Autodesk/maya-usd
Mar 2025 – Jan 2026
6 Months active
Languages Used
C++MarkdownPythonMEL
Technical Skills
Build SystemBuild SystemsC++C++ DevelopmentCode FormattingCode Organization
Anton Khelou
PROFILE
Anton Khelou
Anton Khelou developed and maintained advanced layer editing and asset management features for the Autodesk/maya-usd repository, focusing on robust C++ and Python solutions. He engineered public APIs, improved the Layer Editor’s UX, and implemented dynamic sublayer path resolution to streamline scene workflows. Anton refactored core components for maintainability, enhanced error handling, and introduced data safety measures to minimize user risk. His work included UI development with the Qt framework, localization, and integration with MEL scripting, resulting in a more reliable, cross-platform plugin. Through code quality improvements, linting, and documentation, Anton ensured the codebase remained stable, extensible, and user-focused.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
81%Features
Repository Contributions
80Total
Bugs
6
Commits
80
Features
25
Lines of code
5,498
Activity Months6
Your Network
99 people
Work History
January 2026
10 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 20262026-01 Monthly Summary — Autodesk/maya-usd. Focused on delivering usable enhancements to file mapping flows and strengthening the Asset Resolver UX, preferences, and maintenance. The month emphasizes business value through improved user experience, reliability, and maintainable code practices while showcasing developer capabilities across UI interactions, data modeling, and lint/cleanup work.
10 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 20262026-01 Monthly Summary — Autodesk/maya-usd. Focused on delivering usable enhancements to file mapping flows and strengthening the Asset Resolver UX, preferences, and maintenance. The month emphasizes business value through improved user experience, reliability, and maintainable code practices while showcasing developer capabilities across UI interactions, data modeling, and lint/cleanup work.
January 2026
December 2025
27 Commits • 12 Features
Dec 1, 2025December 2025 monthly summary for Autodesk/maya-usd focusing on delivering business value and technical accomplishments. Highlights include substantial improvements to the Save Layer workflow (adopting SaveLayerDialog for single-component saves, abstracting the component save widget, and implementing onSave logic for components in bulk save) and a series of UI/UX refinements (compact mode, label/button sizing improvements, and new SaveLayerPathRowArea).
December 2025
27 Commits • 12 Features
Dec 1, 2025December 2025 monthly summary for Autodesk/maya-usd focusing on delivering business value and technical accomplishments. Highlights include substantial improvements to the Save Layer workflow (adopting SaveLayerDialog for single-component saves, abstracting the component save widget, and implementing onSave logic for components in bulk save) and a series of UI/UX refinements (compact mode, label/button sizing improvements, and new SaveLayerPathRowArea).
November 2025
16 Commits • 3 Features
Nov 1, 2025November 2025 monthly summary for Autodesk/maya-usd: Highlights include delivering user-focused save and stage-management features, improving reliability for component creation, and strengthening code quality and tooling. Key features: Component Save Dialog with name/location saving, folder browsing, expanded file hierarchy, and proxy shape path context integration. Layer Editor Stage Management enhancements enabling rename of the current stage entry and streamlining the rename workflow via proxy object rename command. Code Quality and Internal Improvements across LayerTreeModel with lint fixes and robustness improvements. Bug fix: Import failure handling to prevent crashes when required libraries fail to import during component creation in the USD layer editor. These changes reduce save errors, improve editor workflows, and raise code quality to support maintainability and future enhancements.
16 Commits • 3 Features
Nov 1, 2025November 2025 monthly summary for Autodesk/maya-usd: Highlights include delivering user-focused save and stage-management features, improving reliability for component creation, and strengthening code quality and tooling. Key features: Component Save Dialog with name/location saving, folder browsing, expanded file hierarchy, and proxy shape path context integration. Layer Editor Stage Management enhancements enabling rename of the current stage entry and streamlining the rename workflow via proxy object rename command. Code Quality and Internal Improvements across LayerTreeModel with lint fixes and robustness improvements. Bug fix: Import failure handling to prevent crashes when required libraries fail to import during component creation in the USD layer editor. These changes reduce save errors, improve editor workflows, and raise code quality to support maintainability and future enhancements.
November 2025
September 2025
4 Commits • 3 Features
Sep 1, 2025Month 2025-09 — Autodesk/maya-usd delivered targeted UX and reliability improvements focusing on dynamic layer path handling and maintainability, with no major regressions reported. The changes emphasize business value by enabling more robust scene description workflows and improved developer maintainability while preserving user experience. Key outcomes include enhanced support for dynamic layer resolution in the Layer Editor, code quality improvements that simplify future changes, and a more intuitive confirmation dialog UX that reduces user errors.
