Mesh formats
Render a USDZ file in your browser
USDZ is the format Apple's AR Quick Look uses, and USD is what film and game pipelines are moving to. Rendermio reads what browser USD support allows — which is most product USDZ files — and tells you plainly when a file needs to come in as glTF instead.
How Rendermio reads USDZ / USD
Accepted as .usdz, .usda. USDZ and USDA are parsed in the page by a reader that covers the common product-model subset of USD: meshes, basic materials, simple hierarchies. USD is a large specification and browser support is partial, so a file that uses features outside that subset is reported rather than half-rendered, with the advice to export glTF or OBJ from the same source.
What comes through
- Meshes and hierarchy, for typical product USDZ
- Basic PBR material values
What does not
- Advanced USD features — variants, instancing, complex shading networks
- Anything the browser reader cannot parse, which is reported rather than guessed at
Exporting USDZ / USD from your CAD program
- If a USDZ fails, export glTF from the same tool; it reads completely
- USDZ from Reality Composer and Apple's tools generally reads fine
USDZ / USD files typically come from Reality Composer, Apple Object Capture, Blender and Houdini USD export, Shopify 3D listings. Working in SolidWorks, Fusion, CATIA, Inventor or Creo? Their native files are not readable in a browser — here is what to export instead.
Then what happens
Once the file is in, the steps are the same for every format: tell the studio what the object is, and it dresses it — one click finds the stones in a ring and makes the rest gold. Pick a Look, which sets lighting, backdrop, pose and camera together. Export a listing pack up to 8K or a 360° turntable video. Everything runs on your own GPU; the file never leaves the page.
Questions
Can I render a USDZ file from an AR listing?
Usually, yes. Product USDZ files use the subset of USD the browser reads. If yours does not open, export glTF from the source and it will.
Why is USD support partial?
USD is a very large format built for film pipelines, and no browser reader covers all of it. Rendermio reads the product-model subset and tells you clearly when a file is outside it, rather than rendering something wrong.
USDZ or glTF for a product render?
glTF. It is read completely and carries the same materials. Use USDZ when it is what you have.
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