Tutorials and Examples

We have many resources available to assist you. In this section, you’ll find references and resources for developers navigating the Omniverse platform, including in-depth developer guides, community resources, and detailed tutorials/examples.

Applications

Resource Name

Description

Application Tutorial

An end-to-end application tutorial based on the Kit App Template walking users through the process of creating a custom application both from scratch and by extending an Omniverse Foundation Application.

  • Creating a Basic Application

  • Extending a Reference Application (Omniverse USD Explorer)

  • Application Configuration

  • Application Layout

  • Application Packaging

  • Application Publishing

Extensions

Note

If you’re looking to use extensions in an application without the Extension Manager, such as Omniverse USD Explorer, you will need to incorporate the extension as part of a custom application. Details on how to do this can be found in the application tutorial above.

Resource Name

Description and Learning Objectives

Simple Scene Authoring Example

A getting started extension example.

  • Extension Basics

  • Basic UI

  • Programmatically Generate Geometry

Scene Manipulator Tutorial

A scene manipulation extension demonstrating how to build targeted in-scene tools, such as the Measure Tool found in Omniverse USD Explorer.

  • Extension Basics

  • Intermediate UI

  • Scene manipulation Based on User Input

API Connection Tutorial

An example of connecting Omniverse to an external API.

  • Extension Basics

  • Basic UI

  • Accessing Remote Services and Data

  • Data Manipulation and Visualization

Excel Connection Tutorial

This is an extension-style connector that connects MS Excel to Omniverse through COM libraries.

  • Extension Intermediate Concepts

  • Basic UI

  • Connecting to Local Data Sources

  • Data Manipulation and Visualization

IoT Samples

A collection of samples demonstrating key components needed to build your own IoT solutions for Omniverse.

  • Extension Intermediate Concepts

  • Connect IoT data from any source in any data model using any connectivity method.

  • Incorporate IoT data in the USD model

  • Animating USD stage based on IoT data

  • OmniGraph/ActionGraph with IoT data

Connectors

Resource Name

Description

Connect Sample

A prebuilt sample Connector available for download via the Omniverse Launcher, demonstrating the capabilities of Connectors on the Omniverse Platform.

  • Connector Basics

  • Asset Validation

  • Live Sessions

  • Connector Based Scene Manipulation

  • Connecting to Sensor Data

  • Omniverse Client Library

Services

Resource Name

Description

Getting Start - Basic Service

A very simple hello world example Service.

  • Service Basics

  • Using omni.services.core

  • Running a Service

A Deep Dive into Building Microservices with Omniverse

Using the example of a 3D asset pipeline, illustrate the scalability and reusability of loosely coupled components.

  • Service Intermediate Concepts

  • Create an Asset Validation Service

  • Create an Asset Conversion Service

  • Combining Services for Custom Workflows

Omniverse Cloud

Resource Name

Description

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Cloud API Streaming Sample

An example of embedding an Omniverse application in a webpage through pixel streaming from Omniverse Cloud.

  • Working with the Omniverse Cloud Application and Streaming APIs

  • Start, Pause, and Terminate a Stream

  • Using the omniverse-webrtc-streaming-library

Additional Resources