September 2025
4 Commits • 3 Features
Sep 1, 2025Month 2025-09 — Autodesk/maya-usd delivered targeted UX and reliability improvements focusing on dynamic layer path handling and maintainability, with no major regressions reported. The changes emphasize business value by enabling more robust scene description workflows and improved developer maintainability while preserving user experience. Key outcomes include enhanced support for dynamic layer resolution in the Layer Editor, code quality improvements that simplify future changes, and a more intuitive confirmation dialog UX that reduces user errors.
April 2025
4 Commits • 2 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 focused on strengthening layer editing UX and safeguarding work in Autodesk/maya-usd. Delivered nuanced layer lock error handling by distinguishing system vs regular locks and unifying feedback, reducing user confusion and support tickets. Implemented data safety backup when clearing a layer, and improved UX for the layer editor with better stage selector sorting/selection and reliable dialog focus for confirmations. Addressed code quality by cleaning up lint issues related to the changes. These changes increase reliability, minimize data loss risk, and accelerate common workflows in Maya USD layer editing.
4 Commits • 2 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 focused on strengthening layer editing UX and safeguarding work in Autodesk/maya-usd. Delivered nuanced layer lock error handling by distinguishing system vs regular locks and unifying feedback, reducing user confusion and support tickets. Implemented data safety backup when clearing a layer, and improved UX for the layer editor with better stage selector sorting/selection and reliable dialog focus for confirmations. Addressed code quality by cleaning up lint issues related to the changes. These changes increase reliability, minimize data loss risk, and accelerate common workflows in Maya USD layer editing.
April 2025
March 2025
19 Commits • 3 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 monthly summary for Autodesk/maya-usd focused on Layer Editor enhancements and stability improvements. Delivered a public Layer Editor API exposing selection queries and mutations via MEL (mayaUsdGetSelectedLayers and mayaUsdSetSelectedLayers), ensured LayerEditorCommand is registered during plugin initialization, and updated user docs to describe the new commands and usage. Implemented Layer Editor UX improvements, including state persistence of the Layer Tree across session changes, updated Pin USD Stage tooltip, and middle-ellipsized text to improve visibility of key UI elements. Executed a substantial internal refactor to boost stability and maintainability, including code quality improvements, includes consolidation, safety checks, clang-formatting, and moving implementation into layerEditorWindowCommand.cpp; removed obsolete components like layerEditorCommands and layerEditorWidgetManager. Fixed key issues such as re-adding accidentally removed LayerEditorCommand, addressing GCC/Linux compilation issues, and applying PR feedback to reduce crashes. Overall impact includes smoother user workflows, more reliable Layer Editor behavior, and a maintainable, cross-platform codebase that demonstrates strong C++, MEL/USD integration, and tooling proficiency.
March 2025
19 Commits • 3 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 monthly summary for Autodesk/maya-usd focused on Layer Editor enhancements and stability improvements. Delivered a public Layer Editor API exposing selection queries and mutations via MEL (mayaUsdGetSelectedLayers and mayaUsdSetSelectedLayers), ensured LayerEditorCommand is registered during plugin initialization, and updated user docs to describe the new commands and usage. Implemented Layer Editor UX improvements, including state persistence of the Layer Tree across session changes, updated Pin USD Stage tooltip, and middle-ellipsized text to improve visibility of key UI elements. Executed a substantial internal refactor to boost stability and maintainability, including code quality improvements, includes consolidation, safety checks, clang-formatting, and moving implementation into layerEditorWindowCommand.cpp; removed obsolete components like layerEditorCommands and layerEditorWidgetManager. Fixed key issues such as re-adding accidentally removed LayerEditorCommand, addressing GCC/Linux compilation issues, and applying PR feedback to reduce crashes. Overall impact includes smoother user workflows, more reliable Layer Editor behavior, and a maintainable, cross-platform codebase that demonstrates strong C++, MEL/USD integration, and tooling proficiency.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness92.2%
Maintainability90.2%
Architecture88.6%
Performance88.8%
AI Usage21.2%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
C++MELMarkdownPython
Technical Skills
Asset ManagementBug FixingBuild SystemBuild SystemsC++C++ DevelopmentC++ GUI DevelopmentC++ developmentCode FormattingCode OrganizationCode RefactoringCode lintingCode refactoringCross-Platform DevelopmentCross-platform development
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