Animation

This page defines the usage of animation playback in USD Explorer.

Animation in USD Explorer

Animation in Kit-based apps is accomplished primarily through external digital content creation applications such as Blender, Maya, 3Ds Max, etc. These animations can be imported into USD Explorer and played in a timeline.

Animations can also be created in USD Composer and then viewed in USD Explorer’s Animation Bar.

Animation Bar

The Animation Bar’s visibility can be toggled by pressing the Play Button on the lower right hand side.

Animation Bar settings

The settings of the Animation Bar.

USD Explorer animation timeline

Ref #

Option

Description

1

Frame Start

Select start frame for animation playback

2

Current Frame

Shows the current animation frame and allows scrubbing

3

Frame End

Select end frame for animation playback

4

Play

Play/Pause animation

5

Loop

Set animation to loop playback

6

Animation Icon (lower right)

Hide/Show animation bar

Note

The Animation Sequence timeline displays frames as the unit.

Advanced Animation

Animation usage in USD Explorer is intentionally limited for simplicity. If you want to learn about more advanced Animation functionality and techniques in Omniverse, visit this page.

➤ learn More: about Animation in Omniverse here.