In this post we will look at how to create and add a USD Debugger to a USD installation. We will add it to the USD toolbar, on the top right:

The steps we will perform:

1. Create a Debugger hosted control.
2. Find where the toolbar will sit in the XAML panel layout.
3. Create a toolbar container for this panel.
4. Create a toolbar for this toolbar container.
5. Add the toolbar button.
6. Add actions behind the button to open the Debugger hosted control.

Create a Debugger Hosted Control

Create a hosted control for the Debugger:

Set the USD Component Type to Debugger. The Display Group can be anywhere you want it displayed, such as MainPanel, FloatingPanel etc:

Find the XAML Panel

Let’s look at what the panel is in the top right. We are using a Custom Panel Layout:

We see the top right is the AboutPanel (which could be seen more easily through Visual Studio):

Create a Hosted Control for the Toolbar Container

Now create a Hosted Control of type Toolbar Container for this panel:

Create a Toolbar

We can now create a toolbar to use in this container.

And add it to the Toolbar Container under Hosted Controls:

Add a Toolbar Button

Next, add a Toolbar button:

Add an Action Call to open the Debugger:

Ensure the new action is attached to the Debugger:

Open USD

Now open USD. We see the new DEBUGGER toolbar button, and when clicking on it, we see the Debugger is opened in the main panel:

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