TracePath
USD pipeline starter kit designed to help set up and manage projects with a clean and flexible structure.
The framework provides a simple way to create project hierarchies, navigate tasks, and manage assets, sequences, and shots, while keeping everything organised and easy to extend.
Key features include:
- Project setup and folder structure generation
- Task-based workflow with terminal navigation
- Environment management using Rez
- Houdini tools for scene versioning and USD workflows
- Prototype publishing system with version tracking
- Tools for managing assets, shots, and USD dependencies
The framework is built around Rez for environment management and integrates with Houdini workflows, offering tools for scene versioning, USD-based collaboration, and basic publishing.
Project context navigation and folder structure creation via terminal
Includes a terminal-based workflow for quickly moving between tasks, along with a set of Houdini tools for working with USD scenes and managing versions.
UI Preview and HDAs
Trace Reset is a tool included as part of the framework for editing and managing assets, sequences, shots, tasks, and published USD files. It supports staging and deletion workflows, along with dependency views and quick inspection in USDView.
Framework Presentation Video
Tech Stack
- Python
- PySide (Qt)
- OpenUSD
- Houdini