When the instance count changes we need to update everything related to instancer #1398
Add a VP2RenderDelegate test for basis curves to ensure they draw correctly #1390
Disable the material consolidation update workaround #1359
Metallic IBL Reflection #1356
Support default material shading using new SDK APIs #1339
Faster point snapping #1292
Add camera adapter to support physical camera parameters and configurable motion blur and depth-of-field #1282
Hydra prim invalidation for hidden lights #1281

Documentation:

Added getting started docs link to Detailed Documentation section #1401
Keep the TF_ERROR message format consistence with TF_WARN and TF_STATUS #1386
Update build.md for supported USD v21.05 version #1365

[0.9.0] - 2021-04-01

Build:

Added "/permissive-" flag for VS compiler #1262
Explicitly case Ar path string to ArResolvedPath #1261
Remove/replace all UFE_PREVIEW_VERSION_NUM #1243
Namespace cleanup #1214 #1223 #1231 #1240
Allow ufeUtils.ufeFeatureSetVersion before Maya standalone initialize #1237
Revert pxrUsdMayaGL tests to old color management #1232
Fixed Maya 2018 compilation #1225
Adapt tests to UsdShade GetInputs() and GetOutputs() API update with USD 21.05 #1224
Fixed include order #1211
Regression test for scene dirty when editing USD #1205
Updates for building with latest post-21.02 dev branch commit of core USD #1199
Remove dependency on boost
- filesystem/system #1182
- chrono and date_time #1184
- hash_combine #1183
Replaced usage of USD_VERSION_NUM with PXR_VERSION #1181

Translation Framework:

Added support for indexed normals on import #1250
Uvset names not written #1188
Support duplicate blendshape target names #1179
Maintain UV connectivity across export and re-import round trips #1175
Added support import of textures from USDZ archives #1151
Support import chaser plugins #1104

Workflow:

Return error code for issues when saving #1293
Fixed visibility attribute not blocked via outliner #1275
Fixed crash when learing mutiple layers #1274
Prim AE template:
- option to suppress array attributes #1267
- show metadata #1249
Undoing transform will not update manipulator #1266
Don't convert the near and far clipping planes linear units to cm #1265
Ability to select usd objects based on kind from the Select menu #1260
Better return value (enum) from UI delegate #1259
Part 1: Block attribute(s) authoring in weaker layer(s) #1258
Added a camera test which relies on unimplemented methods #1252
Minimize name-based lookup of proxy shape nodes #1245
Added support for manipulating point instances via UFE #1241
Stage AE template
- load/reload a file as stage source #1218
- load/unload all payloads #1203 #1242
- show PrimPath/Purpose/Exlude Prim Path #1189 #1178 #1176
No warning icon in USD Save Overwrite section #1234
Fixed AE refresh problem when an Xformable is added #1233
Undoable command base class #1227
Separate callbacks for Save and Export #1226
Multiple ProxyShapes with Same Stage #1228
Null and anonymous layer checks #1212
Multi matrix and fallback parent absolute #1201
Fixed bbox computation for purposes #1170

Render:

Added a basic test for Vp2RenderDelegate geom subset material binding support #1255
Author a default value for color & opacity if none are present #1254
Only assign the fallback material when no material is present #1253
Added single-channel half-float EXR support #1248
Added per instance inherited data support to Vp2RenderDelegate #1220
Added support for 16-bits textures in VP2 renderer delegate #1219
Fixed crash on failure to initialize a renderer #1213
Use the nurbs curve selection mask for basis curves #1208

Documentation:

Update comment about using universalRenderContext #1271
Added namespace section to coding guidelines #1239
Identify clang-format version 10.0.0 as the "standard" version #1229

[0.8.0] - 2021-02-18

Build:

