USDPrim

A USD prim — a named container in the scene hierarchy that can have typed schemas, properties, metadata, and composition arcs applied to it.

3DInteroperabilityLinux FoundationMetaverseOpenUSDSpecificationStandardsUSDVisual Effects

Properties

Name Type Description
path string The absolute scene path to this prim.
name string The name component of the prim path.
typeName string The typed schema name applied to this prim.
specifier string How this prim is introduced into the scene.
active boolean Whether this prim is active (inactive prims are excluded from rendering).
hidden boolean Whether this prim is hidden in interactive contexts.
kind string The model hierarchy kind of this prim.
documentation string Documentation string for this prim.
purpose string The imaging purpose for this prim.
instanceable boolean Whether this prim should be treated as an instance master for instancing.
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JSON Schema

aousd-usd-prim-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aousd/refs/heads/main/json-schema/aousd-usd-prim-schema.json",
  "title": "USDPrim",
  "description": "A USD prim — a named container in the scene hierarchy that can have typed schemas, properties, metadata, and composition arcs applied to it.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "path": {"type": "string", "description": "The absolute scene path to this prim.", "example": "/World/Characters/Hero"},
    "name": {"type": "string", "description": "The name component of the prim path.", "example": "Hero"},
    "typeName": {"type": "string", "description": "The typed schema name applied to this prim.", "example": "Xform"},
    "specifier": {"type": "string", "enum": ["def", "over", "class"], "description": "How this prim is introduced into the scene.", "example": "def"},
    "active": {"type": "boolean", "description": "Whether this prim is active (inactive prims are excluded from rendering).", "example": true},
    "hidden": {"type": "boolean", "description": "Whether this prim is hidden in interactive contexts.", "example": false},
    "kind": {"type": "string", "enum": ["", "model", "group", "assembly", "component", "subcomponent"], "description": "The model hierarchy kind of this prim.", "example": "component"},
    "documentation": {"type": "string", "description": "Documentation string for this prim.", "example": "The hero character asset prim."},
    "purpose": {"type": "string", "enum": ["default", "render", "proxy", "guide"], "description": "The imaging purpose for this prim.", "example": "default"},
    "instanceable": {"type": "boolean", "description": "Whether this prim should be treated as an instance master for instancing.", "example": false}
  },
  "required": ["path", "name", "specifier"]
}

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