Asset Importer#

Asset Importer is the UI frontend that utilizes extension omni.kit.asset_converter to convert other formats into USD. It mainly supports OBJ, FBX, and glTF formats currently.

Importing Assets in Omniverse USD Composer (Video)#

This video shows how to use the Import and Convert Feature.

Note

Create has been renamed to USD Composer.

Importing files#

Importing assets is done by right clicking in the Content Browser and selecting Import and Convert. Accepted File Formats for conversion are FBX, OBJ and GLTF.

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Selecting a file will trigger a dialogue giving options on the import function.

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Option	Use
Materials	Checked will import materials and textures if available.
UsdPreviewSurface	Checked will import materials as UsdPreviewSurface instead of MDL. “Import Materials” must be checked for this option to work.
Cameras	Checked will import cameras if present in the asset.
Lights	Checked will import lights if present in the asset. This only applies to FBX import currently.
Smooth Normals	Assigns/Reassigns Smoothing Groups
Meter as World Unit	Checked will import the asset with 1 meter per world unit. By default, it will import the asset with 1 centimeter per world unit.
Create /World	Checked will import asset with the root prim as path “/World”.
Merge Static Meshes	Checked will merge all static meshes if possible as a single one.
Convert to	The target folder of outputs.