Platform Overview

NVIDIA Omniverse™ is an extensible platform for virtual collaboration and real-time, physically accurate simulation. Creators, designers, researchers, and engineers can connect tools, assets, and projects to collaborate in a shared virtual space. Developers and software providers can also build and sell Omniverse Extensions, Apps, Connectors, and Microservices on the Omniverse platform to expand its functionality.

Omniverse Platform Components

Omniverse is designed for maximum flexibility and scalability. It consists of five core components:

Component	Name	Description
	Omniverse Nucleus	The central database and collaboration engine of Omniverse. With Nucleus, users share and modify representations of virtual worlds.
	Omniverse Connect	The libraries that connect popular content creation tools to Omniverse. With Connectors, users continue to work in their favorite software applications, such as SketchUp, Maya, and Unreal Engine, while benefitting from other Omniverse tooling.
	Omniverse Kit	The toolkit for building native Omniverse Apps, Extensions, and Microservices.
	Omniverse RTX Renderer	An advanced, multi-GPU renderer based on NVIDIA RTX™ that powers both real-time ray tracing and referenced path tracing.
	Omniverse Simulation	A powerful suite of tools and SDKs that simulate a physically accurate world.

Additional components include:

Component	Name	Description
	Omniverse Launcher	The native client for downloading, installing, and updating Omniverse Apps, Extensions, and Connectors. Launcher is provided in both NVIDIA Omniverse™ for Individuals and NVIDIA Omniverse™ Enterprise.
	Omniverse Extensions	The plugins that define the capabilities of Omniverse Kit-based Apps. Developers use Extensions to create, modify, and extend the tools and workflows they need to be productive.