Content Iteration Cycle

The image below illustrates the content iteration from CAD conversion to OpenUSD file, and the stop gaps you should implement to ensure data quality and performance.

1. CAD Conversion - converting data from CAD applications.

2. USD Validation - ensures data quality standards and requirements.

3. Scene Optimizer - making assets and stages valid and performant for your use case.

4. USD Structure & Assembly - structure asset hierarchy and stage assembly best practices.

To ensure consistent data quality, use validation checks with various rules included with the Asset Validation framework. This can alert when poor quality data or USD structure is found within USD files and gives recommendations to possible fixes.

Further reading

• Validation recommendations

Let’s start with the first step of the iteration cycle: CAD conversion. Understanding the considerations and best practices for converting CAD data will set the foundation for the entire workflow.