NVIDIA USD Courses

Foundations

Get started with this comprehensive introduction to the essential concepts, vocabulary, and Python best practices for OpenUSD.

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/learn/learning-path/openusd/#courses

Course 1:

Useful information

https://openusd.org/release/index.html
https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/omniverse/usd/


Alliance for OpenUSD

https://aousd.org/

AU24

AUTODESK UNIVERSITY’S CONFERENCE USD SESSIONS https://aousd.org/event/au-2024-the-design-make-conference

AU 2024 gathers the brightest across industries – from VFX, architecture, animation, product design, and more – to advance industry practices, explore opportunities for the future, and share ideas and insights on emerging technology like AI and open standards.

There will be many OpenUSD activations and sessions at this year’s show, including from AOUSD members.


Tuesday, October 15

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | INDUSTRY TALK
Unifying and Optimizing AECO Workflows with OpenUSD
NVIDIA, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | PRODUCT DEMO
What’s Cool in VRED 2025: A Comprehensive Review of the Past Year’s Exciting Developments
Autodesk

Wednesday, October 16

3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | INDUSTRY KEYNOTE
Media & Entertainment Industry Keynote
Autodesk

Thursday, October 17

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | CASE STUDY
CIMIC brings your largest ACC AEC models into Unity and Esri ArcGIS
Autodesk, IDD Tech

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | PANEL
OpenUSD: The Path to Interoperability in VFX and Beyond
Ansys, Autodesk, Bright Machines, DigitalFish, Pixar