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 f…

This means that anyone can look at the model, like in a browser or whatever right? I know I should just Google it but…

Other apps and platforms I’m planning to bring a USD from Rhino into would be: Maya Houdini Substance Omniverse

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?

Thank you for supporting this. Great news. Looking forward to trying it out.

Google modelviewer requires glb and usdz. Would be nice to be able to output both formats from Rhino. (modelviewer.dev)

glTF and glb export and import plugins have been added to Rhino 8 and are open source here [image] GitHub - mcneel/glTF-IO: glTF exporter for Rhinoceros. Supports: mode-text,... glTF exporter for Rhinoceros. Supports: mode-text, mode-binary, binary-draco, materials, and textures. - GitHu…

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 fil…

[image] Cameron: I also see that Rhino support USD import. We are not actively working on import support. We want to get the exporter working well first.

Rhino 8 Feature: USD (Universal Scene Description) Export

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brian (Brian Gillespie) January 21, 2026, 7:06pm 14

RH-78662 is fixed in Rhino WIP

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Rhino 8 Feature: USD (Universal Scene Description) Export

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