Products Using USD
USD has support in many 3D Content Creation Applications and Ecosystems.
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3Delight
3Delight is a path-traced renderer that supports USD and has a Hydra Delegate.
Adobe
Adobe is a developer of several content generation applications. Their Substance suite of applications are geared towards 3D content creation
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter is a software for painting textures for 3D content.
Substance 3D Modeler
Substance 3D Modeler is a 3D modelling application.
Substance 3D Stager
Substance 3D Stager is a 3D package to build and assemble 3D scenes.
AMD ProRender
AMD ProRender is a GPU and CPU path-traced renderer. There is an open source Hydra delegate.
Apple
Apple uses USD as the primary format for their 3D renderers. USDZ is their format of choice for Augmented Reality content.
Creating USD files for Apple devices outlines creating content that works on their platforms. macOS, iOS and iPadOS ship with USD integrations.
Preview and QuickLook
iOS and iPadOS ship with AR QuickLook , an augmented reality USD viewer.
macOS provides Preview and QuickLook in Finder, allowing you to directly preview files.
AR Creation Tools
Apple has several AR Creation Tools , including:
Reality Composer : An application for creating augmented reality applications
Reality Converter : An application for converting popular 3D formats to USDZ
USDZTools : Command line tools for converting other 3D formats to USD
Rendering Engines
Apple has multiple render engines available to developers:
RealityKit is a 3D rendering engine focused on augmented reality applications.
SceneKit is a rendering engine for 3D games and content.
Validating feature support for USD files documents feature support for USD across the different renderers available.
ModelIO
ModelIO is a framework for importing, exporting and manipulating common 3D formats.
Motion
Motion is a motion graphics application.
ArcGIS CityEngine
ArcGIS CityEngine is a city design application.
Autodesk
Autodesk is a developer of several 3D Content Creation, Rendering and CAD software packages.
Autodesk’s USD Website highlights their USD work.
3ds Max
3ds Max is general purpose 3D package.
Arnold
Arnold is a path-traced renderer.
Bifrost
Bifrost is a visual programming environment inside of Autodesk Maya for creating procedural effects for film, TV, and games.
Autodesk provides a library of Bifrost nodes to create USD-based scene graphs in Bifrost.
Fusion 360
Fusion 360 is a CAD, CAM, CAE and PCB software.
Maya
Maya is a general purpose 3D package
Maya comes bundled with an open source plugin .
There are also plug-ins from other Developers. See the J Cube Multiverse section as an alternative.
Revit
Revit is a BIM software for designers and builders with a third party USD extension.
Blender Foundation
The Blender Foundation are a public benefit organization that develop 3D software.
Blender
Blender is a free and open source 3D creation suite.
Blender also has a Hydra addon courtesy of AMD.
Cycles
The Cycles Renderer is an open source, path-traced renderer.
It has a Hydra Delegate , originally developed by Tangent Animation.
Chaos V-Ray
V-Ray is a 3D path-traced renderer that supports USD and has a Hydra delegate.
E-on
E-on are a software developer of world building 3D software.
E-on Documentation for USD Export
Plant Factory
Plant Factory is a vegetation generation software.
Vue
Vue is world building application.
Gaffer
Gaffer is an open source , node based application for lighting and compositing.
Golaem
Golaem is a crowd simulation program with an open source, USD plugin that allows viewing Golaem crowd caches within USD.
Guerilla Render
Guerilla Render is a 3D renderer.
Foundry
The Foundry are a developer of 3D Content Creation, Lighting and Compositing software.
Katana
Katana is look development and lighting package.
Katana has open source USD plugins as well as a support for Hydra render delegates.
Mari
Mari is a 3D texture painting application. Mari has open source USD plugins.
Modo
Modo is a general purpose 3D package.
Nuke
Nuke is a compositing package with support for both USD and Hydra.
Intel OSPRay
Intel’s OSPRay renderer is a path-traced renderer with an open source Hydra delegate.
Dreamworks Moonray
Moonray is an open-source renderer that comes with a USD Hydra render delegate.
J Cube
J Cube are a developer of 3D software and cloud services.
Multiverse for Maya
Multiverse is a USD plugin for Maya with a range of pipeline features.
Muse
Muse is a standalone USD Editor
Left Angle Autograph
Autograph is a compositing and motion design package that comes with a 3d system based on USD.
Maxon
Maxon are a developer of 3D content creation, rendering and motion graphics software.
Cinema 4D
Cinema 4D is a general purpose 3D package.
Redshift
Redshift is a GPU-accelerated path-traced renderer.
Redshift supports USD and is also available as a Hydra delegate for rendering integration.
ZBrush
ZBrush is a 3D sculpting and painting application.
NVIDIA Omniverse
NVIDIA Omniverse is a modular development platform for building Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD)-based real time 3D simulations and workflows for industrial digitalization and perception AI applications.
Omniverse connects many top OpenUSD-based software applications to unify your 3D workflow. Some of the applications are:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Substance 3D Designer
Archicad
Autodesk 3ds Max
Autodesk Maya
Autodesk Revit
Blender
Epic Games Unreal Engine
Kitware Paraview
McNeel Rhinoceros
PTC Creo
Reallusion Character Creator
Reallusion iClone
Trimble SketchUp
Please see the latest list of Omniverse Connectors.
Procreate
Procreate is a 2D and 3D painting application for the iPad that supports import of USDZ models .
Shapr3D
Shapr3D is a CAD application that supports USD export on iPads, Mac and Windows.
SideFX Houdini
Houdini is a 3D package with a focus on procedural content and effects.
Houdini includes Solaris to create composed USD content.
SynthEyes
SynthEyes is a match move application.
Tilt Brush
Tilt Brush is a VR painting application.
Unity
Unity is a real time 3D engine and editor.
It provides 3 USD packages for import, export and USD C# bindings.
Documentation:
Formerly an open source USD Package was available.
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine is a real time 3D engine and editor.
Usdtweak
usdtweak is a free and open source editor for USD.
Vicon Shogun
Vicon Shogun is a motion capture application.
Wizart
Wizart DCC Platform is a USD based general purpose 3D application.