OmniGraph Python Scripting¶
Extension: omni.graph |
Documentation Generated: Aug 15, 2022 |
While the core part of OmniGraph is built in C++ there are Python bindings and scripts built on top of it to make it easier to work with.
Importing¶
The Python interface is exposed in a consistent way so that you can easily find any of the OmniGraph scripting information. Any script can start with this simple import, in the spirit of how popular packages such as numpy and pandas work:
import omni.graph.core as og
Using this module you can access internal documentation through the usual Python mechanisms:
help(og)
Bindings¶
The first level of support is the Python Bindings which provide a wrapper on top of the C++ ABI of the OmniGraph core. These have been made available from the same import to make user of all OmniGraph functionality consistent. When you are programming in Python you really don’t need to be aware of the C++ underpinnings.
The bound functions have all of the same documentation available at runtime so they can be inspected in the same way you would work with any regular Pythyon scripts. For the most part the bindings follow the C++ ABI closely, with the minor exception of using the standard PEP8 naming conventions rather than the established C++ naming conventions.
For example a C++ ABI function getAttributeType will be named get_attribute_type in the Python binding. This was primarily done to deemphasize the boundary between Python and C++ so that Python writers can stick with Python conventions and C++ writers can stick with C++ conventions.
As the Python world doesn’t have the C++ concept of an interface definition there is no separation between the objects providing the functionality and the objects storing the implementation and data. For example in C++ you would have an AttributeObj which contains a handle to the internal data and a reference to the IAttribute interface definition. In Python you only have the og.Attribute object which encapsulates both.
You can see the online version of the Python documentation at OmniGraph Python API Documentation.
The One Thing You Need¶
A lot of the imported submodules and functions available are used internally by generated code and you won’t have much occasion to use them. You can explore the internal documentation to see if any look useful to you. The naming was intentionally made verbose so that it’s easier to discover functionality.
One class deserves special attention though, as it is quite useful for interacting with the OmniGraph.
import omni.graph.core as og
controller = og.Controller()
The Controller class provides functionality for you to change the graph topology, or modify and inspect values within the graph.
"""Class to provide a simple interface to a variety OmniGraph manipulation functions.
Provides functions for creating nodes, making and breaking connections, and setting values.
Graph manipulation functions are undoable, value changes are not.
Functions are set up to be as flexible as possible, accepting a wide variety of argument variations.
Most functions are class methods, though return values can be retained for passing in to other functions
(e.g. the edit() function returns a list of graphs that can later be passed in to the evaluate() function to
ensure all related graphs upate).
The one exception is the edit() function, which is a regular method as it needs to retain state information.
See its description for more details.
Here is a summary of the interface methods you can access through this class, grouped by interface class
Controller
edit Perform a collection of edits on a graph (the union of all interfaces)
async evaluate Runs evaluation on one or more graphs as a waitable (typically called from async tests)
evaluate_sync Runs evaluation on one or more graphs immediately
ObjectLookup
attribute Looks up an og.Attribute from a description
attribute_path Looks up an attribute string path from a description
attribute_type Looks up an og.Type from a description
graph Looks up an og.Graph from a description
node Looks up an og.Node from a description
node_path Looks up a node string path from a description
prim Looks up an Usd.Prim from a description
prim_path Looks up a Usd.Prim string path from a description
split_graph_from_node_path Separate a graph and a relative node path from a full node path
GraphController
connect Makes connections between attribute pairs
create_node Creates a new og.Node
create_prim Creates a new Usd.Prim
create_variable Creates a new og.IVariable
delete_node Deletes a list of og.Nodes
disconnect Breaks connections between attribute pairs
disconnect_all Breaks all connections to and from specific attributes
expose_prim Expose a USD prim to OmniGraph through an importing node
NodeController
create_attribute Create a new dynamic attribute on a node
remove_attribute Remove an existing dynamic attribute from a node
safe_node_name Get a node name in a way that's safe for USD
DataView
get Get the value of an attribute's data
get_array_size Get the number of elements in an array attribute's data
set Set the value of an attribute's data
Class Attributes:
class Keys: Helper for managing the keywords needed for the edit() function
Attributes:
__path_to_object_map: Mapping from the node or prim path specified to the created node or prim
Raises:
OmniGraphError: If the requested operation could not be performed
"""
See the internal documentation at omni.graph.core.Controller for details, or take a tour of how to use
the controller with this how-to documentation