Fixed UFEv2 test failures with USD 20.02 #1171
Set MAYA_APP_DIR for each test, pointing to unique folders. #1163
Disabled OCIOv2 in mtoh tests #1160
Made tests in test/lib/ufe directly runnable and use fixturesUtils #1144
Moved minimum core usd version to v20.02 #1138
Made use of PXR_OVERRIDE_PLUGINPATH_NAME everywhere #1108
Updates for building with latest post-21.02 dev branch commit of core USD #1099

Translation Framework:

Support empty blendshape targets #1149
Fixed load all prims in hierarchy view #1140
Improved support for USD leftHanded mesh #1139
Fixed export menu after expanding animation option #1133
Added support for UV mirroring on UsdUVTexture #1132
Imroved export of skeleton rest-xforms #1130
Use earliest time when exporting without animation #1127
Added error message if unrecognized shadingMode on export #1110
Fixed anonymous layer import #1086

Workflow:

Fixed crash when editing prim on a muted layer #1172
Added workflows to save in-memory edits #1152 #1187
Removed attributes from AE stage view #1145
Added support for duplicating a proxyShape. #1142
Adopted data model undo framework for attribute undo #1134
Prevent saving layers with anonymous sublayers #1128
Added warning when saving layers on disk #1121
Fixed crash caused by out of date stage map #1116
Fixed crash when fallback stack was having unsupported ops added #1105
Fixed parenting with single matrix xform op stacks #1102
Author kind=group on the UsdPrim created by the group command when its parent is in the model hierarchy #1094
Update edit target when layer removal made it no longer part of the stage #1156
Fixed bounding box cache invalidation when editing USD stage #1153
Handle selection changes during layer muting and variant switch #1141
Fixed crash when removing an invalid layer #1122
Added UFE path handling and utilities to support paths that identify point instances of a PointInstancer #1027

Render:

Fixed crash after re-loading the mtoh plugin #1159
Added compute extents for modified primitives #1112
Fixed drawing of stale data when switching representations #1100
Added hilight dirty state propagation #1091
Implemented viewport selection highlighting of point instances and point instances pick modes #1119 #1161

Documentation:

Added import/export cmd documentation #1146

[0.7.0] - 2021-01-20

This release changes to highlight:

Ufe cameras
Blendshape export support
Maya's scene will get modified by changes to USD data model
VP2RenderDelegate is enabled by default and doesn't require env variable flag anymore
Maya-To-Hydra compilation is disabled for Maya 2019 with USD 20.08 or 20.11

Build:

Migrated more tests from plugin/pxr to core mayaUsd #1042
Cleaned up UI folder #1037
Cleaned up test utils #1034
Updates for building with latest post-20.11 dev branch of core USD #1025
Fixed a build issue on Linux with maya < 2020 #1013
Fixed interactive tests to ensure output streams are flushed before quitting #1009
Added UsdMayaDiagnosticDelegate to adsk plugin to enable Tf errors reporting using Maya's routines #1003
Added basic tests for HdMaya / mtoh #915 #1006

Translation Framework:

Fixed issue where referenced scenes have incorrect UV set attribute name written out. #1062
Fixed texture writer path resolver to work relative to final export path #1028
Fixed incorrect bindTransforms being determined during export #1024
Added Blendshape export functionality #1016
Added staticSingleSample flag, and optimize mesh attributes by default #989 #1012
Added convert for USD timeSamples to Maya FPS #970 #1010

Workflow:

Fixed camera frame for instance proxies. #1082
Removed dependency between LayerEditor and HIK image resources #1072
Fixed rename for inherits and specializes update #1071
Added support for Ufe cameras #1066
Editing USD should mark scene as dirty #1061
Fixed crash when manipulating certain assets on Linux #1060
Made visibility Undo/Redo correct #1056
Fixed crash in LayerEditor when removing layer used as edit target #1015
Fixed disappearing layer when moved under last layer in LayerEditor #994

Render:

Fixed false positive transparency #1080
Made VP2RenderDelegate enabled by default #1065
Fixed mtoh crash with DirectX #1059
Optimized VP2RenderDelegate for many materials #1043 #1048 #1052
Disabled building of mtoh for Maya 2019 with USD 20.08 and 20.11 #1023

