USDZ File Format Tips

USD stands for Universal Scene Description, a "ecosystem" for building and collaborating with 3D objects and 3D worlds.

"USDZ" is a archive of files that describe materials, textures, lighting, animations, etc. for Augmented Reality (AR) developers.

 

Tips

Software at PPM that previews USDZ:

Adobe Bridge (?)

Preview -- on Macintosh

Software at PPM that Imports / Exports USDZ:

Autodesk Fusion — Export designs

Blender — Exporting to USD Files

Links to external sites (youtube.com):

How to Make an Augmented Reality File

Classes

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Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed

Links to external sites:

Universal Scene Description — on OpenUSD.org

USDZ file format — on Library of Congress

USD Working Group — Wiki

USD — Universal Scene Description on Wikipedia

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Related Pages

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

Autodesk Fusion Tips

Blender Tips

Visual Studio Code Tips

GitHub Tips

  Computers  

Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

Pixar's Universal Scene Description (USD) technology

Apple Developer Augmented Reality — Examples with animations

What is Universal Scene Description? — Resources on NVIDIA.com

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