Universal Scene Description

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Universal Scene Description (USD) is an open-source 3D scene description and interchange framework developed by Pixar, widely used for creating, composing, and collaborating on complex digital scenes across different tools and pipelines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 3D scene description framework ⓘ
file format ⓘ
open-source software project ⓘ
abbreviation USD ⓘ
developer Pixar ⓘ
Pixar Animation Studios ⓘ
domain 3D content creation ⓘ
animation production ⓘ
computer graphics ⓘ
virtual production ⓘ
visual effects ⓘ
feature layer-based composition model ⓘ
multi-application interoperability ⓘ
plugin architecture ⓘ
schema-based data model ⓘ
strong and weak opinions system ⓘ
fileExtension .usd ⓘ
.usda ⓘ
.usdc ⓘ
.usdz ⓘ
hasComponent Hydra ⓘ
USD Core ⓘ
linked to: USD

USD Imaging ⓘ
USD Lux ⓘ
linked to: USD

USD Physics ⓘ
linked to: USD

USD Shade ⓘ
USD Skel ⓘ
linked to: USD
license Apache License 2.0 ⓘ
openSource true ⓘ
origin Pixar internal pipeline ⓘ
programmingLanguage C++ ⓘ
Python ⓘ
purpose collaborative content creation ⓘ
interchange of 3D scene data between tools ⓘ
scalable scene representation for large productions ⓘ
repository https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/USD ⓘ
supports 3D scenes ⓘ
USDZ package format ⓘ
animation ⓘ
cameras ⓘ
instancing ⓘ
layering ⓘ
lights ⓘ
materials ⓘ
non-destructive editing ⓘ
referencing ⓘ
scene composition ⓘ
shading networks ⓘ
time-sampled data ⓘ
variant sets ⓘ
volumes ⓘ
usedBy Apple AR platforms via USDZ ⓘ
Autodesk Maya via plugins ⓘ
Blender via addons ⓘ
NVIDIA Omniverse ⓘ
Pixar Animation Studios ⓘ
SideFX Houdini via plugins ⓘ

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NVIDIA Omniverse → basedOn → Universal Scene Description ⓘ
Omniverse Nucleus → supportsStandard → Universal Scene Description ⓘ
Omniverse Audio2Face → supportsFormat → Universal Scene Description ⓘ
OpenUSD → basedOn → Universal Scene Description ⓘ
Omniverse Kit → supports → USD (Universal Scene Description) ⓘ
linked to: Universal Scene Description
Omniverse Kit → basedOn → USD (Universal Scene Description) ⓘ
linked to: Universal Scene Description
Omniverse View → fileFormat → Universal Scene Description ⓘ
USD → fullName → Universal Scene Description ⓘ
USD → component → USD Skel (skeletons and skinning) ⓘ
linked to: Universal Scene Description
USD Imaging → partOf → Universal Scene Description ⓘ
USD Shade → partOf → Pixar Universal Scene Description ⓘ
linked to: Universal Scene Description
Nucleus → usesFormat → Universal Scene Description ⓘ
Omniverse Connectors → basedOn → Universal Scene Description ⓘ
Omniverse Create → supports → USD (Universal Scene Description) ⓘ
linked to: Universal Scene Description
Omniverse Machinima → fileFormat → Universal Scene Description ⓘ
Pixar production pipeline → employsTool → USD (Universal Scene Description) ⓘ
linked to: Universal Scene Description
NVIDIA RTX Remix → integratesWith → USD (Universal Scene Description) ⓘ
linked to: Universal Scene Description
Sdf → partOf → Universal Scene Description ⓘ
Pcp (composition engine) → partOf → Universal Scene Description ⓘ
Pcp (composition engine) → relatedTo → Usd (USD schema and API layer) ⓘ
linked to: Universal Scene Description