[0.6.0] - 2020-12-14

This release includes many changes, like:

Refactored UFE Manipulation support
New Undo Manager
LayerEditor
Material import/export improvements (displacement, UDIMs, UVs) & bug fixes
AE improvements
Viewport optimization for many duplicated materials
Undo support for UFEv2 selection in viewport
Proxy accessor - handle recursive patterns
Clang-format is applied to the entire repository

Build:

Fixed compilation on windows if backslash in Python_EXECUTABLE #968
Enable USD version check for components distributed separately #949 #846
Fixed missing ARCH_CONSTRUCTOR code with VS2019 #937
Fixed current compiler warnings #930
Fixed compilation errors with latest post-20.11 dev branch of core USD #929 #889
Added support for Boost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE=ON for Boost::python #912
Organized Gitignore, and add more editor,platform and build specific patterns #908
Applied clang-format #890 #918 #895
Enabled initialization order warning on Windows. #885
Added mayaUtils.openTestScene and mayaUtils.getTestScene #868
Exposed stage reset notices to python #861
Clang-format fixes #842
Devtoolset-9 fixes #841
Made WANT_UFE_BUILD def public. #793

Translation Framework:

Fixed Looks scopes roundtrip #985
Added support for UV transform value exports #954
Allowed loading pure-USD shading mode plugins #923
Added opacity threshold to USD Preview Surface Shader #917
Fixed out of bound errors causing segfaults #914
Added FPS metadata to exported usd files if non static #913
Added proper support for importing UV set mappings #902
Fixed map1 import #892
Fixed self-specialization bug with textureless materials #891
Added UDIM Import/Export #883
Added proper support for UV linkage on material export #876
Fix to keep USDZ texture paths relative #865
Added support for handling color space information on file nodes #862
Added import optimization to merge subsets connected to same material #860
Renamed InstanceSources to be Maya-specific #859
Added displacement export & import #844 #851

Workflow:

Added save layers dialog #990
Added Layer Editor #988
Fixed undo crash when switching between target layers in a stage #965
Made attributes categorized by schema in AE #964
Added new transform3d handlers to remove limitations in UFE manipulation support #962
Added Undo/Redo support for USD data model. #942 #956
Added connection to time when creating a new empty USD stage #928
Enabled recursive compute with proxy accessor #926
Cleaned up Proxy Shape AE template #922 #944
Made select command UFE aware #921
Allowed usdPreviewSurface to exist without input connections #907
Fixed default edit target when root layer is not editable. Added ability to force session layer by default. #899 #935
Fixed outliner update when duplicating items #880
Added subtree invalidation support on StageProxy ( a.k.a pseudo-root ). #864
Added support None-destructive reorder ( move ) of prims relative to their siblings. #867
Made parenting to a Gprim not allowed #852
Improved accessor plug name and cleanup tests #838

Render:

Enabled color consolidation support for UsdPreviewSurface and UsdPrimvarReader_color #979
Fixed broken lighting fragment #963
Removed dependencies on old Hydra texture system from hdMaya for USD releases after 20.11 #961
Improved draw performance for Rprims without extent #955
Reuse shader effect for duplicate material networks #950
Added undo support for viewport selections of USD objects #940
Fixed transparency issues for pxrUsdPreviewSurface shader node #903
Fixed fallback shader (a.k.a "blue color") being incorrectly used in some cases #882
Added CPV support and curveBasis support for basiscurves complexity level 1 #809

[0.5.0] - 2020-10-20

Build:

Added validation of exported USD in testUsdExportSkeleton for case without bind pose #839
Added support for core USD release 20.11 #835 #808 #775
Continue pxr tests migration and fixes #828 #825 #815 #806 #779
Cleaned up pxr CMake and remove irrelevant build options #818
Made necessary fixes required before we can apply clang format #807
Fixed Python 3 warnings #783
Fixed PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR use for nested projects. #780
Fixed namespace migration of QStringListModel between Maya 2019 and Maya 2020 in userExportedAttributesUI #812

