Pixar Universal Scene Description (USD)

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Predicate Object
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gptkb:Weta_Digital
gptkb:Industrial_Light_&_Magic
gptkb:Autodesk_Maya
gptkb:Blender
gptkb:Unreal_Engine
gptkb:Animal_Logic
gptkb:SideFX_Houdini
DreamWorks Animation
Apple (AR/VR and RealityKit)
Foundry Katana
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gptkb:file_format
gptkb:standard
3D graphics
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Pixar_Animation_Studios
gptkbp:fileExtension .usd
.usda
.usdc
.usdz
gptkbp:firstReleased 2016
gptkbp:license gptkb:Apache_License_2.0
gptkbp:openSource true
gptkbp:programmingLanguage gptkb:Python
gptkb:C++
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:Linux_Foundation
gptkb:Academy_Software_Foundation
gptkbp:supports gptkb:musical_composition
gptkb:geometry
animation
lighting
materials
cameras
volumes
layering
instancing
non-destructive editing
referencing
shading
scene composition
hierarchical scene graph
point instancers
scene overrides
scene referencing
scene variants
variant sets
gptkbp:usedFor 3D scene description
interchange of 3D assets
collaborative workflows in visual effects and animation
gptkbp:website https://openusd.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:pxr.UsdImaging
gptkb:pxr.UsdSkel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pixar Universal Scene Description (USD)