PixarAnimationStudios/OpenSubdiv
An Open-Source subdivision surface library. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5245
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 14
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3070 stars · 585 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
OpenSubdiv is a set of open-source C++ libraries implementing high-performance subdivision surface evaluation on massively parallel CPU and GPU architectures, developed by Pixar. It is an API intended for integration into third-party 3D content creation tools, not a standalone application.
Use cases
- evaluate subdivision surfaces on GPU at interactive framerates
- integrate Pixar-quality subdiv surfaces into a 3D modeling tool
- render smooth deforming character meshes with static topology
- match RenderMan limit surfaces to numerical precision
- accelerate mesh subdivision in a game engine or renderer
When to choose
- you need production-grade subdivision surface evaluation in C++
- you want GPU-accelerated deforming mesh evaluation
- you need Pixar-compatible limit surfaces in your DCC tool or renderer
When to avoid
- you need a standalone 3D modeling application
- your project is not C++ or cannot integrate a native library
- you only need simple polygon tessellation without subdivision
Facets
library · maturity stable
graphics simulation gpu-computing graphics cross-platform cpp windows subdivision-surfaces 3d-graphics mesh-evaluation renderman pixar game-development linux macos gpu
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenSubdiv · fetched 2026-08-28 · b3db37702b61
- homepage: https://www.opensubdiv.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · c26130123f21
- site_page: https://opensubdiv.org/docs/intro.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 23adf340036d
- site_page: https://www.opensubdiv.org/docs/intro.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 23adf340036d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| PixarAnimationStudios/OpenSubdiv | main | 76 |
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