Omniverse USD Presenter Skills#

Here, you learn many of the essential skills you’ll need to work effectively in Omniverse USD Presenter.

Viewport Navigation#

Here, you learn about various techniques to navigate inside the viewport

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn to navigate around in the viewport using the navigation bar, the mouse and the keyboard

  • Use the teleport button to finely control viewport navigation

Rendering Modes#

Here are some walk-throughs of the render modes in Omniverse USD Presenter:

Key Takeaways:

  • Draft mode uses real-time rendering.

  • Preview mode uses path-traced rendering.

  • Photo mode also uses path-traced rendering, but it has more samples and bounces than Preview mode.

  • White mode renders everything in white. However, you can exclude objects from this treatment.

Cameras and Playlists#

Here, you learn about working with cameras in Omniverse USD Presenter:

Key Takeaways:

  • Change and manage cameras in the Viewport.

  • Use the playlist panel to swap cameras and configure a playlist.

Measure Tool#

Here, you learn how to use the measure tool inside View

Key Takeaways:

  • Use the measure tool to create measurement lines inside View

  • Use the tool by snapping to geometry in your stage

  • Various snapping modes are available including vertex, edge, midpoint, pivot and center

Waypoints#

Here, you learn about working with waypoints in Omniverse USD Presenter:

Key Takeaways:

  • Waypoints are for capturing snapshots of different orientations in the scene.

  • Waypoints are saved with the scene so you can refer to them later.

  • Add notes to your waypoints with the waypoint manager.

  • Waypoints also show up in your playlist.

Section Tool#

Here, you learn about working with the section tool:

Key Takeaways:

  • With the section tool, you can create a cutting plane in the model.

  • You can configure the axis you use to make your cut.

  • You can name and save sections to your scene.

Movie Maker#

Here, you learn about working with movie capture for view:

Key Takeaways:

  • Use movie capture to record animation sequences.

  • You can also record sun study.

Light Toggle#

Here, you learn about toggling lights in Omniverse USD Presenter:

Key Takeaways:

  • You can toggle all the lights in your scene on or off.

  • Toggle lights in the Toolbar.