Getting started with USD on Windows

Under USD related investigation

https://github.com/vfxpro99/usd-resources
https://graphics.pixar.com/usd/docs/api/_usd__overview_and_purpose.html
https://github.com/google/usd_from_gltf
https://github.com/ColinKennedy/USD-Cookbook.git
https://github.com/ft-lab/Documents_USD
What is USD
A story about using USD

Python edition

https://developer.nvidia.com/usd#tutorials
Note to read usdz data in USD

For the time being, it seems good to be able to handle USD in Python. We will use NVIDIA pre-build.

https://developer.nvidia.com/usd

ʻUSD 20.08, use Python 3.6`.

python3.6 installation

I put it in C: / Python36

Expand USD archive

Expanded to C: / Python36 / usd-20-08 and set the environment variable ʻUSDROOT` here.

`usd-20-08-win64_py36_release.zip README.txt excerpt`


== Python 3.6 ==
(Tested on python 3.6.7)

- Add %USDROOT%\bin and %USDROOT%\lib to the front of %PATH%
- Add %USDROOT%\lib\python to the front of %PYTHONPATH%
- Install PySide2 and PyOpenGL to python, e.g., python -m pip install PySide2 PyOpenGL

It is necessary to set PYTHONPATH and PATH. I will set it locally in the project with vscode.

vscode project

Create a hello_usd folder. Open the folder with vscode. Since it is usually python3.8, use python3.6 only for this project and set the environment variables for python locally.

`.vscode/settings.json`


{
    "python.pythonPath": "C:\\Python36\\python.exe",
    "python.envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/.env",
}

Variable expansion of .env is similar to settings.json, and environment variables are $ {env: XXX}.

`.env`


PYTHONPATH=${env:USDROOT}\\lib\\python
PATH=${env:USDROOT}\\bin;${env:USDROOT}\\lib;$PATH

Experiment

import sys
import os
import pathlib
USDROOT = pathlib.Path(os.environ['USDROOT'])


def main(teapot: pathlib.Path):
    from pxr import Usd
    stage_ref = Usd.Stage.Open(str(teapot))
    prim = stage_ref.GetDefaultPrim()
    print(f'{prim.GetPath()}')
    print(f'type: {prim.GetTypeName()}')

    for child in prim.GetChildren():
        print(f'{child.GetPath()}, type: {child.GetTypeName()}')

        # if child.GetTypeName() == 'Mesh':
        for attr in child.GetAttributes():
            print(f'   {attr}')


if __name__ == "__main__":
    teapot = USDROOT / "tests/ctest/testUsdLuxListAPI/teapot.usda"
    main(teapot)

Somehow it worked. For what you do with Python,

python3.6
NVIDIA prebuild

The combination of is relatively easy.

Toolset

https://graphics.pixar.com/usd/docs/USD-Toolset.html

usdview

The usd package bin / usdview is the command to start the viewer.

https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/USD/blob/release/pxr/usdImaging/bin/usdview/usdview.py

We will modify usdview.cmd a little to prepare environment variables.

`usdview.cmd`


set PYTHONPATH=%USDROOT%\lib\python
set PATH=%USDROOT%\bin;%USDROOT%\lib;%PATH%
@py -3.6 "%~dp0usdview" %*

I tried to associate ʻusda, ʻusdc, ʻusdz` with bin / usdview.cmd.

Viewpoint operation with alt + drag (l, r, m)

C ++ edition

It was easy to get the USD source and build with build_usd.py.

build_usd.py

https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/USD/blob/release/BUILDING.md
How to build Pixar USD for Windows (September 2017)

Automatically build with build_scripts / build_usd.py that comes with the USD source.

First, open the dos window from x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS2019 which can be done by installing vc.

# cl.The exe is in the path.
> cl.exe
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.27.29111 for x64
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

usage: cl [ option... ] filename... [ /link linkoption... ]

Go to the usd source folder. Execute after passing python to PATH.

