Universal Scene Description (USD) Export & Import

[Christian Muntean]

I wish that Archicad could import, display and export the USD File format. USD is widely adopted by many industries and offers great flexibility.

Key benefits and features are:

• 3D Content Creation and Interchange:
  USD allows for the creation and exchange of 3D assets between different tools and applications. 
• Collaboration:
  It facilitates collaborative workflows, enabling multiple users to work on the same 3D project simultaneously, according to Autodesk. 
• Non-destructive Editing:
  USD supports non-destructive editing, meaning that changes can be made without altering the original assets. 
• Industry Standard:
  It's widely adopted as an industry standard in visual effects, architecture, and other fields, according to NVIDIA Developer. 

In the context of Archicad, it would allow for a direct import and export of these Files. Importing for using 3D Modells as a Reference, and Exporting for using our Projects directly within VR/AR headsets or Export the Modell for Rendering within another Software.

This wish also tightly integrates MaterialX Support, which is another Wish I suggested.

[Antonio_ClavelArqu]

The ability to export (and import) USD with materials according to the MaterialX standard will greatly improve interoperability with other software and specific hardware such as Apple Vision Pro.
It would enable direct export and simplify workflows, avoiding loss of information and time in intermediate steps.