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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

Autodesk open-sources USD for 3ds Max

Source code for the USD add-on for the 3D modeling and animation software is now available under an Apache 2.0 license.

Saturday, December 7th, 2024

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

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

Call of Duty: Warzone's Caldera map is now a free USD data set

Get an open-source version of the geometry for a real AAA game map as a resource for game art, pipeline testing and tools development.

Thursday, August 8th, 2024

Adobe open-sources its USD conversion plugins

Open-source tech converts 3D models, materials and animation data between USD and FBX, glTF, OBJ, PLY and STL formats.

Thursday, March 7th, 2024

Download NVIDIA's free da Vinci Workshop USD data set

Detailed interior scene provides a practical example of production-ready USD data structures for VFX or animation work.

Thursday, February 8th, 2024

Chaos, Epic Games, Foundry, Otoy, SideFX join Alliance for OpenUSD

Industry body to guide OpenUSD development gets new members, and enters agreement to ensure interoperability with glTF.

Wednesday, December 13th, 2023

Autodesk adds MaterialX support to USD for 3ds Max 0.5

Update to the USD integration plugin makes it possible to author, import or export MaterialX materials from 3ds Max.

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023

Pixar and partners launch Alliance for OpenUSD

New industry body aims to make USD an international standard for more than just visual effects work.

Tuesday, August 1st, 2023

J Cube releases Multiverse | USD 8.2 for Maya

New features in the USD-native layout and look dev app include shader network transfer to Katana.

Monday, July 24th, 2023

Autodesk open-sources Bifrost USD

Toolset for authoring USD scenes with the graph editor from Maya's Bifrost plugin now free under an Apache 2.0 licence.

Monday, December 12th, 2022

Autodesk releases USD for 3ds Max 0.3

Third beta of the plugin adds a USD Stage Object for referencing entire USD scenes inside 3ds Max.

Tuesday, November 1st, 2022

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