AUTHOR PROFILE
Paul Hatton
After graduating with a first-class computer science degree, Paul Hatton has spent nearly two decades working within the 3D visualisation industry.
PROS
Major workflow improvements
New tools will help animators
Runs natively on current Apple Silicon Macs
CONS
No significant new features
More affordable options available
USD-BASED LOOKDEVX TOOLSET
Universal Scene Description (USD) is a framework for the interchange of 3D computer graphics data and has become increasingly supported by many DCCs. Autodesk has taken its opportunity to include a new toolset that adds the ability to carry out USD shading graphics with materials that can be utilised in a USD-based pipeline. Not needing to carry out any conversions will simplify the process for many artists.