Component Creator
The Component Creator allows you to create a USD asset from Maya scene objects. The resulting USD hierarchy is structured according to a customizable JSON template, making it ideal for standardizing your structure between assets.
You can access the Component Creator by right-clicking one or more Maya objects in the Viewport or Outliner and selecting USD > Create Component or USD > Create Component with Variants.
Options
Output
Template
Specifies the JSON template used to structure the resulting USD asset (ASWF standard by default). You can click Open Template Location to quickly navigate to the template file's location on disk.
ASWF standard example:
"at_origin": false,
"center_component": false,
"class_prefix_path": "",
"component_prim_path_pattern": "/root",
"file_extension": "usda",
"filename_pattern": "{component_folder}/{component_name}/{component_filename}.{file_extension}",
"flatten_source": false,
"materials_scope_name": "mtl",
"meshes_scope_name": "geo",
"options_description": "ASWF Standard options for the component creator.\nIt represents the component structure that we want to\npromote as the correct way to encapsulate a component.",
"options_name": "ASWF Standard (default)",
"payload_filename_pattern": "{component_folder}/{component_name}/{scope_name}/{variant_selections}.usdc",
"scope_layer_filename_pattern": "{component_folder}/{component_name}/{scope_name}/{scope_name}.{file_extension}",
"sub_layers_in_payload": true,
"sub_layers_payload_filename_pattern": "{component_folder}/{component_name}/payload.{file_extension}",
"variant_name_pattern": "{object_name}",
"variant_numbered_pattern": "variant_<n>",
"variant_set_name_pattern": "{object_name}",
"variant_set_numbered_pattern": "variant_set_<n>"| Option | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| options_name | Text | Name of the options template |
| options_description | Text | Description of each option used in the Component Creator. |
| flatten_source | Boolean | Control if the source USD file is to be flattened into a single layer. Default: false |
| file_extension | Text | The USD file extension to use: 'usd', 'usda', or 'usdc'. Default: usda |
| center_component | Boolean | Optionally center the component bounding-box at the origin. Default: false |
| at_origin | Boolean | Optionally clears the transforms of root transformable prims. Default: false |
| class_prefix_path | Sdf.Path | The path prefix to be used to generate the class names of the components. |
| sub_layers_in_payload | Boolean | Control if sub-layers are put in a payload or directly in the root layer. Would put the same sub-layers in multiple places. Default: true |
| meshes_scope_name | Text | Name of the mesh scope. Default: "geo" |
| materials_scope_name | Text | Name of the material scope. Default: "mtl" |
| component_prim_path_pattern | Text | The component path pattern to be used to generate the component path. |
| filename_pattern | Text | The filename pattern used to generate the file name of the component. |
| sub_layers_payload_filename_pattern | Text | The filename pattern used to generate the sub-layers payload. |
| scope_layer_filename_pattern | Text | The filename pattern used to generate the filename of the scope sub-layers. |
| payload_filename_pattern | Text | The filename pattern used to generate the filename of the payloads. |
| variant_set_name_pattern | Text | The name pattern used to generate variant-set names. |
| variant_set_numbered_pattern | Text | The name pattern used to generate numbered variant-set names. |
| variant_name_pattern | Text | The name pattern used to generate variant names. |
| variant_numbered_pattern | Text | The name pattern used to generate numbered variant names. |
Prim Hierarchy Preview
Displays a generalized version of the prim hierarchy according to the template.
File Structure Preview
Displays a generalized version of the USD file structure on disk according to the template.
For more information on the remaining options, see USD Export Options