# USDShellExtension

**Repository Path**: charlies-ls/USDShellExtension

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: USDShellExtension
- **Description**: No description available
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: BSL-1.0
- **Default Branch**: main
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2025-02-03
- **Last Updated**: 2025-02-03

## Categories & Tags

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**Tags**: None

## README

Activision USD Shell Extension
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A Windows Shell Extension for the Pixar USD file format. 

**Windows Explorer Features**

* Hydra Realtime Preview 
* Thumbnails
* Context Menus
* Metadata Properties

**Windows Search Features**

* Metadata Search

More details available [here](./docs/FEATURES.md).

Goals
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There are several goals that this shell extension tries to adhere to and takes extra precautions to meet.

* **Performance**  
  It is important that the shell extension not stall Windows Explorer.  

* **Stability**  
  Instability in the shell extension will take down Window Explorer and/or the entire desktop.  

The mitigation strategy is to run the majority of the shell extension asynchronously out of the 
Windows Explorer process.


Dependencies
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The following dependencies are required:

* [Microsoft Visual Studio (2017 or newer)](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/)
* [Universal Scene Description (USD)](https://graphics.pixar.com/usd/docs/index.html)
* [Python (2.7, 3.6, 3.7)](https://www.python.org/)

Required Microsoft Visual Studio Components:

* Desktop development with C++
* C++ ATL
* Windows 10 SDK
* Windows Universal C Runtime
* Python language support