USD Preview Export Dialog

As part of Mari’s integrated support for the USD format, there is now a USD Export tab available in the Export Manager.

What It Does

The USD Export tab allows USD Preview Surface Shaders created in Mari to be flattened for export and used in other Hydra powered digital content creators, such as Katana.

How to Access It

• Channels | Export Manager

• Menubar |

USD Preview Export Dialog Fields

Control	Type	What it does	Notes
Object	checkbox	Enables and disables selection of objects for export.	Checked by default.
Shader	checkbox	Enables and disables selection of shader for export.	Shaders listed in this tab correspond with the object that it has been assigned to.
Shader/Export Item	checkbox	Select individual shader channels for export.	All channels toggled by default.
Size	dropdown	Provides a set list of dimension sizes on a per-shader channel basis.	Size dimension is automatically set to the same as source.
Color Space	dropdown	Provides a set list of color spaces on a per-shader channel basis.	Color space is automatically set to the same as source.
Depth	dropdown	Provides a set list of bit depth options on a per-shader channel basis.	Depth is automatically set to the same as source.
Format	dropdown	Provides a set list of export formats per-shader channel.	Defaults to tif if the channel has a bit depth of 8-bit. Defaults to exr format if the channel is 16-bit.
Target Directory	text field	Specifies a target destination for texture exports.	Maps to the user profile of your machine by default.
Texture File Name	text field	Specify a naming convention for texture exports.	Maps to the user profile of your machine by default. Defaults to Mari’s naming variables. See Exporting Textures from Channels for more details.
USD Look File	text field	Specify a target destination for a USD Look File export.	Maps to the user profile of your machine by default.
USD Assembly File	text field	Specify a target destination for a USD Assembly export.	Maps to the user profile of your machine by default.
Override Depth	dropdown	Allows bit depth settings to be overridden by a single specified value.	Defaults to no override.
Override Resolution	dropdown	Allows resolution settings to be overridden by a single specified value.	Defaults to no override.
Root Name	text field	Allows for a root name to be specified.	Any root name specified to this parameter must have a / (forward slash) prefix.
USD Payload	text field	Specifies the file location of a USD payload.	To export USD Assembly files, you must specify an associated USD payload file.