NVIDIA‑Certified Professional: OpenUSD Development (NCP‑OUSD)

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The NCP‑OUSD certification validates professional expertise in developing, organizing, and optimizing 3D content workflows using OpenUSD (Universal Scene Description). Candidates are tested on understanding the USD data model, scene composition, asset management, scripting for automation, performance optimization, and collaborative pipeline practices.

Exam Overview

• Exam Code: NCP‑OUSD
• Provider: NVIDIA
• Duration: 90–120 minutes
• Format: Multiple-choice questions
• Passing Score: Approximately 70%
• Language: English
  
  

The exam evaluates both theoretical knowledge of OpenUSD and practical skills in building and maintaining USD-based pipelines for graphics or production environments.

Ideal For

• OpenUSD developers working on scripted and programmatic pipelines
• Pipeline engineers managing 3D content workflows
• Systems integrators embedding USD workflows into larger graphics systems
• Data engineers or architects using USD in structured asset pipelines
• Technical artists and 3D graphics professionals seeking practical USD skills
• Early-career developers specializing in USD or NVIDIA 3D technologies
  
  

Candidates are generally recommended to have 2–3 years of hands-on experience with OpenUSD, Python or C++ scripting, and basic rendering or real-time graphics knowledge.

Knowledge and Skill Areas Covered

• USD Fundamentals
  • Core data model, scene graph structure, stages, layers, and composition arcs
    
    
• Asset Organization and Management
  • Asset authoring, layering, schema extensions, and variants
    
    
• Scripting & Automation
  • Python-based workflows, API usage, and pipeline automation
    
    
• Performance & Optimization
  • Profiling large USD datasets, caching, and efficient data loading
    
    
• Debugging & Validation
  • Error handling and pipeline integrity validation
    
    
• Collaborative Workflows
  • Versioning practices, team asset interchange, and integration across production environments