Pcp (composition engine)
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Pcp is Pixar’s scene composition engine within the Universal Scene Description (USD) framework, responsible for combining and resolving layered scene data into a final, coherent representation.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
scene composition engine
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software component ⓘ |
| developedBy | Pixar Animation Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedAs | part of open-source USD ⓘ |
| domain |
3D scene description
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computer graphics ⓘ digital content creation ⓘ |
| handles |
asset path resolution
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layer strength ordering ⓘ namespace conflicts ⓘ time-sampled data composition ⓘ |
| implementedIn | C++ ⓘ |
| input |
USD layers
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composition arcs ⓘ |
| license | Apache License 2.0 ⓘ |
| output |
composed prim index
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composed property index ⓘ final composed scene description ⓘ |
| partOf |
USD
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Universal Scene Description NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sdf (Scene Description Foundation)
NERFINISHED
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Usd (USD schema and API layer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
inherits
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payloads ⓘ references ⓘ specializes ⓘ sublayers ⓘ value clips ⓘ variants ⓘ |
| supportsFramework | USD layering model ⓘ |
| usedBy |
DCC tools integrating USD
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VFX studios NERFINISHED ⓘ animation studios ⓘ film production pipelines ⓘ |
| usedFor |
asset referencing resolution
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composition arc evaluation ⓘ computing effective scene description ⓘ inheritance resolution ⓘ layer stack computation ⓘ layering scene data ⓘ namespace composition ⓘ opinion strength resolution ⓘ payload resolution ⓘ prim index computation ⓘ producing final composed scene ⓘ property index computation ⓘ resolving layered scene data ⓘ scene composition ⓘ variant selection resolution ⓘ |
| usedIn | USD pipeline ⓘ |
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