USD for Maya plugin not able to load

[vanlicht]

Hi,

I build the plugin using the build_usd.py, installed/ tried on both Maya 2018 and 2019

Windows10 64bit
Python 2.7

The command I used to install:

C:\Users\xxx\Desktop\maya-usd-19.07\build_scripts>build_usd.py --force-all --no-doc --python --maya --maya-location "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2018" "C:\Users\xxx\Git\USDAD"

In the plugin manager it the options showed up, but whenever I tried to load, Maya gives the following messages:

// Error: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2018/scripts/others/pluginWin.mel line 290: Unable to dynamically load : C:/Users/xxx/Git/USDAD/third_party/maya/plugin/pxrUsd.mll
The specified module could not be found.
//
// Error: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2018/scripts/others/pluginWin.mel line 290: The specified module could not be found.
(pxrUsd) //
// Error: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2018/scripts/others/pluginWin.mel line 290: Unable to dynamically load : C:/Users/xxx/Git/USDAD/third_party/maya/plugin/pxrUsdPreviewSurface.mll
The specified module could not be found.
//
// Error: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2018/scripts/others/pluginWin.mel line 290: The specified module could not be found.
(pxrUsdPreviewSurface) //
// Error: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2018/scripts/others/pluginWin.mel line 290: Unable to dynamically load : C:/Users/xxx/Git/USDAD/third_party/maya/plugin/pxrUsdTranslators.mll
The specified module could not be found.
//
// Error: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2018/scripts/others/pluginWin.mel line 290: The specified module could not be found.
(pxrUsdTranslators) //

It'd be great if any one have good suggestions. Thanks!

Thomas

[dtlindsey]

@vanlicht the Pixar USD plugin only works in 2016. It's in their docs.
The maya-usd repo works with USD 19.05 for now.
in your USD repo do
git checkout tags/v19.05
and build that to start

[vanlicht]

@dtlindsey, thanks for the response!
I am happy to report that I successfully installed the USD and able to activate the Maya plug-ins on Maya 2018!
I didn't specify the tag using v19.05, so I assume I installed with v19.07.

[kxl-adsk]

@vanlicht Can this issue be closed?