> set PATH=C:\Python36;%PATH%
> C:\Python36\python.exe build_scripts\build_usd.py
usage: build_usd.py [-h] [-n] [-v | -q] [-j JOBS] [--build BUILD]
                    [--build-args [BUILD_ARGS [BUILD_ARGS ...]]]
                    [--force FORCE_BUILD] [--force-all]
                    [--generator GENERATOR] [--src SRC] [--inst INST]
                    [--build-shared | --build-monolithic] [--debug]
                    [--tests | --no-tests] [--examples | --no-examples]
                    [--tutorials | --no-tutorials] [--tools | --no-tools]
                    [--docs | --no-docs] [--python | --no-python]
                    [--imaging | --usd-imaging | --no-imaging]
                    [--ptex | --no-ptex] [--openvdb | --no-openvdb]
                    [--usdview | --no-usdview] [--embree | --no-embree]
                    [--prman | --no-prman] [--prman-location PRMAN_LOCATION]
                    [--openimageio | --no-openimageio]
                    [--opencolorio | --no-opencolorio]
                    [--alembic | --no-alembic] [--hdf5 | --no-hdf5]
                    [--draco | --no-draco] [--draco-location DRACO_LOCATION]
                    [--materialx | --no-materialx]
                    install_dir
build_usd.py: error: the following arguments are required: install_dir

There are many options, so choose according to your needs. This time, I did the following because I want to do a debug build related to hydra.

> C:\Python36\python.exe build_scripts\build_usd.py --debug --build-monolithic --no-tests --no-examples --no-tutorials --no-docs --no-python --usd-imaging C:\usd_debug
Building with settings:
  USD source directory          C:\USD
  USD install directory         C:\usd_debug
  3rd-party source directory    C:\usd_debug\src
  3rd-party install directory   C:\usd_debug
  Build directory               C:\usd_debug\build
  CMake generator               Default
  Downloader                    curl

  Building                      Shared libraries
    Config                      Debug
    Imaging                     On
      Ptex support:             Off
      OpenVDB support:          Off
      OpenImageIO support:      Off
      OpenColorIO support:      Off
      PRMan support:            Off
    UsdImaging                  On
      usdview:                  Off
    Python support              Off
      Python 3:                 On
    Documentation               Off
    Tests                       Off
    Examples                    Off
    Tutorials                   Off
    Tools                       On
    Alembic Plugin              Off
      HDF5 support:             Off
    Draco Plugin                Off
    MaterialX Plugin            Off

  Dependencies                  zlib, boost, TBB, GLEW, OpenSubdiv
STATUS: Installing zlib...
STATUS: Installing boost...
STATUS: Installing TBB...
STATUS: Installing GLEW...
STATUS: Installing OpenSubdiv...
STATUS: Installing USD...

Success! To use USD, please ensure that you have:

    The following in your PATH environment variable:
    C:\usd_debug\bin
    C:\usd_debug\lib

I was able to build in about 10 minutes.

Use the built library

https://github.com/ousttrue/usd_cpp_samples

project(cpp_usd)
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.0)

set (CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Debug/lib)
set (CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Debug/lib)
set (CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Debug/bin)
set (CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Release/lib)
set (CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Release/lib)
set (CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Release/bin)

find_package(pxr CONFIG REQUIRED)

link_directories(
    $ENV{VCPKG_DIR}/installed/x64-windows/lib
)

add_executable(cpp_usd
    main.cpp
)
target_include_directories(cpp_usd
PRIVATE
    C:/usd_debug/include
    C:/usd_debug/include/boost-1_70
)
target_compile_options(cpp_usd
PRIVATE
    /wd4244
    /wd4305
    )
target_link_libraries(cpp_usd
PRIVATE
    C:/usd_debug/lib/usd_ms.lib #I built it with monolithic, so tf, gf, sdf, usd,usdGeom etc. are gathered together
    C:/usd_debug/lib/tbb_debug.lib
)

It worked if I put the PATH in C: / usd_debug / bin and C: / usd_debug / lib at runtime.

vcpkg

https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/usd/portfile.cmake

No ALEMBIC or Python.

./vcpkg install usd

did it.

https://fereria.github.io/reincarnation_tech/11_Pipeline/30_USD_Programming/00_CPP/00_start_cpp/

I will try. I was able to build.

`CMakeLists.txt`


project(cpp_usd)
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.0)

set(USD_DIR $ENV{VCPKG_DIR}/installed/x64-windows)
set(BOOST_INCLUDE_DIR $ENV{VCPKG_DIR}/installed/x64-winddows/include)

# tbb_debug.lib is#Since it is specified by pragma, for the time being
link_directories(
    ${USD_DIR}/lib
    ${USD_DIR}/debug/lib
)

add_executable(cpp_usd
main.cpp
)
target_include_directories(cpp_usd
PRIVATE
    ${USD_DIR}/include
    ${BOOST_INCLUDE_DIR}
)
target_compile_definitions(cpp_usd
PRIVATE
    TBB_USE_DEBUG=0 #Since tbb causes a compile error, for the time being
)
target_compile_options(cpp_usd
PRIVATE
    /wd4244
    /wd4305
    )
target_link_libraries(cpp_usd
PRIVATE
    ${USD_DIR}/lib/tf.lib
    ${USD_DIR}/lib/sdf.lib
    ${USD_DIR}/lib/usd.lib
    ${USD_DIR}/lib/usdgeom.lib
    ${USD_DIR}/lib/trace.lib
)

But it fits.