Translation Framework:

Fixed import of "useSpecularWorkflow" input on UsdPreviewSurface shaders #837
Added translation support between lambert transparency and UsdPreviewSurface opacity
Material import options rework #822 #831 #832 #833 #836
Ensure UsdShadeMaterialBindingAPI schema is applied when authoring bindings during export #804
Updated custom converter test plugin to use symmetric writer #803
Added instance import support #794
Extracted RenderMan for Maya shading export from "pxrRis" shadingMode for use with "useRegistry" #787 #799
Fixed registry errors for preview surface readers and writers #778

Workflow:

Added prim type icons support in outliner #782
Made absence of scale pivot support is not an error in transform3d #834
Adapt to changes in UFE interface to support Maya transform stacks #827
Added UFE contextOps for working set management (loading and unloading) #823
Fixed crash after discarding edits on an anon layer #817
Added display for outliner to show which prims have a composition arc including a variant #816
Added support for automatic update of internal references when the path they are referencing has changed. #797
Rewrote the rename restriction algorithm from scratch to cover more edge cases. #786
Added Cache Id In/Out attributes to the Base Proxy Shape #785

Render:

Fixed refresh after change to excluded prims attribute #821
Fixed snapping to prevent snap to active objects when using point snapping #819
Always register and de-register the PxrMayaHdImagingShape and its draw override #810
Added selection and point snapping support for mtoh #776
Refactored settings / defaultRenderGlobals storage for mtoh #758

[0.4.0] - 2020-09-22

This release includes:

Completed materials interop via PreviewSurface
Improved rename and parenting workflows
Improved Outliner support

Build:

Fixed build script with python 3 where each line starting with 'b and ends with \n' making it hard to read the log. PR #768
Removed test dependencies on Python future past, and builtin.zip PR #764
Added test for setting rotate pivot through move command. PR #763
Migrated pxrUsdMayaGL and relevant pxrUsdTranslators tests from plugin/pxr/... to test/... PR #762 PR #761 PR #759 PR #756 PR #741 PR #706
Replaced #pragma once with #ifndef include guards PR #750
Removed old UFE condional compilation blocks PR #746
Removed code blocks for USD 19.07 PR #734
Split Maya module file into separate plugins PR #731

Translation Framework:

Fixed regression in displayColors shading mode to use the un-linearized lambert transparency to author displayOpacity PR #751
Renamed pxrUsdPreviewSurface to usdPreviewSurface PR #744
Fixed empty relative path handling for texture writer PR #743
Added support for multiple export converters to co-exist in useRegistry export PR #721
Cleaned-up export material UI PR #709
Added preview surface to Maya native shaders converstion PR #707

Workflow:

Added support in the outliner for displaying activate and deactivate prims PR #773
Fixed undo/redo re-parenting crash due to accessing a stale prim PR #772
Fixed matrix converstion when reading/writing to data handles PR #765
Fixed incorrect exception handling when setting variants in attribute editor for pxrUsdReferenceAssembly PR #760
Added undo support for multiple parented items in outliner PR #755
Fixed crash with undo redo in USD Layer Editor PR #754
Fixed add new prim after delete PR #742
Fixed crash after switching variant PR #726
Added support in the outliner for prim type icons PR #712

Render:

Added mtoh support for standardSurface PR #749
Fixed refresh with VP2RenderDelegate when the USD stage is cleared PR #748
Improved draw performance for dense mesh PR #715

[0.3.0] - 2020-08-15

Build

Fixed build script and test failures with python3 build PR #700
Fixed unused-but-set-variable on compiling with Maya 2018 earlier than 2018.7 PR #699
Cleaned up the status report when building USD with Python 3 PR #688
Removed unused python modules from tests. PR #670
Added support for core USD release 20.08 PR #617

