Wref Context Manager/en

Working with Wref Context Manager

All paths in the scene, including USD Layers, Maya references, texture paths have a wref format.
Such paths usually doesn't include reference to a specific version of the asset and normally you do not need to change this in the process. However, animator's work may require to define version explicitly:

• For example, when you start working on a scene, you want to pin the rig versions for a current scene, so that you can take a newer version while working on another scene.
• You have found some technical issue in the rig, and want to update version of the rig to a newer one in the scene explicitly and locally not breaking anything else.

For this purpose we store a special wref context in the Maya scene applied both in Maya and in USD. This wref context update the wref path to a physical path on disk. To change versions and pin them easily there is a special UI, Wizart Animation => USD => Wref Context Manager. In the appearing window you can pin on certain wref paths to pin the current versions. Also there you can switch to the desired version and pin it, remove pin, or update to the latest.
Pin The Version column displays the current version of the file used in the scene. If this version is pinned, the icon in the Pin column is set to: If the path has no pinned version, the icon in the Pin column is set to:
Warning If a specific version is specified in the wref path and a pin is assigned, the pin value will take precedence. You can pin the version by entering the desired value in the Version column. The second way to replace the version is to select one or more rows, click the right mouse button to cause the context menu and select Pin.
Update to the latest version / Unpin To update the version to the latest, unpin the current version: select one or more lines, right-click to open the context menu and select Unpin.
Warning If no version is specified in the wref path and no pin is assigned, the file version will be updated automatically to the latest. Update to lates and Pin You can pin the latest at the moment version using the context menu item Update to latest (pin is set automatically).
Data Output Settings File Type Filter In the Show menu, you can filter paths by extension: USD files (*.usd, *.usd, *.usd), Maya files (*.mb, *.ma), Other Files.
Content Update Using the Refresh button you can refresh the Wref Context Manager window after the scene is reloaded. Physical path displaying The physical path to the file with the current context settings can be found in the Resolved column. By default, the column is hidden, you can show it as follows: context menu by table header => Show/Hide Resolved.

How do I add a character or item to a scene?

If you find that your scene is missing a character or item, write to support.
The necessary asset will be added to the anim_prep of this scene and uploaded to you.
You only need to download the resources and re-open the scene in which you worked, the necessary asset will appear there by itself!

Important

Do not add assets to the scene manually, even if you have the necessary file on your computer! This will break the paths and this file will not run correctly on the studio.

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