Visual Materials

Overview

This capability provides requirements for the surface appearance of 3D assets, including proper material definitions, physically-based rendering of materials in visualization systems and consistent material behavior across different rendering engines.

Note

This capability in particular is a work in progress and will be updated over time.

Tags	Summary	Compatibility	Validator
✅	Material bindings must use appropriate scope to ensure proper material assignment and inheritance.	open usd	latest+
✅	MDL material source assets must be properly referenced and accessible to ensure material loading and rendering.	open usd	latest+
✅	MDL Shaders must standard OpenUSD shader source attributes to ensure compatibility.	kit 107.0+	latest+
✅	Material attributes must comply with the UsdPreviewSurface specification to ensure consistent rendering and viewer compatibility.	open usd	latest+
🚀	Using fewer materials can result in better performance.	open usd	latest+