Universal Scene Description (USD)

Importing and Editing Content using Universal Scene Description (USD) in Unreal Engine

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The Universal Scene Description (USD) interchange format is an open-source format developed by Pixar to address the need to robustly and scalably interchange and augment arbitrary 3D scenes that may be composed of many elemental assets. USD not only provides a rich toolset for reading, writing, editing, and rapidly previewing 3D geometry and shading, but also provides for the interchange of elemental assets (for example, models) or animations.

Getting Started

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Universal Scene Description in Unreal Engine

An overview of Universal Scene Description (USD) and how to use it in Unreal Engine.

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Using Live Link With USD

Use USD files to quickly and easily synchronize Unreal Engine and an external content creation tool.

Guides

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Working with USD Stage Prims

Workflows and actions you can perform while working with prims in the USD Stage Editor.

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USD Stage Editor Quick Start

A tutorial on using the USD Stage workflow with your USD data.

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Using Control Rig with USD Animations

Use Control Rig to manage USD animations directly in Unreal Editor.

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