Show threadAlexandre MarcatiDec 3, 2024

@emperorofmars Universal Scene Description (USD) is a good candidate for a new standard interchange format. It was created by Pixar but it's Open Source. I think FOSS projects like Godot and Blender should invest heavily in compatibility and further development of USD, since it's already relatively commonly used and is already Open Source.

#3D #gamedev #technology #3Dart #exchangeformat #interchangeformat #USD #UniversalSceneDescription #OpenSource #Godot #Blender #Blender3D

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Activision Releases Call of Duty®: Warzone™ Caldera Data Set for Academic Use

Metaverse 💞 beyond.picturesAug 1, 2023
»#Adobe, #Apple, #Autodesk, #Nvidia, #Pixar form the #Alliance for #OpenUSD (#AOUSD) to promote Pixar’s #UniversalSceneDescription (#USD), the foundation for Nvidia’s #Omniverse.« https://venturebeat.com/games/5-companies-form-alliance-for-openusd-for-metaverse-3d-graphics-standard/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VR #AR #MR
5 companies form Alliance for OpenUSD for 3D graphics standard

Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don't worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Five major companies in the 3D content industry — Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Nvidia and Pixar — have come together to form the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD). The group that aims to promote the growth and […]

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apfeltalk Aug 1, 2023
Apple und Partner gründen ‚Alliance for OpenUSD‘ für 3D-Standardisierung
Apple macht gemeinsa
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/apple-und-partner-gruenden-alliance-for-openusd-fuer-3d-standardisierung/
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Apple und Partner gründen 'Alliance for OpenUSD' für 3D-Standardisierung

Apple macht gemeinsame Sache mit Pixar, Adobe, Autodesk und NVIDIA, um die 'Alliance for OpenUSD' (AOUSD) ins Leben zu rufen.

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Sybren Stüvel 🧡🤍May 19, 2023

Universal Scene Description (USD) in Blender update:

https://devtalk.blender.org/t/usd-project-update/29440

#USD #UniversalSceneDescription #devfund

USD Project Update

During Blender Conference 2022, the most active Blender-USD stakeholders participated in a project review meeting. There was general consensus on the direction of the project, but it was clear that Blender needed to provide more resources to quickly and effectively handle contributions coming from individuals and organizations. For the past few months, recruiting efforts to find a dedicated senior developer for this role have not been successful, and the Blender core developers have stepped up ...

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dr. SybrenMay 8, 2020

Phew, the new #Alembic exporter is done! It's now using the same code base as the #UniversalSceneDescription exporter, paving the way for the future. And fixing a bug reported by @3DBystedt

Now it's waiting for review at https://developer.blender.org/D7664

#b3d #IndustryStandards #devfund

⚙ D7664 Alembic: new exporter based on the USD exporter structure

dr. SybrenJan 9, 2020

Last week I finished some final tweaks to Blender's @[email protected] Universal Scene Description exporter, and I took it out of the "experimental" features. It's now always enabled in our daily builds!

#b3d #Blender #UniversalSceneDescription #IndustryStandards

dr. SybrenJul 25, 2019

Look at that, I merged the #Mantaflow and #USD branches, and exported the result of the fluid sim without any problem to USD.

#progress #b3d #IndustryStandards #UniversalSceneDescription #theFuture