3D Technologies and Solutions

This article describes some terms and solutions used in 3D visualization industry.

ATF

Autodesk Translation Framework, framework for data exchange.

Hydra (HD)

Framework to transport live scene graph data to renderer (originally USD to OpenGL render engine). Open source, developed by Pixar.

OGS

Open Graphics System, viewport renderer used in Autodesk software (3ds Max, Maya, AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, Fusion, Infraworks, Navisworks, Recap, etc).

Not to be confused with Open Scene Graph (OSG).