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What do MaterialX's own translation nodes say about converting standard_surface and OpenPBR to UsdPreviewSurface and gltf_pbr?

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MaterialX's translation graphs show where information is dropped: Standard Surface to UsdPreviewSurface outputs only diffuse, emissive, metallic, roughness, clearcoat, clearcoat roughness, opacity, IOR and normal (transmission, sheen and anisotropy are lost), while Standard Surface to glTF PBR keeps transmission, sheen and anisotropy; the OpenPBR (1.1.1) to Standard Surface graph flags anisotropic specular as not yet properly translated. Curator qualifications: Specs/libraries read 2026-10-22; no material translated or rendered. Limitations: Specs/libraries read 2026-10-22; no material translated or rendered. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

Structured fields

{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/blob/7b64921ef1d42f2d57871e9d2c43dc11f041f26b/libraries/bxdf/translation/standard_surface_to_usd.mtlx",
      "note": "MaterialX translation/standard_surface_to_usd.mtlx; translation/standard_surface_to_gltf_pbr.mtlx; translation/open_pbr_to_standard_surface.mtlx L210; open_pbr_surface.mtlx L6"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/blob/7b64921ef1d42f2d57871e9d2c43dc11f041f26b/libraries/bxdf/translation/standard_surface_to_gltf_pbr.mtlx",
      "note": "MaterialX translation/standard_surface_to_usd.mtlx; translation/standard_surface_to_gltf_pbr.mtlx; translation/open_pbr_to_standard_surface.mtlx L210; open_pbr_surface.mtlx L6"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/blob/7b64921ef1d42f2d57871e9d2c43dc11f041f26b/libraries/bxdf/translation/open_pbr_to_standard_surface.mtlx",
      "note": "MaterialX translation/standard_surface_to_usd.mtlx; translation/standard_surface_to_gltf_pbr.mtlx; translation/open_pbr_to_standard_surface.mtlx L210; open_pbr_surface.mtlx L6"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/blob/7b64921ef1d42f2d57871e9d2c43dc11f041f26b/libraries/bxdf/open_pbr_surface.mtlx",
      "note": "MaterialX translation/standard_surface_to_usd.mtlx; translation/standard_surface_to_gltf_pbr.mtlx; translation/open_pbr_to_standard_surface.mtlx L210; open_pbr_surface.mtlx L6"
    }
  ]
}

Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] MaterialX's translation graphs show where information is dropped: Standard Surface to UsdPreviewSurface outputs only diffuse, emissive, metallic, roughness, clearcoat, clearcoat roughness, opacity, IOR and normal (transmission, sheen and anisotropy are lost), while Standard Surface to glTF PBR keeps transmission, sheen and anisotropy; the OpenPBR (1.1.1) to Standard Surface graph flags anisotropic specular as not yet properly translated. · locator: MaterialX translation/standard_surface_to_usd.mtlx; translation/standard_surface_to_gltf_pbr.mtlx; translation/open_pbr_to_standard_surface.mtlx L210; open_pbr_surface.mtlx L6 source

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