USD Data Exchange Catalog

Here you will find a compiled list of products, applications, and file formats that support OpenUSD data exchange, along with important details about them, in table format. Each table is dedicated to one of the following OpenUSD Exchange categories: Importer & Exporter, Exporter, Converter and USD File Format Plugin.

Importers & Exporters

Importers are an application plug-in, add-on, or embedded functionality that supports importing USD data into the application’s native data.
Exporters are an application plug-in, add-on, or embedded functionality that supports in-memory data export from the application into USD data.

Application / File Format	Implementation Developer	Links	Deployment	Nucleus I/O
Ansys EnSight	Ansys	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in OV Kit-Ext	✔
Autodesk 3ds Max	Autodesk	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Autodesk 3ds Max	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Autodesk Alias AutoStudio	Autodesk	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
Autodesk Arnold	Autodesk OSS	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Autodesk Maya	Autodesk	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Autodesk Maya	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Autodesk VRED	Autodesk	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
Blender	Blender Foundation OSS	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
Blender	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	Add-on	✔
EMA Software Suite	imk Industrial Intelligence GmbH	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Epic Games Unreal Engine	Epic Games	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Epic Games Unreal Engine	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Esri ArchGis CityEngine	Esri	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Foundry Katana	Foundry	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Foundry Mari	Foundry	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Foundry Modo	Foundry	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Foundry Nuke	Foundry	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Ipolog SyncTwin	Ipolog	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in OV Kit-Ext	✔
Kuka Visual Components	Kuka	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Marvelous Designer	Marvelous Designer	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
Maxon Cinema 4D	Maxon	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
Maxon ZBrush	Maxon	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
McNeel Rhino	Simulation Lab	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Reallusion iClone	Reallusion	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
SideFX Houdini	SideFx	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
SideFX Houdini	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Siemens Teamcenter X	Siemens	Announced	Built-in	✔
Substance 3D Designer	Adobe	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
Substance 3D Modeler	Adobe	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
Substance 3D Painter	Adobe	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
Substance 3D Painter	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in OV Kit-Ext	✔
Substance 3D Stager	Adobe	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
Trimble SketchUp	Trimble	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
Unity	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	Add-on	✔
Unity	Unity Technologies	Documentation Get Software	Add-on	✖

Exporters

Exporters are an application plug-in, add-on, or embedded functionality that supports in-memory data export from the application into USD data.

Application / File Format	Implementation Developer	Links	Deployment	Nucleus I/O
Autodesk Alias AutoStudio	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Autodesk FlexSim	FlexSim	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Autodesk Fusion 360	ProtoTech	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Autodesk Fusion 360	Simulation Lab	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Autodesk Inventor	ProtoTech	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Autodesk Inventor	Simulation Lab	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Autodesk Revit	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Graphisoft Archicad	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Kitware ParaView	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
LightMap HDR Light Studio	LightMap	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in OV Kit-Ext	✔
McNeel Rhino	McNeel	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
McNeel Rhino Grasshopper	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Prevu3D RealityMesh	Prevu3D	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
PTC Creo	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Reallusion Character Creator	Reallusion	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Replica Link	Replica Studios	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Siemens Process Simulate	Siemens	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Trimble SketchUp	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔
Xcelerator	Siemens	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✔

Converters

Converters are a tool, application, or service that converts or translates a static file from one format to another. Typically converting a non-usd file format into a USD file format.

Application / File Format	Implementation Developer	Links	Deployment	Nucleus I/O
3D ACIS / SAT (.sat, .sab)	OKINO	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
Omniverse 3MF Converter (.3mf)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Alpha3D for Omniverse	Alpha3D	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Omniverse Asset Converter	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Autodesk AutoCAD (.dwg, dxf)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Autodesk Film Box (.fbx)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Autodesk Inventor (.ipt, .iam)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Autodesk Revit (.rvt, .rfa)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Bentley Microstation (.dgn)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Omniverse CAD Converter	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Cadence Reality DC Design	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Cesium for Omniverse	Cesium GS	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
COLLADA (.dae)	CADEX	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
COLLADA (.dae)	OKINO	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
Dassault Systemes CATIA V5 (.CATpart, .CATproduct, .cgr)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Dassault Systemes CATIA V6 / 3DExperience (.3dxml)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
echo3D for Omniverse	echo3D	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Edge Impulse Data Ingestion	Edge Impulse	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Gazebo (.sdf)	Open Robotics OSS	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Khronos glTF (.gltf, .glb)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
IGES file format (.iges)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Industry Foundation Class (.ifc)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Omniverse MJCF Converter	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
PTC Creo (.asm, .prt)	OKINO	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
PTC Creo (.asm, .prt)	CADEX	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
PTC Creo (Pro/Engineer, .asm, .prt)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
PTC OnShape	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Robotics ROS / ROS 2	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Siemens JT (.jt)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Siemens NX (.prt)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Siemens Parasolid (.xmt .x_t, .x_b, .xmt_txt)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
SimScale	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Solid Edge (.asm, .par, .pwd, .psm)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
SOLIDWORKS (.sldprt, .sldasm)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
STEP (.step)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Stereolithography (.stl)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Adobe SBSAR (.sbsar)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
Universal 3D (.u3d)	CADEX	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
URDF Converter	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
VR Modeling Language (.vrml)	CADEX	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖
Wavefront OBJ (.obj)	NVIDIA	Documentation Get Software	OV Kit-Ext	✔
X3D (.x3d)	CADEX	Documentation Get Software	Built-in	✖

USD File Format Plugins

USD File Format Plug-ins are a USD plugin that dynamically reads foreign data sources into USD via common data models, i.e., USD schemas. Watch our Developer video.

Application / File Format	Implementation Developer	Links	Deployment	Nucleus I/O
Adobe SBSAR (.sbsar)	Adobe OSS	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Autodesk Film Box (.fbx)	Adobe OSS	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Khronos glTF (.gltf, .glb)	Adobe OSS	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Polygon file format (.ply)	Adobe OSS	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Stereolithography (.stl)	Adobe OSS	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖
Wavefront OBJ (.obj)	Adobe OSS	Documentation Get Software	Plug-in	✖