Version 0.12.0

This release includes the following improvements:

• Adopted USD version 21.05
• Added support for standardSurface opacity Import/Export
• Added export roots functionality
• Added import/export support for lights

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Version 0.11.0

This release includes the following improvements:

• General Stability fixes have been addressed across the plugin
• USD 20.05 is now the minimum version
• UV set naming on export now uses st, st1, st2, etc.
• The geomSideness flag has been added to the exporter
• Restrictions on when prims can be grouped have been added
• The Proxyshape node now has shareable stage support
• Uneditable layers now show as locked in the layer editor
• Patch curves now draw as wireframe in default material mode
• Added support for the cards drawing mode in Vp2RenderDelegate
• Improved color management support

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Version 0.10.0

This release includes the following improvements:

• Stability fixes
• Adopted USD 21.02.
• Integrated 21.05 UsdPreviewSurface shader into MayaUsd plugin and improved metalic shader.
• Attribute Editor Improvements.
  • Added missing material and texture info.
  • Connected attribute visualization.
  • Added an array widget and functionality for debugging.
  • Applied Schemas now show as categories.
• Added all concrete prims to the prim creation menu.
• Instance manipulation performance improvements.
• Improved USD instance point snapping.

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Version 0.9.0

This release includes the following features for Maya 2022:

• Attribute Editor Improvements including the addition of metadata on prims and stage loading/reloading on the proxyShape.
• Point Instance manipulation support has been added.
• Attribute editing is blocked when a stronger opinion exists (with the exception of some transform stacks in manipulation).
• Material subset binding support in VP2.
• USDZ import now supports textures.
• Selection by kind can now be set from the Maya menus.
• EXR support in VP2.
• Layer Editor stability fixes.

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Version 0.8.0

This release installer enables the following functionality in versions of Maya 2020.2, 2020.3, and 2020.4:

• In-memory USD edits can now be written to disk and restored.
• UV Mirroring Import/Export support has been added.
• Improved UsdSkel Export with more complete blendshape and skeleton rest transforms.
• Import/Export UI fixes including missing prims in Hierarchy View.
• Improved import support for USD leftHanded meshes.
• Improved and more consistent undo support of Usd attributes.
• Several Layer Editor bug fixes improving muted layers and invalid layer crashes.
• Added import/export cmd documentation.

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Version 0.7.0

This release installer enables the following functionality in versions of Maya 2020.2, 2020.3, and 2020.4:

• Blendshape export support
• VP2RenderDelegate is enabled by default and doesn't require env variable flag anymore
• Stability and Bug Fixes

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Version 0.6.0

This release installer brings a new build of USD, v20.11 with Alembic, and OpenEXR support.

The installer enables the following functionality in Maya 2020.2, 2020.3, and 2020.4:

• Displacement support for material import/export
• UDIM support for material import/export
• UVs interop improvements
• VP2RenderDelegate optimization for many duplicated materials

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Version 0.5.0

This release installer enables the following functionality in Maya 2020.2 and 2020.3:

• Improved material import options UI with a more robust command.
• USD instances now supported on import with options to flatten or preserve instances.
• Stage Cache ID added to base proxy shape for passing stage data between DG nodes.
• ProxyShape stage display now supports excluded prims.
• Fixed active object snapping bug.

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Version 0.4.0

This release installer enables the following functionality in Maya 2020.2

• 3rd party material translators are now supported
• usdPreviewSurface now exists as a Maya material node.
• Material Export UI improvements.
• Conversion of preview surface to Maya native shaders.

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Version 0.3.0

Aligning maya-usd release cycle with Maya Preview Releases.

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