Saul Espinosa

Windows USD Shell Extension - Free Utility by Activision (Patreon)

Published:

2021-06-10 18:49:18

Imported:

2026-06

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Hey guys! This is a pretty neat free Windows Shell Extension which allows you to preview USD 3d models as thumbnails inside of the Windows desktop environment. Pretty nifty to have as USD becomes a common standard for scene and asset interchange. Enjoy!

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Activision/USDShellExtension

A Windows Shell Extension for the Pixar USD file format. Windows Explorer Features Hydra Realtime Preview Thumbnails Context Menus Metadata Properties Windows Search Features More details available here. There are several goals that this shell extension tries to adhere to and takes extra precautions to meet.