OpenSubDiv / Python

Howdy,

I noticed that Pixar’s OpenSubDiv has python bindings (and examples running in pyqt, etc.) and I wanted to play around with it.

I cloned the gitHub from here;

But - I am having trouble building the thing and getting it installed so I can use it with Python. I can’t seem to find any pre-built binaries, etc.

I am used to having to use a “windows installer”, or pip, or easy_install, etc. But when someone says ‘CMake’ my eyes kind of tear up, I start googling for answers but generally have a hard time figuring out what to do. It’s like they expect you to already know how to go about doing it, but if you don’t there is no easy way to learn how to go about it (at least not that I can find - all cmake tutorials looks to be about building python)

Is there anyone out there who can help me sort this out or walk me through the steps!? I would really appreciate the mentoring!

  • Jonny

Hi Jonny,

This is definitely not a one-click install.

Have you installed cmake and any of the optional dependencies yet? How did you clone the git repository? Do you have a tool like GitShell (to be honest I’ve not heard of this before) or Cygwin installed that you can use to follow the README steps?

Cheers,

-K