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Feature · Web · Released 2026-09-30 Your location no longer has to be a Gaussian splat. Upload a .usd, .usda, .usdc or .usdz set and it loads at the scale and orientation its file declares.

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Adding a USD set

A location does not have to be a splat. You can use a modelled set saved as .usd, .usda, .usdc, or .usdz.
  1. In the Outliner panel, click + on the Locations row.
  2. Click Add to Library and select the USD file.
  3. Check the hints in the upload window. Beside Transformation, it shows the up axis it read from the file, such as “Detected: Z-Up”. Under Select Scale Reference, it shows the unit, such as “Detected: centimeters”.
  4. Confirm. The set appears on the 3D canvas and is drawn the way an object is.
The splat-only controls are hidden for a USD set: Cull Y in Top-Down View and the Splat Quality buttons in the location’s properties. If the USD file has animation, the location has an Animation row in the Outliner. Click Add to timeline at playhead on that row to place the animation as a clip on the timeline. It then plays with the scene, like an object’s animation.

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Current guide

This page describes the feature as it was released. For how it works today, see adding a USD set.