materialx/utils.py

@@ -347,6 +347,14 @@ READONLY_IMAGE_FORMATS = {".dds"}  # blender can read these formats, but can't w
 
 
 def cache_image_file(image: bpy.types.Image, cache_check=True):
+    try:
+        import _bpy_hydra
+        return _bpy_hydra.cache_or_get_image_file(bpy.context.as_pointer(), image.as_pointer())
+
+    except ImportError:
+        # without bpy_hydra we are going to cache image through python
+        pass
+
     image_path = Path(image.filepath_from_user())
     if not image.packed_file and image.source != 'GENERATED':
         if not image_path.is_file():
@@ -380,6 +388,7 @@ def cache_image_file(image: bpy.types.Image, cache_check=True):
 
     try:
         image.save_render(filepath=str(temp_path))
+
     finally:
         scene.render.image_settings.file_format = user_format
         scene.render.image_settings.color_mode = user_color_mode