Convert USDA Files on Mac
USDA (Universal Scene Description (ASCII)) is a 3D model format using the .usda extension. Consul converts USDA files to 5 other formats. Rename a file's extension in Finder and Consul handles the conversion automatically.
What is USDA?
USDA is the human-readable ASCII form of Universal Scene Description (USD), the 3D scene format Pixar created for its animation pipeline and open-sourced in 2016. Because it is plain text, USDA is used to author and inspect scene structure, geometry references, materials and animation before packaging a scene into binary or USDZ form.
USDA files are stored uncompressed. Nothing is lost to encoding, though they can take more disk space than compressed formats.
USDA was developed by Pixar and is an open standard.
Opening USDA files on a Mac
Quick Look previews USDA files on macOS 12 Monterey and later. Select one in Finder and press Space.
The Preview app opens USD files (.usd, .usda, .usdc) from macOS 12 Monterey onward for viewing and export.