AOUSD Year in Review: A Landmark Year for OpenUSD Standardization and Growth in 2025

By Steve May, CTO of Pixar Animation Studios and chairperson of the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) In 2025, the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) achieved a defining milestone: the ratification of Core Specification 1.0 —the universal language for building 3D worlds. This landmark accomplishment, combined with rapid membership growth, expanded working group achievements, and deepened industry collaboration, marks 2025 as a transformative year for OpenUSD as the open standard for 3D content creation…