Convert U3D to USDZ via C#

Render U3D as USDZ without any 3D modeling and rendering software.

How to Convert U3D to USDZ Using C#

In order to convert U3D to USDZ, we’ll use

Aspose.3D for .NET

API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use document manipulation and conversion API for C# platform. Open

NuGet

package manager, search for Aspose.3D and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.

Package Manager Console Command
PM> Install-Package Aspose.3D

Steps to Convert U3D to USDZ via C#

.NET programmers can easily load & convert U3D files to USDZ in just a few lines of code.

Load U3D file via the constructor of Scene class
Call the Scene.Save method with USDZ’s format.
Check resultant USDZ file at specified path

System Requirements

Before running the .NET conversion code, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.

Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with .NET Framework, .NET Core, Mono.
Development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio.
Aspose.3D for .NET DLL referenced in your project.

A 3D File Processing Library to manipulate 3D files without any modeling and rendering software. The 3D API supports Discreet3DS, WavefrontOBJ, FBX (ASCII, Binary), STL (ASCII, Binary), Universal3D, Collada, glTF, GLB, PLY, DirectX, Google Draco file formats and more. Developers can create, read, convert, modify and control the substance of 3D document formats easily.

U3D What is U3D File Format?

U3D (Universal 3D) is a compressed file format and data structure for 3D computer graphics. It contains 3D model information such as triangle meshes, lighting, shading, motion data, lines and points with color and structure. The format was accepted as ECMA-363 standard in August 2005. 3D PDF documents support U3D objects embedding and can be viewed in Adobe Reader (version 7 and onwards). U3D format was developed keeping in view the aim to establish a universal standard for three-dimensional data storage and exchange. However, the format finds its main utilization in encoding for 3D PDF rather than being used as an interchange format. Acrobat 3D converts a supported 3D file type to either U3D or PRC upon conversion into the PDF.

usdz What is usdz File Format?

A file with .usdz is an uncompressed and unencrypetd ZIP archive for the USD (Universal Scene Description) file format that contains and proxies for files of other formats (such as textures, and animations) embedded within the archive and runs them directly with the USD run-time without any need of unpacking. USDZ files are packages whose design is based on the new Ar-level abstraction of a package. Usdz was registered with IANA and has media type name of model and a subtype name of vnd.usd+zip and its details can be found as on IANA registration page.

Other Supported Conversions

You can also convert U3D into many other file formats including few listed below.

U3D TO GLTF (GL Transmission Format File)

U3D TO GLB (Binary GL Transmission Format)

U3D TO PDF (Portable Document Format)

U3D TO FBX (Autodesk FBX Interchange File)

U3D TO STL (Stereolithography File)

U3D TO OBJ (Wavefront 3D Object File)

U3D TO 3DS (3D Studio Scene)

U3D TO DAE (Digital Asset Exchange File)

U3D TO PLY (Polygon File Format)

U3D TO DRC (Google Draco File Format)

U3D TO RVM (AVEVA RVM)

U3D TO JT (JT Open CAD File)

U3D TO AMF (Additive Manufacturing File)

U3D TO HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)

U3D TO USD (Universal Scene Description Format)

U3D TO USDZ (Universal Scene Description Zipped Format)