Learning Content

This page lists content specifically focused on learning USD. This can include overviews, tutorials, or examples, for beginner to advanced audiences.

Overview / Core Concepts

• Book of USD: An introduction to core USD concepts from Remedy.

• USD Basics for Houdini Solaris: An introduction to USD from SideFX.

• Understand USD Fundamentals (video): An introduction to USD fundamentals from Apple.

• Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) for Developers (video series): Introduces 4 key features of OpenUSD and breaks them down over the course of the video series.

• Working with USD (video): An introduction to USD with Apple platforms and frameworks, from Apple.

• What is USD (video): An introduction to USD concepts from Robin-Yann Storm. Assets used in the video are available here.

In-depth Tutorials

• openusd.org Tutorials: A series of tutorials covering core concepts like composition, layering, variants, and schemas.

• NVIDIA: USD Resources:  The hub of USD developer resources from NVIDIA.

• NVIDIA: Getting Started with the Basics of OpenUSD Authoring and Querying: An in-depth course on how to programmatically author and query USD data.

• NVIDIA: USD Developer Guided Learning:  Learning paths, courses, coding tutorials, and video tutorials teaching USD for developers.

• USD Code Samples: Short code snippets demonstrating common tasks and features of USD.

• USD Cookbook: A set of projects and tutorials by Colin Kennedy that highlight core and advanced USD features.