The Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) Skip to main content AOUSD Announces New Member Milestones and Industrial Momentum. Details » Search Close Search Menu About Mission Core Initiatives Leadership Security Standards Events News News Blog Media Assets Membership Members Working Groups Core Specification Materials Geometry Physics Interest Groups Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Community Forum Ecosystem Partners twitter facebook linkedin youtube instagram Alliance for OpenUSD To foster the standardization, development, evolution, and growth of OpenUSD. Become A Member Our Mission The Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) is an open, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting 3D data interoperability through OpenUSD (Universal Scene Description). As part of the Joint Development Foundation, AOUSD provides an open forum for collaborative development and discussion, aiming to standardize the 3D ecosystem for developers and content creators to build and simulate large-scale 3D projects. Core Initiatives Standardization Provide a written specification for OpenUSD functionality and compatibility, enabling. diverse implementations and allowing other standards to reference OpenUSD. Evolution Serve as the coordinator for developing new OpenUSD functionality by our members and in collaboration with partner organizations. Development Provide a repository for new OpenUSD functionality when a reference implementation doesn’t exist in the Pixar repository, allowing new implementations as OpenUSD functionality grows. Growth Offer new opportunities for the OpenUSD community including removing barriers for adoption across a wider array of use cases and implementations. OpenUSD for 3D Interoperability OpenUSD is far more than just a file format. It’s a comprehensive technology, platform, and ecosystem built to empower 3D creativity and visualization at cinematic scales. NVIDIA Extensible Framework and Ecosystem for 3D Scenes OpenUSD is a high-performance extensible framework and ecosystem for describing, composing, simulating, and collaboratively navigating and constructing 3D scenes. © DISNEY/PIXAR Optimized for Large-Scale 3D Production Pipelines Created by Pixar Animation Studios, OpenUSD is now being embraced by industries beyond the film industry, including architecture, engineering, construction, automotive, manufacturing, and robotics. NVIDIA Describe, Compose, Simulate, and Collaborate on 3D Projects OpenUSD gives developers and content creators the unique ability to broaden interoperability across content tools, data types, workflows, and platforms. Events 0 events found. There are no upcoming events. There are no upcoming events. Events Search and Views Navigation Search Enter Keyword. Search for Events by Keyword. Find Events Event Views Navigation List List Month Day Today Upcoming Upcoming Select date. 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Blog Alliance for OpenUSD | Aug 11, 2026 Meet the Visionary: Mindy Li on Bridging Reality Capture and Physical AI with OpenUSD at XGRIDSRead Blog Blog Alliance for OpenUSD | Jul 21, 2026 Announcing OpenUSD v26.08: Key Features and ImprovementsRead Blog News Alliance for OpenUSD | Jul 21, 2026 Alliance for OpenUSD Drives Global 3D Data Interoperability and Agentic AI Workflows with New Core Specification Milestones and MembersRead Blog Founding Members Membership Join AOUSD as a General Member and help collaboratively shape the future of the OpenUSD technology stack and its functionality as part of AOUSD Working Groups. Or, become a Contributor in Interest Groups to share your thoughts. Become A Member Frequently Asked Questions What is the Alliance for OpenUSD? The Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) is an open, non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the standardization, development, evolution, and growth of OpenUSD (Universal Scene Description) to promote interoperability of 3D content. Part of the Joint Development Foundation, the Alliance provides an open forum for collaborative development and discussion around OpenUSD, bringing together a diverse and inclusive community of participants. For more information about becoming an AOUSD member, click here, and for the AOUSD Working Group Processes, click here. Who is governing the Alliance for OpenUSD? The Alliance for OpenUSD steering committee will comprise technical, business, and community leaders committed to driving the open standards technology, including one from each of the Founding Member companies and elected representatives of the general membership. Each of the Founding Member companies–Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA–has been and continues to be large contributors to and evangelists of OpenUSD. Steve May, CTO of Pixar Animation Studios, is the initial Chairperson for the Alliance, selected by the steering committee. How much does the Alliance for OpenUSD membership cost? Members of AOUSD must also be members of Linux Foundation. General Members pay an annual fee of $10,000 USD. Membership fees are used to support collaborative infrastructure, program management, specification editing services, marketing, and PR, and in the future, compliance and certification testing efforts. General membership is now open. Become a member. How can I get involved with the Alliance for OpenUSD? Parties interested in taking an active role in the Alliance for OpenUSD’s missions may join as a General Member to participate in Working Groups, or as a Contributor to participate in Interest Groups. Learn more about our membership. AOUSD has a strong ecosystem partnerships with standards organizations and open source consortiums working in the OpenUSD and 3D worlds ecosystem. If you are interested in working with AOUSD, request to collaborate. Keep up to date with the Alliance for OpenUSD by opting in for email communications. Have questions about OpenUSD? Explore the Forum twitter facebook linkedin youtube instagram Copyright © Alliance for OpenUSD. All rights reserved. Alliance for OpenUSD is a Joint Development Foundation Project, an affiliate of the Linux Foundation. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Close Menu About Mission Core Initiatives Leadership Security Standards Events News News Blog Media Assets Membership Members Working Groups Core Specification Materials Geometry Physics Interest Groups Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Community Forum Ecosystem Partners twitter facebook linkedin youtube instagram