Liquorice is a simple 3D editor built around USD.

The idea is straightforward: make it easier to learn, explore, and understand the USD 3D standard without having to jump straight into complex pipelines or heavyweight DCC integrations.

USD is powerful, which is exactly why it's worth learning — but getting started can be intimidating. The documentation is extensive, the terminology isn't always approachable, and using it through existing tools can sometimes feel more complicated than it needs to be.

Liquorice is an attempt to make that first step a little easier.

It definitely isn't a production tool. This version has plenty of rough edges and limitations, but the goal of it is simply to answer a few questions:

• Is this something you find useful?
• Does it make learning USD easier?
• Is it worth continuing to build?

If the answer is yes, we'd love to keep improving it based on real feedback.

So if you give it a try, don't hesitate to tell us what works, what doesn't, and what you'd like to see next.

That's really what this first release is about.