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• Added the "Transform" node Allows you to transform any primitives of your choice. You can also edit existing xformOpOrder operations on primitives.

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• Added the "Package USDZ" node Allows you to concatenate all current layers and export the result as a USDZ file.

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• Added the "Validate Stage" nodeAllows you to "validate that a USD layer" has been correctly built by checking path resolution, composition consistency, data validity, and more. A complete sanity check for your USD layer.

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• Added "OBJ / FBX / Alembic" → USD. conversion nodes A set of nodes providing a bridge between OBJ, FBX, and Alembic formats, allowing them to be converted "into USD layers".

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• Added the "Custom Metadata" node Allows you to add custom metadata to layers and primitives in order to store any information you need.

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• Added the "Create Collection" node Allows you to create "USD collections" on your primitives using inclusion and exclusion lists.

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• Added the "Stage Statistics" node Provides detailed statistics about your USD stage, including the number of layers, prims, meshes, points, faces, Xforms, Scopes, and more.

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• Added the "Stage_Diff" node Allows you to compare two USD layers and identify their differences.

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• Added the "Retime" node Allows you to modify the timing of animated data (time samples) in a USD layer by applying an offset, scale, or retime operation.

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• Added the "Set TimeSamples" node Allows you to create, modify, and manage time samples on your USD attributes.

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• Added the "Create Material" node Allows you to create and "manage material systems" directly within Better USD.

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• Added the "Create Shader" node Allows you to create and "edit shaders" for "different render engines" and shading systems, including Karma, MaterialX, RenderMan, Arnold, and more.

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• Added the "Bind Material" node Allows you to assign materials to meshes and create relationships between geometry and materials.

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• Added the "Create Texture" node Allows you to connect a texture or image to a shader.

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• Added "MaterialX support" MaterialX is now integrated into Better USD, making it easier to create and "manage materials and shaders".

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• Added a "Render Delegate system" Allows you to choose the render engine used by the viewport, including Storm and Embree.

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• Added "AOV support" Allows you to view and "manage AOVs" directly within Better USD.

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• Added a "camera switching system" for the "3D viewport" Allows you to quickly switch between cameras directly from the viewport.

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• Added viewport settings User preferences now allow you to control the default camera gate behavior and choose whether or not to display the viewport reticle.

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• Added "Color Management" Allows you to view the "3D viewport" in RAW, sRGB, or through OpenColorIO. Your OCIO configuration can be defined using the "OCIO environment variable".

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• Added OpenColorIO support "Supports OpenColorIO max to version 2.2.1".

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• "Drag & Drop file support" in the Node Graph Files can now be dragged and dropped your file directly into the Node Graph.

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• "Time Sample editing" from the "Graph Editor" Added a system allowing you to edit your scene's time samples directly from the Graph Editor, in combination with the "Set TimeSamples" node.

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• "Search nodes" in the scene With "Ctrl+F", you can now quickly search for nodes in your scene and jump directly to their position in the Node Graph.

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• "Fully dockable windows and tabs" All windows and tabs can now be freely moved and docked wherever you want.

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• "Node Graph Auto Layout Press L" to automatically arrange all nodes in the Node Graph.

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• 3D viewport capture You can now "capture the 3D viewport" using the "F3 shortcut" or the button available in the Camera menu.

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MODIFICATIONS

• Improved the "Prim View" The selected primitive now remains "active even when switching between nodes or panels".

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• Improved the "Primitive_Resolver Fixed" an issue with "resolving instanced primitives". It is now possible to correctly navigate and resolve the paths of instanced primitives and their prototypes.

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• Improved the "Edit Layer" node "Added a parameter" allowing you to "define the defaultPrim" of a USD layer.

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• Improved the" Time Slider" The Time Slider now "preserves the current frame" when reloading or previewing a node.

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• Improved "Frame All Space + F" If no node is selected, Space + F now "automatically frames all nodes present in the Node Graph".

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• Improved "invalid file" handling An "error message" is now displayed when a file "cannot be read or appears to be corrupted".

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• Improved the "Prim View" and "Properties View" Added "colors and icons to improve readability" and make the displayed information easier to understand.

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• Improved "statistics popup" performance The node statistics popup now "opens significantly faster", especially when working with layers containing large amounts of data.

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FIX BUG

• Fixed UI "refresh issues" with "CLI commands Fixed" an issue preventing certain UI parameters from being properly updated when executing CLI commands.

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• Fixed the "Create Attribute" node Fixed an issue "preventing the creation of string attributes".

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• Fixed environment variable  "PXR_AR_DEFAULT_SEARCH_PATH" Fixed an issue that could cause Better USD to "crash on startup" when the environment variable was configured under certain conditions.

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• Fixed "geometry display" with "relative paths Fixed" an issue affecting geometry display when layers used relative paths in combination with the "PXR_AR_DEFAULT_SEARCH_PATH" environment variable.

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• Improved overall stability Several internal aspects of Better USD have been improved to provide greater stability and reliability.

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• Fixed "texture display" in the viewport Fixed the viewport "texture display system". Textures can now be correctly displayed in the 3D viewport.

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• Fixed the "See Data Layer system Fixed" an issue that could "cause significant UI slowdowns" when analyzing very heavy layers, even when the panel was closed.

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• Fixed "Subgraph Copy/Paste Fixed" an issue preventing certain elements contained within Subgraph nodes from being "correctly copied and pasted".

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• Fixed "Curve Mode in Subgraphs Fixed" an issue preventing the Curve Mode of connections between nodes from being correctly applied within Subgraphs.

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• Fixed an issue preventing integrations  DCC from being added to files with protected permissions. and fixe refresh UI