Translation Framework

Fixed import of non displayColors primvars PR #703
Fixed load Plug libraries when finding and loading in the registry PR #694
Fixed export of texture file paths PR #686
Fixed import of UV sets PR #685
Added UI to display the number of selected prims and changed variants PR #675

Workflow

Added Restriction Rules for Parenting PR #673 PR #680 PR #687 PR #697 PR #682
Fixed Outliner refresh after adding a reference PR #689
Fixed naming of stage and shape at creation to align with naming in Maya PR #695
Fixed Outliner refresh after rename PR #677
Changed default edit target from SessionLayer to RootLayer PR #661
Fixed the type when creating a new group PR #672
Added implementation for new UFE unparent interface PR #665

Render

Fixed non-UFE selection code path when selecting instances in VP2RenderDelegate PR #681
Added selection highlight color for lead and active selection in VP2RenderDelegate PR #671
Fixed stage repopulation in mtoh PR #650
Added suppor for default material option in mtoh PR #647
Removed UseVp2 selection highlighting display from mtoh PR #646

[0.2.0] - 2020-07-22

This release includes support for Python 3 (requires USD 20.05). The goal of this beta/pre-release version is to validate:

a new Maya 2020 installer
basic import / export of simple Maya materials to UsdShade with PreviewSurface
viewport improvements

Build

Add python 3 support PR #622 PR #602 PR #586 PR #573 PR #564 PR #555 PR #502 PR #637
Split MayaUsd mod file into Windows and Linux/MacOS specific PR #631
Refactored import / export tests to run without dependency on Pixar plugin PR #595
Enabled GitHub Actions checks for maya-usd branches PR #434 PR #533 PR #557 PR #565 PR #590
Allowed parallel ctest execution with ctest-args build flag PR #578
Improved mayaUsd_copyDirectory routine to allow more control over copying dir/files. PR #515
Added override flag for setting WORKING_DIRECTORY. Enabled tests to run from build directory PR #508 PR #616
Removed support for Maya releases older than 2018 PR #501
Introduced compiler_config.cmake where all the compiler flags/options are applied. PR #412 PR #443 PR #445
Removed cmake/defaults/Version.cmake PR #440
Updated C++ standard version C++14 PR #438
Fixed the build when project is not created with Qt PR #411
Updated mayaUsd_add_test macro calls in AL plugin to add support for additional schema paths PR #409
Adopted coding guidelines (include directives and cmake) PR #407 PR #408 PR #585 PR #544 PR #547 PR #653
Various changes to comply with core USD dev branch commits (20.05 support + early 20.08) PR #402 PR #449 PR #534
Reorganized lib folder PR #388
Cleanded up build/usage requirements logics for cmake targets PR #369
Removed hard-coded "pxr" namespace in favor of PXR_NS in baseExportCommand PR #540
Fixed compilation error on gcc 9.1 PR #441

Translation Framework

Added material import via registry PR #621
Filtered out objects to export by hierarchy PR #657
Added menu in Hierarchy View to reset the model and variant selections PR #634
Added option to save .usd files as binary or ascii PR #630
Fixed opacity vs. transparency issues with UsdPreviewSurface and pxrUsdPreviewSurface PR #626
Made export UV sets as USD Texture Coordinate value types by default PR #618
Filtered out wheel events on the variant set combo boxes PR #600
Added material export via registry PR #574
Moved mesh translator utilities to core library PR #420
Moved Pixar import / export commands into core lib library PR #398
Added .usdz extension to the identifyFile function PR #396

