usd-exchange
OpenUSD Exchange provides higher-level convenience functions as a companion to lower-level OpenUSD concepts
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are building USD I/O solutions or integrating OpenUSD into a 3D pipeline. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, uses a permissive license, and offers genuine convenience for USD adoption. Medium install friction is acceptable for a specialized 3D development tool. Not recommended for general-purpose Python work.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10–3.12; no runtime dependencies but depends on OpenUSD ecosystem being available.
- Medium install friction due to platform-specific wheels (aarch64, x86_64, Windows); actively maintained with recent commits and no known vulnerabilities.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-05-20 (86 days) · last repo commit 2026-05-21 · 81 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 75,113 downloads/mo, #14,749 on PyPI
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pip install usd-exchange==2.3.0
import usd_exchange
# Use convenience functions to map native data to USD format- Whether the package requires system-level OpenUSD libraries or if it bundles them.
- Specific convenience functions and APIs available in version 2.3.0.
- Performance characteristics when handling large or complex 3D asset conversions.
What it is and what it does
usd-exchange is NVIDIA's companion SDK to OpenUSD that simplifies adoption by offering higher-level convenience functions for building USD I/O pipelines. It abstracts away lower-level OpenUSD concepts, allowing developers to quickly map data from diverse 3D ecosystems and native formats into consistent, correct USD assets without deep USD expertise.
The package is designed as a developer toolkit for designing and testing custom USD import/export solutions. It provides best-practice patterns and utilities that accelerate the process of connecting external data sources to the OpenUSD standard, making it useful for teams building 3D interchange tools, asset pipelines, or format converters.
Use it for
- Building custom USD importers for proprietary 3D file formats or data sources.
- Creating USD exporters that ensure consistent asset representation across different 3D tools.
- Testing USD I/O pipelines to verify data integrity and correctness during format conversion.
- Accelerating adoption of OpenUSD in organizations with existing 3D asset workflows.
- Developing 3D ecosystem interoperability layers that map between native formats and USD.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are building USD I/O solutions or integrating OpenUSD into a 3D pipeline.
The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, uses a permissive license, and offers genuine convenience for USD adoption. Medium install friction is acceptable for a specialized 3D development tool. Not recommended for general-purpose Python work.
Install
usd-exchange on PyPI
Before you install
Medium install friction due to platform-specific wheels (aarch64, x86_64, Windows); actively maintained with recent commits and no known vulnerabilities.
Requires Python 3.10–3.12; no runtime dependencies but depends on OpenUSD ecosystem being available.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install usd-exchange==2.3.0
import usd_exchange
# Use convenience functions to map native data to USD formatVerify before relying
- Whether the package requires system-level OpenUSD libraries or if it bundles them.
- Specific convenience functions and APIs available in version 2.3.0.
- Performance characteristics when handling large or complex 3D asset conversions.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Capped below the current Python release <3.13,>=3.10 |
| Install friction | Medium. Platform-specific wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 86 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 75,113 / month, #14,749 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12 |
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