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First formal USD spec marks a step towards making USD an ISO-ratified cross-industry standard. See what it means for CG software developers.

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025

Major update to the real-time ray tracing renderer adds initial support for USD, MaterialX, 3D Gaussian Splatting, and volumes.

Thursday, October 16th, 2025

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

Check out the new features in the GPU renderers, including initial USD support and a complete new animation system.

Monday, December 23rd, 2024

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

Monday, December 16th, 2024

Update to the 3D compositing app extends USD and OCIO workflow, and adds new options for toggling between inputs in compositions.

Wednesday, November 13th, 2024

Much-anticipated new iOS app lets you use Move AI's markerless mocap technology on video captured on a single iPhone.

Tuesday, November 7th, 2023

Big update to the compositing app adds initial USD support, new Multi-merge tool for layer-based work.

Monday, July 24th, 2023

Modelling, retopology and painting app gets multiresolution sculpting system, better volumetric painting.

Saturday, November 26th, 2022

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

Tuesday, November 1st, 2022

Huge update to the open-source 3D texture painting app adds real-time path tracing, edge wear materials, decals, and live links to Blender and Maya.

Friday, October 22nd, 2021

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

Tuesday, June 15th, 2021

Digital nature tools get USD export, support for native Arnold materials, revamped Cinema 4D integrations.

Thursday, February 11th, 2021