OpenUSD v26.03 broadens the reach of the ecosystem in two directions at once: toward emerging 3D content formats with a new schema for 3D Gaussian Splats, and toward entirely new deployment targets with WebAssembly build support. Alongside these headline additions, this release delivers a major upgrade to USD's core value resolution engine and continues to…
Authors: Aaron Luk, Nick Porcino We have reached a massive milestone. The OpenUSD Core Specification 1.0 is officially ratified. For those of you who have been following along, you know...
A Season of Progress The final stretch of 2025 is shaping up to be an active period for the AOUSD community, with notable developments spanning the last few months and...
The OpenUSD ecosystem continues its rapid advancement, with v25.11 introducing significant updates that enhance UI, rendering, physics, and performance. This release marks a major step forward in standardizing user interactions,...
In this edition of the “Meet the Visionary” series, we explore Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) through the unique perspective of Sean Snyders, Distinguished Engineer, at Trimble. Sean has always stood...
OpenUSD continues to evolve with new capabilities that further cement its position as the foundation for interoperable 3D content creation across industries. This milestone release delivers several transformative features that...
A Season of Momentum The second quarter of 2025 has been an exciting period of innovation and collaboration across the AOUSD community. From groundbreaking technical releases to industry showcases and...
In this edition of the “Meet the Visionary” series, we explore Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) through the lens of Joe Bohman, Executive Vice President of PLM (product lifecycle management) Products...
OpenUSD v25.05 is now available on GitHub, and its core non-imaging libraries can be installed via PyPI with the command line. pip install usd-core This release expands support in many...
