The objective is to be recognized as international standard and to expand USD function to more than entertainment industry
As well as Pixar itself, the founder members of the AOUSD are Adobe, Apple, Autodesk and Nvidia, with Epic Games, Foundry, SideFX and Unity all due to join as general members.
Overseeing OpenUSD’s development towards an international standard
The initial objectives for the AOUSD include developing written specifications for OpenUSD’s core features.
The work will enable “inclusion by other standards bodies into their specifications” – the first step towards making OpenUSD an international standard recognised by the ISO.
Now supported by nearly every major DCC software application, USD – officially renamed OpenUSD earlier this year – is also now being adopted outside the entertainment industry.
A key factor in this expansion has been Omniverse, AOUSD founder member Nvidia’s USD-based online 3D design and collaboration platform.
Last year, the firm announced an initiative to “expand USD’s capabilities beyond visual effects” to markets that Nvidia is targeting with Omniverse, including architecture, manufacturing and industrial digital twins.
