Nvidia announces plan to 'evolve USD beyond VFX'

Check out its roadmap for growing USD beyond the movie industry to become the 'foundation of the open metaverse'.

Tuesday, August 9th, 2022

Download Animal Logic's free ALab USD production scene

Updated: ace USD test scene now has 300+ production-quality assets, including two rigged characters.

Friday, August 5th, 2022

J Cube releases Multiverse | USD 7.1 for Maya

Check out the new features in this sizeable update to the USD-native shot layout and look dev solution.

Monday, July 4th, 2022

AMD releases USD Hydra plugin for Blender 1.1

Free plugin for composing and rendering USD scenes in Blender can now export animated USD files.

Friday, June 3rd, 2022

Get Disney's new USD version of Moana's Motunui Island

Download the new USD version of the legendary production data set, optimised to render in RenderMan.

Wednesday, February 16th, 2022

Download AMD's free USD Hydra plugin for Blender

Now officially shipping: new plugin lets users import, compose and render USD scenes in Blender.

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

View USD files inside Windows with this free Shell Extension

Activision's neat open-source USD Shell Extension lets you view and edit USD files directly in Windows.

Tuesday, June 15th, 2021

Multiverse | USD 6.7 ships

Check out the new features in J Cube's USD-native Maya layout, look dev and lighting toolset. Freelancers can use it for free.

Monday, June 7th, 2021

J Cube unveils new standalone USD editing tool MUSE

Neat work-in-progress tool offers a 'fast, non-destructive' way to modify USD assets outside DCC apps.

Wednesday, October 14th, 2020

Get free USDZ file converter and viewer Reality Converter

Check out Apple's new app for converting 3D models to USDZ, along with free alternatives for Windows and Linux.

Tuesday, January 14th, 2020

Animal Logic open-sources its AL_USDMaya plugin

Studio's in-house USD authoring plugin for Maya, used on Peter Rabbit, now available open-source.

Friday, August 4th, 2017

Pixar's USD system: the new super-Alembic?

Universal Scene Description could help exchange entire production scenes between VFX pipeline tools.

Tuesday, October 15th, 2013

Rig and animate 3D characters for free with AccuRig 2.0

Free tool generates body and finger rigs for humanoid 3D characters. Check out its new animation browsing and retargeting system.

Thursday, July 17th, 2025