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DUAL VIEWPORT
Hydra Storm and RealityKit render the same scene simultaneously. Discrepancies surface instantly.
MARCH 2026 · PREFLIGHT INSPECTION SERVICE · BETA EDITION
UNIVERSAL SCENE DESCRIPTOR · INSPECTION SYSTEM
PREFLIGHT
The quality gate for OpenUSD
Inspect, validate, and understand 3D assets in OpenUSD.
Hydra + RealityKit renderers side by side. Apple-native.
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BUILT FOR APPLE PLATFORMS ·macOS 26+ v0.1 BETA · DUAL VIEWPORT · NON-DESTRUCTIVE · USD COMPLIANT
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SIGNAL ACTIVE
Every 3D asset has a story.
PREFLIGHT rewrites it.
UNIVERSAL SCENE DESCRIPTOR INSPECTION PROTOCOL
“3D assets are the language
of what’s next. You shouldn’t
need a PhD to read them.”
Preflight is a macOS tool for 3D artists, developers, and pipeline engineers who work with OpenUSD. It gives you a clear view into any 3D asset — its structure, its validity, its render fidelity — without modifying the source file.
The dual renderer setup isn’t cosmetic. Hydra Storm and RealityKit produce fundamentally different results from the same source data. Seeing both simultaneously is how you catch the problems that cost days in a production pipeline.
Non-destructive by design. Preflight uses USD’s session layer architecture to hold all inspection state — zero risk to your originals.
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DROP ASSET GLB · FBX · OBJ · STL
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CONVERT SESSION LAYER · USD
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INSPECT HYDRA · REALITYKIT
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VALIDATE & SHIP USD COMPLIANT
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EXHAUSTIVE VALIDATION
Full USD compliance checking with plain-language diagnostics. Know exactly what breaks the pipeline, and why.
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NON-DESTRUCTIVE
Session layer architecture means your originals are never touched. All inspection state lives in a separate layer.
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SURGERY TOOLS
Targeted interventions on geometry, materials, and hierarchy. Fix problems in place without round-tripping to your DCC.
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DEEP INSPECTOR
Geometry statistics, material properties, texture maps, skeletal data — every detail of your scene at a glance.
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AGENTIC WORKFLOW
Built-in MCP server lets AI agents traverse scene graphs alongside you. Diagnostics, not a chatbot bolted on.
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HEALTH INDEX
An at-a-glance score for every asset. Tracks validation, render fidelity, and production readiness in one number.
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QUICKLOOK EXTENSION
RealityKit-powered previews system-wide. Inspect any USD file from Finder without launching the full app.
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APPLE-NATIVE
SwiftUI, RealityKit, OpenUSD. It belongs on your Mac.
BETA ACCESS BOARDING PASS
MAC ORIGIN: MACINTOSH
PRD DESTINATION: PRODUCTION
FLIGHT PF01
GATE 11B
SEAT 01A
CLASS BETA TESTER
DATE 26 FEB 2026
TIME 09:00 PST
STATUS BOARDING
PASSENGER REGISTRATION TEAR BEFORE BOARDING
FEB 2026 Beta access is rolling. macOS users prioritized in this wave.
WEEKLY BETA DROPS macOS 26+ REPLY WITHIN 7 DAYS