USDZ File Format Tips

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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.

Other related formats for scene descriptions are USDA (ASCII encoded) and USDC (binary encoded).

 


Tips

Software at PPM that previews USDZ/USD

Adobe Bridge (with extensions?)
Procreate iPad app
Preview — on Macintosh

Software at PPM that Imports USDZ/USD

Blender — Importing USD Files

Software at PPM that Exports USDZ/USD

Autodesk Fusion — Export designs
Blender — Exporting to USD Files
MathematicaExport to USD, USDA, USDC, or USDZ file formats

Links to external sites (youtube.com):

What is the USD File Type? (NVIDIA Studio)
How to Make an Augmented Reality File

Classes

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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
STL File Format Tips
GitHub Tips
Procreate app Tips
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Hand-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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