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@seando-adsk seando-adsk released this 29 Mar 17:17
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Important information

MayaUSD 0.23.0, Bifrost 2.7.0.1, and MtoA 5.3.1 all use a version of USD that provides important security enhancements. It is recommended that you upgrade to these versions of MayaUSD, Bifrost, and MtoA. Download links are available in the appropriate release notes
* Bifrost for Maya Release Notes
* Release Notes - Arnold for Maya
For more information on version compatibility, refer to the following support article
* Maya USD, Bifrost, and Arnold compatibility

Hydra for Maya (Technology Preview)

  • Initial release of a new Maya plugin to replace the Maya viewport with a Hydra viewer. More information can be found here
  • Hydra for Maya is the continuation of the experimental MtoH plugin. Therefore, MtoH is no longer actively maintained and not part of the installer of USD for Maya. More details about the changes and differences between MtoH and Hydra for Maya can be found here

Build

  • Built using USD version 22.11 for Maya 2024
  • Built using USD version 21.11 for Maya 2023 and earlier
    • Note: this is special build that includes security fixes. To denote this a special version number is being used. For example 0.22.11-ad1. This is to highlight that the build being used is NOT binary compatible with 0.22.11 or 21.11
    • This is used with the Environment variable MAYA_USD_VERSION
  • MaterialX 1.38.5
  • Improved unit tests for Display Layers
  • Added PXR_USD_WINDOWS_DLL_PATH to all of the windows .mod templates

Translation

  • Use “mtl” as default scope name on export
  • Import meshes with single samples as static geometry
  • Add Custom Layer Data export flag

Workflows

  • Block commands when layers are muted
  • Allow USD references to be relative
  • Allow loading relative sub layers
  • Extend Viewport and Outliner menus to allowing assigning new or existing materials
  • Preview of relative path (resolved and unresolved)

Display Layers

  • Implement color override for instanced geometry
  • Implement untextured mode for instanced geometry
  • Implement wireframe mode for instanced geometry
  • Implement template and reference modes for instanced geometry

See changelog

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