Jonathan Mack
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VFX Artist
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Advertising / Motion Graphics | Design | Gamedev | VR
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Recent Forum Posts
workflow question July 1, 2026, 12:20 p.m.
The rop has a parameter for 'files to save' that lets you control exactly which layers are saved. It probably doesn't save any cooking time, but will save I/O time and prevent file updates to files you don't want to change.
Custom aovs for materialX shaders. June 29, 2026, 1:55 p.m.
Is this for Karma? Does it need to be a mtlx material and not a karma material?
When using a karma material the karma aov node can be used.
MaterialX doesn't natively support AOVs which is why the dot workaround is needed.
When using a karma material the karma aov node can be used.
MaterialX doesn't natively support AOVs which is why the dot workaround is needed.
Mixing referenced materials June 18, 2026, 10:21 p.m.
AFAIK, that's not a feature of USD