USDZ Tool

Welcome to Kivicube's latest AR model editor-Kivicube Model Editor, for details, please check: https://www.yuque.com/kivicube/manual/model-editor

1. App Download

Currently the tool only supports macOS system

2. App Installation

2.1 Environment Presentation

2.1.1 Option 1

• Install Xcode, click Install Xcode; if you have already installed Xcode, please make sure to use Xcode 10 and above;

• Open Xcode, select Xcode-Preferences-Locations in turn, and make sure that the Command Line Tools option is your current Xcode version. As follows:

2.1.2 Scheme Two

2.1.2.1 Install by downloading Command Line Tools Install Command Line Tools, click install directly after downloading. 1. macOS10.14: Click to install 2. macOS10.13: Click to install 3. Other versions of macOS: Click to get the Command Line Tools that meets your own system

When downloading, you need to log in to your Apple account.

2.1.2.2 [Recommended solution] Or install Command Line Tools by entering commands in the terminal 1. Open the terminal; 2. Enter xcode-select --install; 3. Click "Install"

2.2 Unzip the downloaded zip file

Download Address:

15MB

Kivicube USDZ Tools Release v1.0.6.zip

archive

2.3 Double-click the decompressed file

2.4 Drag "USDZ Tools" to "Applications"

You can find the program you just installed on the launch pad

3. Use Tutorial

3.1 Support Model Format

Format	PBR rendering support situation	Remark
usd	support	Need users to manually assign textures
usdc	support	Need users to manually assign textures
usda	support	Need users to manually assign textures
obj	support	Need users to manually assign textures
fbx	support	Need users to manually assign textures Experimental conversion support, unstable, if the effect is not correct, please use other tools to convert or export fbx
dae	support	Need users to manually assign textures Experimental conversion support, unstable, if the effect is not correct, please use other tools to convert or export fbx
3ds	support	Need users to manually assign textures Experimental conversion support, unstable, if the effect is not correct, please use other tools to convert or export fbx
dxf	support	Need users to manually assign textures Experimental conversion support, unstable, if the effect is not correct, please use other tools to convert or export fbx

Because USDZ mainly supports PBR rendering, the model you make needs to make PBR texture maps

Here is a model example of PBR material

5MB

MeetMat (1).zip

archive

The software does not support animation temporarily, if you want to support animation, please contact us: https://www.kivicube.com/#contactUs

3.2 Specific use of the program

Operation video tutorial:

11MB

video 1.mp4

The USDZ model is previewed in AR on iOS:

4MB

video 2.mp4

To view the USDZ model, you can send the file to the file program of the Apple device via "airdrop" (iOS12 or above is required), and then click the USDZ model in the file program to view it.