Learning Resources

Guides

• NVIDIA: Getting Started with the Basics of OpenUSD Authoring and Querying: An in-depth course on how to programmatically author and query USD data.

Tutorials

• Solaris is Sweet - intro to Solaris, the OpenUSD area of Houdini

Additional Resources

• See USD Resources Index

• Composition and Layering in USD - What are layers and composition and how does USD use them?

Helpful Tools

• USD in Maya - <brief description (optional)>
  • USD Maya plugin - link to Github repo of the plugin

Frequently Asked Questions

See also AOUSD forum / ASWF Slack channels

• What is OpenUSD?
  • OpenUSD for Artists - examples shown within Maya
• How is USD used in a production pipeline?
  • Renderman - Pixar's USD Pipeline