CGx
CGx is a proposed open standard and ecosystem for interoperable computer graphics data exchange in 3D content creation and rendering pipelines. It defines a modular data model and a set of file formats and APIs for sharing geometry, topology, materials, textures, animations, scene graphs, lights, cameras, and metadata across software tools and renderers. The goal is to reduce asset conversion work, improve reproducibility, and enable end-to-end pipelines.
The concept emerged in the late 2010s as vendors and researchers sought to address fragmentation among existing
CGx uses a decoupled data model with core schemas and extension modules. It supports both text and
Adoption and usage: While not yet universal, several software packages provide partial CGx support or offer