USD

This page provides information about USD support in Chaos Vantage.

Overview

USD or Universal Scene Description (.usd) is a framework and file format, developed by Pixar, that allows 3D scenes and assets to be transferred and edited on multiple applications. USD focuses on workflows that allow multiple users to collaborate on a project without conflict by using non-destructive editing, asset versions, and variations. For more information, visit Getting Started with USD.

Supported USD Formats

The supported USD formats are:

• usd
• usda
• usdc
• usdz

Supported USD Versions

Vantage 3 supports USD 0.10.0 and newer.

Supported Features for USD Rendering

The following features are supported when rendering USD files with Vantage:

• Static meshes
• Animated transforming meshes
• Animated deforming meshes
• USD Preview Surface material
• V-Ray materials
• V-Ray textures
• V-Ray lights
• V-Ray Displacement
• Animation of shader and light parameters
• User-Defined object attributes with textures such as VRayUserScalar and VRayUserColor
• Native MaterialX materials