Getting Clever with Kaolin: Researchers Accelerate 3D Deep Learning with New Tools - Ep. 144

Platform Insights

The Omniverse platform, as explained by Richard Kerris, serves as a foundational tool for 3D data management and visualization. It leverages Pixar's Universal Scene Description (USD) to create a common blueprint, akin to HTML for 3D, enabling seamless integration with industry-standard applications like Maya and Blender 1. This platform acts like an operating system, providing access to various tools and technologies, including the Kaolin tool, which aids researchers in visualizing and accelerating deep learning processes 2.

Once you're on the platform, kind of like an operating system, if you will, you have access to all these different tools and technologies.

--- Richard Kerris

The development of Omniverse began with the Holodeck project in 2017, gaining momentum with the introduction of RTX in 2018, and was publicly launched in 2019 2.

   

Application Integration

Omniverse's integration capabilities are enhanced by Pixar's USD, which allows it to connect with a wide range of industry applications. Richard Kerris describes USD as a universal language for 3D, facilitating the connection of Omniverse with tools like SketchUp and 3ds Max 1. This integration simplifies the workflow for researchers, who often face challenges with 3D data due to the complexity and variety of tools required 2.

What it allows for is this platform, whereby you can access the different technologies that we bring together and you can connect it with industry products that are out there.

--- Richard Kerris

By providing a unified platform, Omniverse reduces the complexity of setting up and debugging 3D data tools, thus accelerating research and development processes 2.