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• Engineer
• uses USD to underpin tools/DCCs that artists, TDs, technical artists use
• Deepest level of coding involved, likely in C++
• May need to create custom schemas and libraries needed for their tools
• Technical Director
• Has artistic background but not necessarily working on day-to-day shotwork
• Sets up everything needed for shots
• May be more likely to know Python than C++
• May generate custom schemas including codeless schemas
• May customize DCC tools via plugins and custom configuration
• Technical Artist
• Works in tools like Maya, Houdini, Presto, etc
• Produces shotwork
• Artist
• Produces art using existing tools/functionality (potentially not 3d)
• More artistic than technical

By industry

• 3d Animation/ VFX
  • See roles above
• 3d Games
• 3d AEC
• 3d Metaverse
• 3d Web

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