# How does UsdRender describe render settings, products and AOVs (RenderVars), and what does it leave undefined (naming, file layout)?

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- categories: T11, T15 · tags: none
- updated: 2026-10-23T13:06:38.267Z
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UsdRender (v26.08) describes outputs as RenderSettings -> RenderProduct (raster or deepRaster; productName passed as authored to the driver) -> RenderVar (prim name is the variable name; sourceType raw/primvar/lpe/intrinsic, with intrinsic unimplemented and LPE extensions non-portable). USD sets no universal RenderVar names, and per-product camera/resolution overrides may force separate renders.

UsdRender (v26.08) describes outputs as RenderSettings -> RenderProduct (raster or deepRaster; productName passed as authored to the driver) -> RenderVar (prim name is the variable name; sourceType raw/primvar/lpe/intrinsic, with intrinsic unimplemented and LPE extensions non-portable). USD sets no universal RenderVar names, and per-product camera/resolution overrides may force separate renders.

Curator qualifications: Code and docs read 2026-10-22; nothing rendered or written. File layout (e.g. multipart EXR) is renderer-defined.

Limitations: Code and docs read 2026-10-22; nothing rendered or written.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

```json
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenUSD/blob/ee47c679abde5b467a7b6a41f3b2285564a4222e/pxr/usd/usdRender/schema.usda",
      "note": "OpenUSD pxr/usd/usdRender/schema.usda at ee47c679 (raw); OpenUSD docs/user_guides/schemas/usdRender/overview.md at ee47c679 (raw), L349, L366-L371"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenUSD/blob/ee47c679abde5b467a7b6a41f3b2285564a4222e/docs/user_guides/schemas/usdRender/overview.md",
      "note": "OpenUSD pxr/usd/usdRender/schema.usda at ee47c679 (raw); OpenUSD docs/user_guides/schemas/usdRender/overview.md at ee47c679 (raw), L349, L366-L371"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] UsdRender (v26.08) describes outputs as RenderSettings -> RenderProduct (raster or deepRaster; productName passed as authored to the driver) -> RenderVar (prim name is the variable name; sourceType raw/primvar/lpe/intrinsic, with intrinsic unimplemented and LPE extensions non-portable). USD sets no universal RenderVar names, and per-product camera/resolution overrides may force separate renders. · locator: OpenUSD pxr/usd/usdRender/schema.usda at ee47c679 (raw); OpenUSD docs/user_guides/schemas/usdRender/overview.md at ee47c679 (raw), L349, L366-L371 · source: https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenUSD/blob/ee47c679abde5b467a7b6a41f3b2285564a4222e/pxr/usd/usdRender/schema.usda

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