usdProctest - Tests around USD proceduralism

This repo contains a USD file format plugin that proceduraly generates a cube centered on the origin. The metadata Usd_Proctest_SideLength is used to interactively set the length of the cube side.

Build

Requirements

CMake
A USD distribution

Build options

PXR_CONFIG_CMAKE: location of the pxrConfig.cmake exported symbols (usually located at the root of the USD distribution folder).

Build commands

# Generate the build files

cmake ../usdProctest -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$USD_ROOT/plugin/usd -DPXR_CONFIG_CMAKE=$USD_ROOT/pxrConfig.cmake

# Build and install

cmake --build . --target install

# Installed files:

# $USD_ROOT/plugin/usd
# ├── usdProctestFileFormat
# │   └── resources
# │       └── plugInfo.json
# └── usdProctestFileFormat.so

Running

Add the path to the installed pluginInfo.json to the environment variable PXR_PLUGINPATH_NAME then run usdview src/usdProctestFileFormat/scenes/proctest.usda. If everything is setup correctly a cube should be shown.

Acknowledgment

Inspired from Weta's USDPluginExamples