Workflow

Fixed anonymous layer default name PR #660
Improved renaming support PR #659 PR #639 PR #628 PR #627 PR #625 PR #483 PR #475
Added support for mixed data model compute PR #594
Updated UFE interface for Create Group PR #593
Reduced number of transform API conversions PR #569
Allowed tear-off of Create sub-menu PR #549
Added UFE interface for parenting PR #455 PR #545
Improved duplicate command to avoid name collisions PR #541
Fixed missing notice when newly created proxy shape is dirty PR #536
Removed all UFE interface data members from UFE handlers PR #523
Use separate UsdStageCache's for stages that loadAll or loadNone PR #519
Added add/clear reference menu op's PR #503 PR #521
Added add prim menu op's PR #489
Added ability to create proxy shape with new in-memory root layer PR #478
UFE notification now watches for full xformOpOrder changes PR #476
Fixed object/sub-tree framing PR #472
Added clear stage cach on file new/open PR #437
Renamed 'Create Stage from Existing Layer' PR #413
Organized transform attributes in UFE AE PR #383
Updated UFE Attribute interface for USD to read attribute values for current time PR #381
Added UFE string path support PR #368
Removed MAYA_WANT_UFE_SELECTION from mod file PR #367

Render

Added selection by kind PR #641
Fixed the regression for selecting single instance objects. PR #620
Added playblasting support to mtoh PR #615
Enabled level 1 complexity level for basisCurves PR #598
Enabled multi connections between shaders on Maya 2018 and 2019 PR #597
Support rendering purpose PR #517 PR #558 PR #587
Refactored and improved performance of Pixar batch renderer PR #577
Improved instance selection performance PR #575
Hide MRenderItems created for instancers with zero instances PR #570
Fixed crash with UsdSkel. Skinned mesh is not supported yet, only skeleton will be drawn PR #559
Added UDIM texture support PR #538
Fixed selection update on new objects PR #537
Split pre and post scene passes so camera guides go above Hydra in mtoh. PR #526
Fixed selection highlight disappears when switching variant PR #524
Fixing the crash when loading USDSkel PR #514
Removed UsdMayaGLHdRenderer PR #482
Fixed viewport refresh after changing the USD stage on proxy PR #474
Added support for outline selection hilighting and disabling color-quantization in mtoh PR #469
Added diffuse color multidraw consolidation PR #468
Removed Pixar batch renderer's support of MAYA_VP2_USE_VP1_SELECTION env var PR #450
Enabled consolidation for instanced render items PR #436
Fixed failure to create shader instance when running command-line render PR #431
Added a script to measure key performance information for MayaUsd Vp2RenderDelegate. PR #415

Documentation

Updated build documentation regarding pip install PR #638
Updated build documentation regarding Catalina PR #614
Added Python, CMake guidelines and clang-format PR #484
Added Markdown version of Pixar Maya USD Plugin Doc PR #384
Added coding guidelines for maya-usd repository PR #380 PR #400

[0.1.0] - 2020-03-15

This release adds all changes made to refactoring_sandbox branch, including BaseProxyShape, Maya’s Attribute Editor and Outliner support via Ufe-USD runtime plugin, VP2RenderDelegate and Maya To Hydra. Added Autodesk plugin with Import/Export workflows and initial support for stage creation.

Made several build improvements, including fixing regression tests execution on all supported platforms.

Build

Fixed regression tests to run on all supported platforms PR #198
Improved CMake code and changed minimum version PR #323
Number several build documentation PR #208 PR #150 PR #346
Improved configuration of “mayaUSD.mod" with build variables Issue #21 PR #29
Enabled strict compilation mode for all platforms PR #222 PR #275 PR #293
Enabled C++11 for GoogleTest external project #290
Added UFE_PREVIEW_VERSION_NUM pre-processor support. #289
Qt support for older versions of Maya PR #318
Added a timer to measure the elapsed time to finish the build. PR #307
Added HEAD sha/date in the build.log PR #229
Fixed & closed several build issues

Translation framework

Refactored Pixar plugin to create one translation framework in mayaUsd core library. Moved Pixar translator plugin to build as a shared module across all studio plugins PR #154
Refactored AL_USDUtils to create a new shared library under lib. Added support for C++ tests in lib PR #288

