# MaterialX

- id: src_01M569EJ8AN77PGFMZB58FRZJ9
- type: source · status: active · revision: 2
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- evidence: inspection=metadata_checked, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T15, T17 · tags: materials, look-development, aswf, interchange, shading, level:established, code:python
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:23:54.318Z
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Source: https://github.com/academysoftwarefoundation/materialx

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  "revision": {
    "ref": "main",
    "pinned": false
  },
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Open standard (ASWF) for exchanging material and look-development networks across renderers and applications; supported by OpenUSD, Houdini, Maya, Arnold, RenderMan, Unreal, Omniverse and Apple platforms per the project site.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "Academy Software Foundation",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [
    "Renderer-by-renderer feature parity not assessed."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-10-16T17:37:27.000Z"
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [upstream_claim] Site: MaterialX began at ILM in 2012, was open-sourced in 2017 and became an Academy Software Foundation project in 2021; lists supporting applications; Apache-2.0. · source: https://materialx.org/
- [sourced_fact] Repo metadata: Apache-2.0, not archived, last push 2026-10-16. · source: https://api.github.com/repos/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights:
- code: license=Apache-2.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=permitted training=unknown · Apache-2.0. · evidence: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX/blob/main/LICENSE

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