The Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) is an open, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the interoperability of 3D content through OpenUSD (Universal Scene Description). Standardizing the 3D ecosystem will enable developers and content creators to describe, compose, and simulate large-scale 3D projects and build an ever-widening range of 3D-enabled products and services. Part of the Joint Development Foundation, the Alliance brings together a diverse and inclusive community of participants to provide an open forum for collaborative development and discussion around OpenUSD.
A foundational goal is to provide a written specification for OpenUSD core functionality. This not only allows for the development of diverse and compatible OpenUSD implementations, but also enables other standards to reference OpenUSD in support of their technology initiatives.
AOUSD serves as a key focal point for the coordinated development of new OpenUSD functionality by our members. We’re also committed to pursuing collaborative relationships with other organizations and standards bodies in the 3D ecosystem.
For new functionality where a reference implementation doesn’t already exist in the Pixar OpenUSD repository, AOUSD will provide a repository to house reference implementations. As the definition of essential OpenUSD functionality expands over time, new implementations can be added.
AOUSD is committed to offering new opportunities for the OpenUSD community of contributors, developers, and users. At the same time, we’ll work to remove friction and barriers for adoption across a wider array of use cases and implementations.
OpenUSD is far more than just a file format. It’s a comprehensive technology, platform, and ecosystem built to empower 3D creativity and visualization at cinematic scales.
OpenUSD is a high-performance extensible framework and ecosystem for describing, composing, simulating, and collaboratively navigating and constructing 3D scenes.
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Created by Pixar Animation Studios, OpenUSD is now being embraced by industries beyond the film industry, including architecture, engineering, construction, automotive, and manufacturing.
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OpenUSD gives developers and content creators the unique ability to broaden interoperability across content tools, data types, workflows, and platforms.
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AU 2024 gathers the brightest across industries - from VFX, architecture, animation, product design, and more – to advance industry practices, explore opportunities for the future, and share ideas and...
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Cesium team members in Denver for SIGGRAPH 2024 As the curtain closes on SIGGRAPH 2024, the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) has once again demonstrated its pivotal role in, and commitment to, shaping the future of 3D development and content creation through the adoption of Universal Scene Description, or OpenUSD. Held in Denver, Colorado, this year's conference was a vibrant hub of innovation, collaboration, and learning. Key Takeaways: OpenUSD is rapidly becoming the lingua franca for 3D content across industries. Major players like Pixar, Meta, and NVIDIA are pushing OpenUSD capabilities to new heights. Interoperability efforts between OpenUSD and glTF promise…
As an AOUSD General Member, you’ll have a seat at the table during discussion and development of new features to the OpenUSD specification. Through a structured and collaborative process, you’ll help shape the future features and directions of the OpenUSD technology stack and define the structure of the core functionality for how 3D worlds will be described and interacted with going forward.
The Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) is an open, non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the standardization, development, evolution, and growth of OpenUSD (Universal Scene Description) to promote interoperability of 3D content. Part of the Joint Development Foundation, the Alliance provides an open forum for collaborative development and discussion around OpenUSD, bringing together a diverse and inclusive community of participants.
For more information about becoming an AOUSD member, click here, and for the AOUSD Working Group Processes, click here.
The Alliance for OpenUSD steering committee will comprise technical, business, and community leaders committed to driving the open standards technology, including one from each of the Founding Member companies and elected representatives of the general membership. Each of the Founding Member companies–Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA–has been and continues to be large contributors to and evangelists of OpenUSD.
Steve May, CTO of Pixar Animation Studios, is the initial Chairperson for the Alliance, selected by the steering committee.
Members of AOUSD must also be members of Linux Foundation. General Members pay an annual fee of $10,000 USD.
Membership fees are used to support collaborative infrastructure, program management, specification editing services, marketing, and PR, and in the future, compliance and certification testing efforts. General membership is now open. Become a member.
Parties interested in taking an active role in the Alliance for OpenUSD’s missions may join as a General Member to participate in Working Groups, or as a Contributor to participate in Interest Groups. Learn more about our membership.
AOUSD has a strong ecosystem partnerships with standards organizations and open source consortiums working in the OpenUSD and 3D worlds ecosystem. If you are interested in working with AOUSD, request to collaborate.
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