AOUSD Ecosystem Partners

AMT

The Alliance’s collaboration with the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) focuses on leveraging OpenUSD for discrete manufacturing applications. This strategic liaison relationship aims to integrate AOUSD’s standards with AMT’s industry expertise. By participating in the Alliance’s Working Groups, AMT contributes valuable insights from the manufacturing sector, ensuring that OpenUSD evolves to meet the specific needs of industrial applications.

“This liaison between AMT and AOUSD aligns our efforts on world-class 3D technology in discrete manufacturing. Industrial interoperability is a perpetual challenge to AMT’s members and their customers, and data interchange standardization helps companies focus on value-add features over basic compatibility. We are optimistic about the future of 3D content creation and utilization in manufacturing and across industrial sectors.”  

Doug Woods, President of the Association for Manufacturing Technology

AOMedia

This liaison agreement between the AOUSD and the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) eases the path to bringing advanced coding and streaming techniques to the OpenUSD ecosystem, through the exchange of technical information and collaboration between their respective Working Groups.

“This liaison between AOMedia and AOUSD brings our expertise in open multimedia technologies to OpenUSD capabilities. By aligning our development efforts and sharing technical insights, we can better address the needs for efficient volumetric visual media delivery while maintaining our commitment to open standards.”  

Shan Liu, Co-Chair of AOMedia’s VVM Working Group

Academy Software Foundation

AOUSD’s relationship with the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) enables alignment across the ASWF’s USD Working Group and AOUSD’s Core Spec Working Group to ensure the practices and techniques developed by the USD Working Group are represented in the Core Spec. AOUSD’s Materials Working Group is also collaborating with MaterialX, an ASWF project, to define the strategy for material representation in OpenUSD. Learn more about our work with ASWF.

“We are excited to support the launch of the AOUSD and efforts to standardize OpenUSD. The Academy Software Foundation’s thriving 800+ member USD Working Group focuses on sharing best practices for deployment of USD technologies and providing vetted solutions for common USD issues and will serve as a liaison with the AOUSD. We look forward to working with the AOUSD to represent the interests, ideas and techniques developed by our communities for use in the motion picture industry.” 

David Morin, Executive Director of the Academy Software Foundation

buildingSMART

The Alliance’s liaison with buildingSMART International aims to align OpenUSD capabilities with the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) standard, enhancing interoperability in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. The collaboration explores synergies between OpenUSD and IFC, particularly in areas such as 3D modeling in cloud environments, efficient geometry representation, and the evolution of AEC data exchange standards. Learn more about our partnership with buildingSMART International.

“This liaison agreement with the Alliance for OpenUSD is exciting as it allows us to bring together different perspectives to tackle the challenges of data access and interoperability. The opportunity to work alongside AOUSD as we deliver the next phases of our Technical Roadmap is invaluable.” 

Clive Billiald, Chief Executive of buildingSMART International

The Khronos Group

In a strategic liaison, AOUSD and the Khronos Group are aligning OpenUSD with Khronos’ glTF standard to ensure seamless integration and interoperability for advanced 3D scene composition and authoring. This partnership aims to synchronize the roadmaps of both standards to eliminate incompatibilities and support robust tooling pipelines that produce sophisticated 3D content across various platforms and engines. Learn more about our collaboration with the Khronos Group.

“This liaison with AOUSD is a landmark moment for the 3D content creation industry. By bringing together the strengths of OpenUSD and glTF, we’re not only optimizing the development process but also unlocking new potential for creators and end-users worldwide. This is a true testament to the power of collaboration in driving technological advancement.” 

Neil Trevett, Vice President of Developer Ecosystems at NVIDIA and President of the Khronos Group.