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SIGGRAPH 2024 will take place from 28 July – 1 August 2024 in Denver, Colorado. The annual event is the premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques...
The Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) is an open, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the interoperability of 3D content through OpenUSD (Universal Scene Description). Standardizing the 3D ecosystem will enable developers and content creators to describe, compose, and simulate large-scale 3D projects and build an ever-widening range of 3D-enabled products and services. Part of the Joint Development Foundation, the Alliance brings together a diverse and inclusive community of participants to provide an open forum for collaborative development and discussion around OpenUSD.
OpenUSD is far more than just a file format. It’s a comprehensive technology, platform, and ecosystem built to empower 3D creativity and visualization at cinematic scales.
OpenUSD is a high-performance extensible framework and ecosystem for describing, composing, simulating, and collaboratively navigating and constructing 3D scenes.
Nvidia
Created by Pixar Animation Studios, OpenUSD is now being embraced by industries beyond the film industry, including architecture, engineering, construction, automotive, and manufacturing.
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OpenUSD gives developers and content creators the unique ability to broaden interoperability across content tools, data types, workflows, and platforms.
Nvidia
SIGGRAPH 2024 will take place from 28 July – 1 August 2024 in Denver, Colorado. The annual event is the premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques...
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Let's go inside OpenUSD v24.05 and see what stands out! The second release of OpenUSD in 2024 is now available. Below are some of the key features and improvements in OpenUSD v24.05 — thanks to the entire community who contributed to this release. Access OpenUSD v24.05 Python libraries today by installing them via pip. All are welcome to provide feedback in the Alliance for OpenUSD community forums. Full release notes are on GitHub. MaterialX documentation Achieving visual consistency and predictability across disparate renderers, software tools, and devices is complex. See how the AOUSD Materials Working Group and ASWF MaterialX Working…
As an AOUSD General Member, you’ll have a seat at the table during discussion and development of new features to the OpenUSD specification. Through a structured but collaborative process, you’ll help shape the future features and directions of the OpenUSD technology stack and define the structure of the core functionality for how 3D worlds will be described and interacted with going forward.
For more information about AOUSD membership, click here. For information regarding AOUSD Working Group Processes, click here.
Still looking to get involved? The community forum is open to all without AOUSD membership.
The Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) is an open, non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the standardization, development, evolution, and growth of OpenUSD (Universal Scene Description) to promote interoperability of 3D content. Part of the Joint Development Foundation, the Alliance provides an open forum for collaborative development and discussion around OpenUSD, bringing together a diverse and inclusive community of participants.
For more information about becoming an AOUSD member, click here, and for the AOUSD Working Group Processes, click here.
The Alliance for OpenUSD steering committee will comprise technical, business, and community leaders committed to driving the open standards technology, including one from each of the Founding Member companies and elected representatives of the general membership. Each of the Founding Member companies–Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA–has been and continues to be large contributors to and evangelists of OpenUSD.
Steve May, CTO of Pixar Animation Studios, is the initial Chairperson for the Alliance, selected by the steering committee.
Members of AOUSD must also be members of Linux Foundation. General Members pay an annual fee of $10,000 USD.
Membership fees are used to support collaborative infrastructure, program management, standards editorial services, marketing, and PR, and in the future, compliance and certification testing efforts. General membership is now open. Become a member.