Profiler Tagging

[michaelharmonart]

Description of Changes

• Added profile.py which contains functions for tagging nodes for Maya's profiler.
• Added color.py for creating color palletes for the profile tagging and conversion between color spaces.
• Added automatic tagging of nodes created in the shifter build.

This is a port of code from the rig build system we've been using at BYU Animation for the last 2 years, with a few cleanups and tweaks to better fit the mGear code style.

Here's a profiler view of a simple test with the EPIC mannequin biped template. This is useful for getting a visualization of how specific components are being analyzed in parallel and for removing bottlenecks when developing custom components.

Testing Done

Built all stock templates with Maya 2026 in RHEL without issue.

Notes

While there haven't been direct requests for this feature, it is something I've found useful for improving rig performance on our projects and thought the community might find it useful.
I've also considered adding this same automatic tagging for custom steps, as well as making an option for it in the root guide. Let me know if you'd like those additions or any other tweaks!

[miquelcampos]

Hello @michaelharmonart
This looks super interesting!! Thanks for the PR.
I will test it ASAP! :D