Rhino 8 adds USD as an option to the _Export command.
The first version of Rhino 8 will export meshes, mesh vertex colors, PBR materials, and textures.
Later releases will bring NURBS curves and surfaces, SubDs, and the ability to import.
This latest WIP includes the option as a preview and the feature will improve as we get closer to releasing Rhino 8.
We are currently testing the export with Quick Look, Preview, and Finder on Apple platforms.
Let us know in what other apps and platforms you’d like to import USD files created from Rhino.
This is awesome! I also see that Rhino support USD import. Does this import bring in data pertaining to animations and cameras? If not, is this information preserved for export as to allow lossless roundtripping upon export?
Would it be possible to eventually append those USD attributes to 3dm files so we could view those files in Quicklook to view the model on the desktop without opening Rhino. Rhino just needs a good Quicklook plugin to view 3dm files. Would this be a direction to add that functionality to the 3dm file format or is this wishful thinking?