Coding Error: in CreateAnonymous at line 313 of C:\vcpkg\buildtrees\usd\src\2cd10d91c8-241e05f4dd.clean\pxr\usd\sdf\layer.cpp -- Cannot determine file format for anonymous SdfLayer
Coding Error: in Open at line 994 of C:\vcpkg\buildtrees\usd\src\2cd10d91c8-241e05f4dd.clean\pxr\usd\usd\stage.cpp -- Invalid root layer

vcpkg can also make debug builds, so I attached and tracked the debugger. The environment variable PXR_PLUGINPATH_NAME should point to the location of plugInfo.json.

${env:VCPKG_DIR}\\installed\\x64-windows\\lib\\usd
${env:VCPKG_DIR}\\installed\\x64-windows\\plugin\\usd

`cmake/macros/Private.cmake`


            PXR_BUILD_LOCATION=usd
            PXR_PLUGIN_BUILD_LOCATION=../plugin/usd

It doesn't seem to work if the folder structure changes

It doesn't work yet. Next error

Coding Error: in _Load at line 248 of C:\vcpkg\buildtrees\usd\src\2cd10d91c8-241e05f4dd.clean\pxr\base\plug\plugin.cpp -- Load of 'c:/vcpkg/installed/x64-windows/lib/usd.dll' for 'usd' failed:The specified module cannot be found.
Coding Error: in _Load at line 248 of C:\vcpkg\buildtrees\usd\src\2cd10d91c8-241e05f4dd.clean\pxr\base\plug\plugin.cpp -- Load of 'c:/vcpkg/installed/x64-windows/lib/usd.dll' for 'usd' failed:The specified module cannot be found.

Not c: /vcpkg/installed/x64-windows/lib/usd.dll, but c: /vcpkg/installed/x64-windows/bin/usd.dll. Fixed the contents of pluginfo.json.

`lib/usd//plulgInfo.json`**


"LibraryPath": "../../ndr.dll", 
//Fix
"LibraryPath": "../../../bin/ndr.dll",

It finally worked.

https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/pull/13687

USD details

Post-build structure

lib
  usd.dll
  sdf.dll

  usd
     plugInfo.json # PXR_PLUGINPATH_Can be specified with the NAME environment variable
     
     usd/resources/plugInfo.json
     sdf/resources/plugInfo.json

plugin
  usd
    plugInfo.json # PXR_PLUGINPATH_Can be specified with the NAME environment variable
    
    usdShaders.dll
    usdShaders/resources/plugInfo.json

If you change the folder structure like this, you need to pay attention to the contents of the PXR_PLUGINPATH_NAME environment variable and plugInfo.json. If you make a mistake

auto stage = pxr::UsdStage::CreateInMemory(); //plugin fails to load and becomes null

Something like that happens.

plug initialization

// plug.dll
Plug_InitConfig
// "C:\\vcpkg\\installed\\x64-windows\\debug\\bin\\plug.dll" <= GetModule
// sharedLibPath = "C:\\vcpkg\\installed\\x64-windows\\debug\\bin reference directory
Plug_SetPaths
  PXR_PLUGINPATH_NAME
  sharedLibPath + PXR_BUILD_LOCATION=usd
  sharedLibPath + PXR_PLUGIN_BUILD_LOCATION=../plugin/usd

Source

extras
  imaging
    examples
      hdTiny #hydra sample
  usd
    examples
    tutorials

C ++ edition (hydra)

Decipher USD Hydra

Blender-2.83

https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/files/import_export/usd.html

It seems that UsdSkel support is not yet available, so I feel like I can't put out a model with bones.

https://developer.blender.org/rBec62413f803ee506633f0e52d1e52b0980c0ed0d
https://github.com/blender/blender/blob/master/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_capi.cc#L188

The USD Import / Export is a c ++ implementation rather than a python addon. The USD Python binding doesn't seem to be enabled. Boost-Python is annoying. Recognize.

Unity

https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/[email protected]/manual/index.html
https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/usd-unity-sdk

It seems that there are already some places that are likely to be used up to Skinning Mesh.

Wrap usd with swig so that it can be used from C #

https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/usd-unity-sdk/tree/stable/src

Note

Unknown

MorphTarget
Reading and writing original materials

Since usd is a c ++ dll, it is confusing that functions cannot be easily called from other languages. I hope there is an interface for C. It might be a good idea to make a python version from the unity version of swig.