HOW TO BUILD CUSTOM 3D SCENE MANIPULATOR TOOLS ON NVIDIA OMNIVERSE

Embark on a journey to create advanced tools within the flexible and extensible Omniverse platform. Learn first-hand from the Omniverse developer ecosystem team how to enhance and expand the capabilities of your favorite 3D tools.

During this workshop, you’ll master the art of:

• Running Omniverse code with confidence.
• Installing and activating extensions in Omniverse Code.
• Navigating the extensions panel, view and selecting primitives.
• Skillfully navigating through the complex USD hierarchy of stages.
• Crafting a handler for scale management widgets.
• Solving the problem of a malfunctioning manipulator (slider).
• Constructing a scaling manipulator designed for single axis scaling.

Prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of Python (helpful, but not required).
• The Python Tutorial.

Tools used:

• Omniverse Code
• Visual Studio Code
• Python
• Python Extensions

Minimum hardware recommendations:

• Desktop or laptop computer with Intel i7 Gen 5 or AMD Ryzen.
• NVIDIA RTX-capable GPU with 16 GB of storage.