The Mac version was co-developed by Phil Beffrey[1] and Dana Batali.

Version 2.0, which cost $495–695, provided additional modeling tools for users called Clip Objects Library and required Pixar's Renderman for rendering images.

[8] It was discontinued when Pixar chose to concentrate on film production instead of application development.

Unlike Showplace, Pixar uses USD to create 3D animated movies.

[10] Pixar released an open-source version of Universal Scene Description on 26 July 2016.