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Pixar open-sources its Universal Scene Description

Updated: New 'super Alembic' system for exchanging VFX scene data released officially. Plugins for Maya and Katana.

Wednesday, July 27th, 2016

3D-Info is a lightweight open-source viewer for USD scenes

French movie trade organization CST's free tool offers an intuitive way to explore USD scenes. Now plays back animations in USD scenes, too.

Sunday, September 8th, 2024

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

OpenUSD now supports Vulkan

Universal Scene Description's HgiVulkan backend is intended to make Vulkan a 'more compelling option' for tools developers.

Tuesday, August 13th, 2024

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

Blender 4.5 LTS is out: check out its 5 key features

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from full Vulkan support to hidden gems like the new FBX importer.

Tuesday, July 15th, 2025

Left Angle closes: Autograph goes off sale, staff join Maxon

Next-gen motion graphics app Autograph discontinued - but there is now a workaround to activate your existing software offline.

Monday, June 16th, 2025

Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2026.1

Check out the new features in the 3D modeling and visualization software, including the new Attribute Transfer modifier..

Thursday, June 5th, 2025

Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2026

Check out the latest changes to the 3D modeling and rendering app, including updates to retopology, shading and animation.

Wednesday, March 26th, 2025

Autodesk releases Maya 2026 and Maya Creative 2026

3D modeling and animation tool gets updates to the ML Deformer and liquid simulation in Bifrost. Check out all the new features here.

Wednesday, March 26th, 2025

How Vine FX created a parasitic underwater forest for The Rig

Discover how the VFX studio used procedural growth simulation to create the environment for Amazon Prime Video's supernatural thriller.

Friday, January 31st, 2025

Left Angle releases Autograph 2025

Big update to the compositing and motion design app adds a DaVinci Resolve Live Link, an After Effects converter - and a new free edition.

Tuesday, January 21st, 2025

Unigine 2.19.1 can now import and export USD files

Game engine now imports meshes, materials, lights and animation in USD format, including in the free Community edition.

Monday, December 16th, 2024

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Abstract unveils InstaMAT 2025

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Wednesday, July 16th, 2025

Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 15.0

Big update to the material-authoring software adds new 3D renderer and the option to import entire USD scenes to edit materials in context.

Wednesday, July 16th, 2025

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