https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/USD
it's a bit of a faff as you need quite a few things to get it working:
As noted in the documentation you need:
- Visual Studio https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community&rel=15
You also need to have pyside and PyOpenGL libraries
I couldn't remember how you install these with pip so here's a breakdown
1. open cmd line
2. type pip install
You also need to make sure that the pyside-uic script is accessible in the PATH variable. This can be a per user edit if you don't have admin permissions to do it system wide.
pyside-uic should be located in /Scripts (eg C:\Users\tom.fw\Python27\scripts)
I believe that you also have to set up the pyside-uic variable for the PYTHONPATH variable too.
I also found it was easier to add the the python root directory to the PATH variable so that you can just type python to run python.exe (ie no need for the full path).
When you've done this it's time to try and install USD you need to run the Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio.
Assuming that you've installed Visual Studio you'll be able to type Dev into the start menu and it should come up. (make sure that you've set all the enviroment variables before running the Cmd prompt as it needs to be re-started for them to be in that session of the Cmd prompt)
Assuming that you've installed Visual Studio you'll be able to type Dev into the start menu and it should come up. (make sure that you've set all the enviroment variables before running the Cmd prompt as it needs to be re-started for them to be in that session of the Cmd prompt)
To install USD from the cmd line you need to type:
if you want to make sure you install the maya plugins then add --maya after the build_usd.py eg:
full example:
python C:\Users\tom.fw\PycharmProjects\USD\build_scripts\build_usd.py --maya C:\Users\tom.fw\USD_INSTALL
NB: The install process takes quite a while (approx 20-30 mins) and can use up all the CPU power during that time. (Basically don't install it if you're busy)