Workflows

Added bounding box interface to UFE and fixed frame selection PR #210
Added Attribute Editor support PR #142
Added base proxy shape and UFE-USD runtime plugin PR #91
Added attribute observation to UFE and fixed viewport and AE refresh issues PR #204
Added contextual operations to UFE with basic UFE-USD implementation PR #303
Added MayaReference schema and reader implementation #255
Fixed duplicating proxy shape crash Issue #69
Fixed renaming of prims Issue #75 PR #237
Fixed duplicate prim Issue #72

Autodesk plugin

Added import UI PR #304 PR #206 PR #276
Clear frameSamples set #326
Added export UI PR #216
Enabled import of .usdz files PR #313
Added “Create USD Stage” to enable proxy shape creation from Maya’s UI PR #306 PR #317

Animal Logic plugin

Disabled push to prim to avoid generation of overs while updating the data PR #295
Added approximate equality checks to determine if new value needs to be saved PR #294
Fixed colour set export type to be Color3f/Color4f PR #274
Improved interfaces for BasicTransformationMatrix and TransformationMatrix PR #251
Improved ColorSet import/export to support USD displayOpacity primvar PR #250
Fixed crash using TranslatePrim non-recursively on a previously translated transform/scope PR #249
Added generate unique key method to reduce translator updates to only dirty prims PR #248
Improved time to select objects in the viewport for ProxyDrawOverride PR #247
Improved push to prim to avoid generating overs Issue PR #246
Improved performance when processing prim meta data PR #245
Improved USDGeomScope import PR #232
Added USDGeomScope support in Proxy Shape PR #185
Changed pushToPrim default to On PR #149

Pixar plugin

Fixed uniform buffer bindings during batch renderer selection PR #291
Added profiler & performance tracing when using batch renderer PR #260

Render

Added VP2RenderDelegate PR #91
Added support for wireframe and bounding box display PR #112
Fixed selection highlight when selecting multiple proxy shapes Issue #105
Fixed moving proxy shape in VP2RenderDelegate Issue #71
Fixed hiding proxy shape in VP2RenderDelegate Issue #70
Added a way for pxrUsdProxyShape to disable subpath selection with the VP2RenderDelegate PR #315
Added support for USD curves in VP2RenderDelegate PR #228
Added Maya-to-Hydra (mtoh) plugin and scene delegate PR #231
Fixed material support in hdMaya with USD 20.2 Issue #135
Removed MtohGetDefaultRenderer PR #311
Fixed mtoh initialization to reject invalid delegates. #292

[v0.0.2] - 2019-10-30

This release has the last merge from original repositories. Brings AnimalLogic plugin to version 0.34.6 and Pixar plugin to version 19.11. Both plugins now continue to be developed only in maya-usd repository.

[v0.0.1] - 2019-10-01

This is the first released version containing AnimalLogic (0.31.1) and Pixar (19.05) plugins.

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[v0.22.0] - 2023-02-15

[v0.21.0] - 2022-12-13

[v0.20.0] - 2022-10-25

[v0.19.0] - 2022-08-19

[v0.18.0] - 2022-05-10

[v0.17.0] - 2022-04-04

[v0.16.0] - 2022-02-08

[v0.15.0] - 2021-12-16

[0.14.0] - 2021-11-10

[0.13.0] - 2021-10-12

[0.12.0] - 2021-08-23

[0.11.0] - 2021-07-27

[0.10.0] - 2021-06-11

[0.9.0] - 2021-04-01

[0.8.0] - 2021-02-18

[0.7.0] - 2021-01-20

[0.6.0] - 2020-12-14

[0.5.0] - 2020-10-20

[0.4.0] - 2020-09-22

[0.3.0] - 2020-08-15

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[0.2.0] - 2020-07-22

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Documentation

[0.1.0] - 2020-03-15

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[v0.0.2] - 2019-10-30

[v0.0.1] - 2019-10-01