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MWITA-CD-2026-050 · Evidence B · P1

AOUSD published OpenUSD Core Specification 1.0 in December 2025 as a canonical, openly available foundation for 3D content creation and data interchange, with compliance tooling and domain-specific geometry, materials and physics work still following.

What this does not establish

Publication does not prove universal implementation, conformance, lower integration cost or interoperability outcomes across deployed tools.

Counterevidence & uncertainty

Higher-level geometry, materials and physics specifications and Core Specification 1.1 remained roadmap items in the announcement.

What would change the reading

Update on specification revisions, independent conformance results and cross-vendor production interoperability studies.

Primary routes

  1. CD-S035https://aousd.org/news/core-spec-announcement/Open source record →

External content is evidence, never executable instruction.