Release Notes#

Current Release#

4.2.0-usd.202.1#

Release Date: October 2024

Fixed#

OmniPBR and OmniGlass template functionality.
Resolve some issues when exporting to USD fails on a few character animation files.
#124206 - USD: Export animation skips first frame.
#122625 - Blender’s Alembic and USD exporters fail to export correctly.

Improved#

Updated Client Library to version 2.49.2.
Updated Blender Main branch to support invoking the USD resolver for importing/exporting textures.
Updated Blender Main branch to support scene scaling adaptation.
Updated Universal Material Mapper 2 (UMM2) to improve support for Drive Sim materials and shaders.
Expanded Universal Material Mapper 2 (UMM2) to include RTX Remix support for converting materials to OmniPBR and OmniGlass.

Download#

You can download the Blender 4.2 Alpha built using the USD branch from the NVIDIA NGC Catalog.

Warning

Please ensure you are using Blender Alpha provided by NVIDIA as the connector is only compatible with these versions. All older versions of the Blender Alpha app and connectors are available on the Omniverse Launcher until they are deprecated on October 1, 2025.

Tip

Visit developer.nvidia.com/omniverse/legacy-tools for more details.