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OpenUSD

See all the key features in the next major update to Houdini, from modeling, animation and simulation to the COPERNICUS framework.

Friday, June 14th, 2024

Maya developer snaps up the startup behind the much-discussed AI-based online VFX platform. Read our FAQs on the buyout.

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024

Check out the new features in the motion graphics app, including tools for animating with motion paths, and support for more 3D file formats.

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

Updated: check out the 3D clothing design software's new USD-based workflow for exporting simulations to Unreal Engine 5.4.

Monday, April 29th, 2024

Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D app, from better baking to improvements to Cycles and the Sequencer.

Tuesday, March 26th, 2024

NVIDIA announces five new Omniverse Cloud APIs and showcases Omniverse support for the Apple Vision Pro VR headset.

Monday, March 18th, 2024

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

Thursday, March 7th, 2024

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

Thursday, February 8th, 2024

3D clothing design software creator Jaden Oh wins tech 'Oscar', along with the creators of open standards USD, OpenVDB and Alembic.

Monday, January 15th, 2024

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

Wednesday, December 13th, 2023

'Biggest release yet' of the next-gen tool for motion design and VFX adds new options for working with vector shapes, text and audio.

Thursday, December 7th, 2023

Sizeable update to the production renderer adds MaterialX support, new Enscape bridge, and updates to V-Ray GPU and Chaos Scatter.

Thursday, November 30th, 2023

Check out the new features in the 3D clothing design software, including an automatic UV packing system and better USD support.

Tuesday, November 21st, 2023