Katana Developer Guide¶

Application¶

• CEL Reference
• Attribute Conventions
• Environment Variables
• Args Files
• External Software
• Copyright Notices

Parameter Expressions¶

• Overview
• Python Expressions
• Reference Expressions

Scripting in Katana¶

• Working with Projects
• Working with Nodes
• Customizing Node Types
• Customizing the User Interface
• Rendering a Scene
• Cooking a Scene
• Callbacks and Events

Ops and OpScript¶

• Asset API
• Attributes
• Attribute Function
• Configuration
• Cook Interface
• Cook Interface Utilities
• Hints
• Look Files
• Material Resolve
• Op Args Builders
• Paths
• Resolutions
• Transformations
• ExpressionMath
• Imath
• pystring
• OpWrite

Writing Plug-ins¶

• The Plug-in System
• Native Plug-in Compatibility
• Asset Plug-ins
• Display Driver Plug-ins
• Renderer Plug-ins
• Default Attribute Producer Plug-ins
• Legacy Plug-ins
• Utilities
• Viewer Plug-ins
• Hydra Render Delegates
• Katana USD Plug-ins
• LookFileBake Output Format Plug-ins

Performance Optimization Guide¶

• Profiling and Optimization Guide: Start Here
• Designing Node Graphs for Optimal Performance
• Improving Op Performance
• Composing Concurrency-Friendly Scenes
• Improving OpScript Performance

API Reference¶

• C++ Header Index