Pixar's OpenUSD

Universal Scene Description is Pixar's efficient system for authoring, reading, and streaming scene description for interchange between graphics applications.

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More members. More momentum for OpenUSD. 🙌

👏 4 new AOUSD General Members
👏 ISO certification begins for Core Specification 1.1
👏 OpenUSD v26.08 brings 3 new foundational schemas
👏 New agentic AI workflows from Cesium, PTC and NVIDIA

Press release 👉 https://t.co/rh7XEGWEO9

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OpenUSD v26.08 has been released on GitHub! See the CHANGELOG below for what's new in this release.

https://t.co/30rEChIQvD

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OpenUSD v26.05 has arrived. 🙌

Read how this release brings improvements across build and deployment for teams building real-world USD pipelines.

🔗 https://t.co/ny26b91b8R

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Have you heard the latest AOUSD updates?

👏 7 new general members: @aras_plm, @BoozAllen, C-Infinity, Mobiltech, @Qualcomm, @SGDLinnovation, and @XGRIDS_OFFICIAL
👏1 new Interest Group
👏Significant industry momentum

Read the full press release 👉https://t.co/pXsdAVVJDb

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OpenUSD v26.03 is here. 🙌

✔️Faster performance
✔️ Browser-based USD workflows
✔️ More flexible data editing

Explore what’s new 👉https://t.co/pCraQPNiNG

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OpenUSD v26.03 has been released on GitHub!

See the CHANGELOG below for what's new in this release.

https://t.co/9KH9LmbmjH

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2025 was a landmark year for OpenUSD. 👏
✔️ Membership growth
✔️ Expanded Interest Groups
✔️ OpenUSD improvements

Read the blog written by Steve May, CTO of @Pixar & chairperson of #AOUSD, to lean more: https://t.co/L3sVMn19Mq

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OpenUSD Core Spec 1.0 defines the universal language for building 3D worlds & delivers:

👏 Seamless integration
👏 Lower costs
👏 A production-proven foundation

News: https://t.co/SNZE4fvwkt

Contribute: https://t.co/SNZE4fvwkt

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What a quarter for AOUSD members. 🤩

From festival debuts and pro certs to lunar XR twins and AI factories, members @Pixar, DigitalFish, @NVIDIA, Pickford, @TrimbleCorpNews and @Spatial_io are continuing to advance OpenUSD.

Read the blog. https://t.co/jzbljiLQxn

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OpenUSD v25.11 is here! 👏

@Pixar’s latest release brings key updates improving performance, flexibility & accuracy.

✅ UsdImagingSceneIndex
✅ New validation in usdchecker
✅ Nested rigid bodies in UsdPhysics

Read blog: https://t.co/qQFHvXYcgW

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Something shiny to kick off your weekend ✨

OpenUSD v25.11 has been released and is now available on GitHub! 🚀

See the CHANGELOG here → https://t.co/Vvf8nrFVkn

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#OpenUSD just got upgraded. 💪

Learn how OpenUSD v25.08 is leveling up #3D workflows with:
👉Fully functional Spline Animation
👉Feature parity with Usdimaging 2.0
👉Preview release of OpenExec

Learn more: https://t.co/SGhkPyBz1D

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OpenUSD v25.08 has just been released on GitHub! This version contains a number of exciting new features, including an initial preview of OpenExec. See the release notes for more details.

https://t.co/wl196Pwybn

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Headed to #SIGGRAPH2025 this August? So are we.

Don’t miss these #OpenUSD sessions featuring #AOUSD members and ecosystem partners @Pixar, @Apple, @Autodesk, @EpicGames, @thekhronosgroup, @Meta, and @NVIDIA. 📅

Register today 👉 https://t.co/GyNwtPjpgL

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The OpenUSD v25.08 release has been pushed to address some last issues. A new release candidate has been published on GitHub under the v25.08-rc2 tag.

The release is now scheduled for this Thursday, July 31st. See you then!

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Going to SIGGRAPH this year? We’re hosting our annual Pixar Open-Source Meetup on Monday, Aug 11, 2-4 PM! We’ll share updates and plans, try to get in some good audience discussion and showcase fun USD tips & tricks. Hope to see you there! 😊

[Pixar's OpenUSD @openusd]

Hi everyone! The release candidate for OpenUSD v25.08 is now available on GitHub under the v25.08-rc1 tag. Please refer to the CHANGELOG to see what's new in this release.

v25.08 is scheduled for release next Tuesday, July 29.

https://t.co/ttHnh0XAz3

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Meet our latest #OpenUSD Visionary: Joe Bohman, EVP of PLM Products at @Siemens Digital Industries Software👏Learn how Joe is steering the integration of USD into industrial workflows, helping to bridge the gap between physical and virtual worlds at scale. https://t.co/ltJet80cxR

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OpenUSD v25.05.01 has been released and is now available on GitHub!

See the CHANGELOG for the fixes in this patch release.

https://t.co/V8rXKTk4R7

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Unlock #OpenUSD v25.05. 🔓

Accelerate your #3D workflows with these new features:

➡️ Accessibility through the AccessibilityAPI schema
➡️ Support for animation splines in attribute value resolution
➡️ Improvements for Color Spaces

🔗https://t.co/vRo1MArqi3