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Intro to USD

| USD Basics in an Hour(ish) <https://openusd.org/files/USD_Quickstart_Guide.pdf>__

Presentations

| The State and Future of USD Animation Characters, Sept 2024 <https://openusd.org/files/USDAnimatedCharactersMSF.pdf>__ (Recording also available <https://tools.metaverse-standards.org/documents/f/44069>, must be a member of the Metaverse Standards Forum to access) | OpenExec, Oct 2024 <https://openusd.org/files/OpenExecASWF.pdf> (Recording also available <https://lf-aswf.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/WGUSD/pages/11274066/Presentations#OpenExec-Update-2024-(October-23%2C-2024>__)

SIGGRAPH Birds of a Feather Notes

| SIGGRAPH 2025 USD, Hydra, and OpenSubdiv Birds of a Feather Notes <https://openusd.org/files/BOFSiggraph2025.pdf>__ (Recording also available <https://openusd.org/files/BOFSiggraph2025.mp4>) | SIGGRAPH 2024 USD, Hydra, and OpenSubdiv Birds of a Feather Notes <https://openusd.org/files/BOFSiggraph2024.pdf> | SIGGRAPH 2023 USD, Hydra, and OpenSubdiv Birds of a Feather Notes <https://openusd.org/files/BOFSiggraph2023.pdf>__

SIGGRAPH 2019 Course Notes

| Download All <https://openusd.org/files/Siggraph2019_UsdHydraCourse.zip>__ | Download All (No Presentation Notes) <https://openusd.org/files/Siggraph2019_UsdHydraCourse_np.zip>__

Presentation notes included in files below:

| USD Introduction and Overview <https://openusd.org/files/Siggraph2019_USD%20Introduction%20and%20Overview.pdf>__ | USD Composition <https://openusd.org/files/Siggraph2019_USD%20Composition.pdf>__ | USD Authoring and Advanced Features <https://openusd.org/files/Siggraph2019_USD%20Authoring%20and%20Advanced%20Features.pdf>__ | Pipeline Case Studies <https://openusd.org/files/Siggraph2019_Pipeline%20Case%20Studies.pdf>__ | Hydra <https://openusd.org/files/Siggraph2019_Hydra.pdf>__

Videos

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  `Open Source at Pixar (SIGGRAPH 2022) <https://vimeo.com/752352357>`__
  ^^^

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  `USD: Building Asset Pipelines <https://vimeo.com/211022588>`__
  ^^^

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  `Open Source at Pixar (SIGGRAPH 2017) <https://vimeo.com/237018208>`__
  ^^^

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  `USD-Based Pipeline (2016) <https://vimeo.com/188191100>`__   
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     :target: https://vimeo.com/188191100

Assets

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  :doc:`Kitchen Set <dl_kitchen_set>`
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  :doc:`City Set <dl_city_set>`
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  :doc:`UsdSkel Examples <dl_usdskel_examples>`
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Additional Assets #################

| Animal Logic - ALab Open Source Scene <https://animallogic.com/alab/>__ | Apple - ARKit Example Assets <https://developer.apple.com/augmented-reality/quick-look/>__ | Intel - 4004 Moore Lane Scene <https://dpel.aswf.io/4004-moore-lane/>__ | NVIDIA - Example Assets <https://developer.nvidia.com/usd#sample>__ | USD Working Group - Assets Repository <https://github.com/usd-wg/assets>, Example Assets <https://wiki.aswf.io/display/WGUSD/Sample+Assets> | Walt Disney Animation Studios - Moana Island Scene <https://www.disneyanimation.com/resources/moana-island-scene/>__