Solaris/USD Submission Pipeline
Direct submission of LOPs/Solaris USD jobs
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The LOPs native submission tool makes submitting Solaris jobs easier than ever
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Preflight algorithm
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Parses all files needed by Houdini, caches, textures, etc.
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Parses all USD layers and payloads, as well as referenced geometry and texture files
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Operates directly with Husk within the GridMarkets environment
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Exposes some of the most useful Husk arguments directly from the HDA
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Snapshots
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USD-Trace
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Logging verbosity
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etc.
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Built with integration into production pipelines in mind, the tool is flexible and easily extensible:
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Everything is dynamically parsed based on a settings file which includes the Python dictionary that can be extended
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Spare parameters can be added to include new overrides
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Important support functions are included with the GridMarkets Libraries and can be used for extending the tool's functionality or utilizing in-house tools which interface directly with the new submission pipeline
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NOTE - currently only available for:
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Karma, Arnold & Redshift; V-Ray and RenderMan coming
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Houdini 20.0 or 20.5 with Python 3.9+; older versions will be supported over time​
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Please refer to the technical documentation or contact us at support@gridmarkets.com​​​ for more information​
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KEYWORDS: LOPs, Solaris, Houdini, Pixar USD, USD, SideFX, Husk
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