This post for answering good beginner questions from Discord
Where to start
There’s also openpype (Ayon’s predecessor).
- OpenPype Docs
Openpype is no longer recommended, read more OpenPype end of life timeline
How to add new actions to Ftrack integration?
My suggestion to check all the settings and the available features, Then you can suggest any missing features or you can add it yourself and make a PR
How to collaborate to current USD experimental plugin?
In short, you can do three things:
- Share us your ideas and delve into USD discussions
you can read these posts: - Test the current USD support
you can start by checking the current status which as follows- Multiverse support in Maya
- Native USD support in Maya (I’m not sure it’s ready yet or not)
- Experimental USD support in Houdini (publish hard linked paths and flatten layers)
- Collaborate as a developer
you can check these GH PRs: Also, you can filter GH PRs and Issues usingUSDtag!
When do I need to build OpenPype or Ayon Launcher ?
In general, you don’t have to build or compile any thing unless you are adding your own custom features.