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Discover USDKit and what’s new in OpenUSD

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Key Points

  • Covers the latest advances in Universal Scene Description (USD) support on Apple platforms, including Swift-based USDKit, the new spatial preview API, and enhanced spatial web capabilities.
  • Covers how the latest updates to the OpenUSD standard add support for accessibility, Gaussian splats, and compressed geometry.
  • The session moves through OpenUSD: Industry Foundation and New Standards, Gaussian Splats and Particle Fields, Introducing USDKit, 3D Editing in Preview and New Renderers, Spatial Preview: Live Collaboration Between Mac and Vision Pro, USD on the Web: The Safari Model Tag, and related wrap-up guidance.
  • Key concepts include USDKit, OpenUSD, Spatial Preview, Gaussian splats, NVIDIA, PDFs, RealityKit, macOS 27.
  • Platform coverage: ios, ipados, macos, tvos, visionos.

Condensed Flow

01

OpenUSD: Industry Foundation and New Standards:

Focuses on OpenUSD.

02

Gaussian Splats and Particle Fields:

Focuses on Gaussian splats, OpenUSD, NVIDIA.

03

Introducing USDKit:

Focuses on USDKit.

04

3D Editing in Preview and New Renderers:

Focuses on PDFs, RealityKit.

05

Spatial Preview: Live Collaboration Between Mac and Vision Pro:

Focuses on Spatial Preview, macOS 27, SharePlay.

06

USD on the Web: The Safari Model Tag:

Focuses on Safari.

07

USDKit: Key Concepts and Swift API Walkthrough:

Focuses on USDKit, RealityKit, Spatial Preview.

08

Asset Compression: Mesh and Texture:

Focuses on USDKit, OpenUSD.

09

Integration Paths: USDKit, SwiftUSD, and OpenUSD:

Focuses on USDKit, SwiftUSD, OpenUSD, Swift Package Manager.

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Additional details

  • Detailed flow: OpenUSD: Industry Foundation and New Standards -> Gaussian Splats and Particle Fields -> Introducing USDKit -> 3D Editing in Preview and New Renderers -> Spatial Preview: Live Collaboration Between Mac and Vision Pro -> USD on the Web: The Safari Model Tag -> USDKit: Key Concepts and Swift API Walkthrough -> Accessibility Metadata in USD -> ...
  • APIs and concepts to recognize: USDKit, OpenUSD, Spatial Preview, Gaussian splats, NVIDIA, PDFs, RealityKit, macOS 27, SharePlay, Safari, SwiftUSD, Swift Package Manager.
  • Version and support notes focus on Spatial Preview, macOS 27, RealityKit, SwiftUSD, Swift Package Manager, OpenUSD.
  • Implementation focus: USDKit, PDFs, AccessibilityAPI, OpenVDB, DreamWorks, Spatial Preview.

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