elkraneoMar 17
The joy of C++ interoperability with Swift.
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You're looking at ~20 consecutive attempts to archive a new version of Preflight. Each one took approximately 20 minutes. That was my entire day.
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Why put up with it? Because what's inside is worthwhile. Preflight wraps seriously powerful USD tooling via Swift-Cxx interoperability; the app's hidden complexity is part of what makes it valuable in the first place.
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This time was especially difficult because we upgraded to SwiftUsd 6, which contains a new version of OpenUSD. But now, finito. The new version is being reviewed.
And just the fact that we can ship a native Swift app with this level of USD tooling is motivating...

https://preflight.reality2713.com

Preflight — OpenUSD Inspection Service

Inspect, validate, and understand USD assets with side-by-side Hydra and RealityKit rendering, non-destructive sessions, and AI diagnostics.

Mar 17 at 9:43amelkraneo_Any