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Allows usd-core 26.08 and moves aarch64 to usd-exchange 3.x.

usd-core was capped at <26.5 and usd-exchange at <3, gated to Python < 3.13. That gate left aarch64 on Python 3.13 resolving to no USD provider at all, since neither requirement applied.

OpenUSD 26.08 renamed UsdPhysics.LoadUsdPhysicsFromRange to UsdPhysicsLoadStageFromPrimRange and deprecated the old name, so the three call sites now go through a wrapper that prefers the new name where it exists and falls back otherwise. Both spellings take the same arguments and return the same descriptor dict. The two tests that patched the entry point by name patch the wrapper instead, so they assert the parser ran without depending on the installed runtime's spelling.

The second commit addresses #2216. The test suite set PXR_WORK_THREAD_LIMIT=1 unconditionally to dodge the collider-parsing race, which serialized all OpenUSD work in CI. That race is fixed in 26.08, so the limit is now applied only to older runtimes and CI regains multi-threaded USD parsing on 26.08.

The workaround cannot be removed outright, since the usd-core floor still allows releases that predate the fix. The docs are rescoped accordingly rather than describing the fix as pending.

Reading the version is more awkward than expected: OpenUSD latches PXR_WORK_THREAD_LIMIT when pxr initializes, so the check must run before any test module imports pxr. That rules out Usd.GetVersion(), and also rules out importing a newton USD module, because newton_usd_schemas imports pxr at module scope. The check therefore reads distribution metadata: usd-core is versioned directly, and usd-exchange advertises its bundled OpenUSD as a usd<major><minor> extra. An unidentifiable runtime is treated as affected, and a caller-provided override is still preserved.

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  • New or existing tests cover these changes
  • The documentation is up to date with these changes
  • For user-facing changes, a fragment has been added by following the
    changelog fragment instructions

Test plan

OpenUSD PR 4002 is closed unmerged, so the 26.08 claim in #2216 was measured rather than assumed. With 200 colliders under one rigid body and no thread limit, 26.3 segfaults and 26.08 completes 40 iterations with stable descriptor counts, also at 500 colliders over 60 iterations. As negative controls, 26.3 with the limit set passes, and the same script still segfaults on 26.3.

Ran 17 USD, MJCF and URDF test modules, 1111 tests, against usd-core 26.3 and 26.08 in environments differing only in the USD provider: no failures on either, identical counts. The first commit was also verified alone, since it must stand on its own when bisecting. Separately, usd-exchange 3.0.0 on its own resolves and passes the same modules, and all 25 newton-usd-schemas 0.5.0 schema types register against its bundled 26.08.

USD requirements resolve across Python 3.10 to 3.14 on linux x86_64 and aarch64, macOS and Windows.

aarch64 and macOS are verified by resolution only; the tests above ran on linux x86_64.

Test modules, run in each environment:

uv run --extra dev --extra importers -m newton.tests -k test_import_usd

with test_import_usd_deformable_{attachments,cable,cloth,filtered_pairs,groups,mixed,volume},
test_import_usd_mpm, test_import_usd_multi_dof, test_sdf_usd, test_sites_usd_import,
test_usd_mesh_loading, test_viewer_usd, test_import_mjcf, test_import_urdf and
test_lazy_imports.

The thread-safety measurement, run with PXR_WORK_THREAD_LIMIT unset against each runtime:

from pxr import Usd, UsdGeom, UsdPhysics

stage = Usd.Stage.CreateInMemory()
body = UsdGeom.Xform.Define(stage, "/World/Body")
UsdPhysics.RigidBodyAPI.Apply(body.GetPrim())
for i in range(200):
    cube = UsdGeom.Cube.Define(stage, f"/World/Body/col_{i:04d}")
    cube.CreateSizeAttr(0.05)
    UsdPhysics.CollisionAPI.Apply(cube.GetPrim())

load = getattr(UsdPhysics, "UsdPhysicsLoadStageFromPrimRange", UsdPhysics.LoadUsdPhysicsFromRange)
for _ in range(40):
    load(stage, ["/"], excludePaths=[])

On usd-core 26.3 this segfaults; on 26.08 it completes with stable descriptor counts.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Expanded USD support for aarch64 systems, including Python 3.13 compatibility.
    • Added compatibility with OpenUSD 26.08 and newer physics parsing APIs.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Resolved USD mesh-collider parsing crashes on OpenUSD 26.08 and newer.
    • Retained the concurrency workaround only for older OpenUSD versions.
  • Documentation

    • Updated USD parsing guidance to recommend upgrading OpenUSD rather than applying global thread limits.

Fixes #2216

OpenUSD 26.08 renamed UsdPhysics.LoadUsdPhysicsFromRange to
UsdPhysicsLoadStageFromPrimRange and deprecated the old name, so calling it on
26.08 emits a DeprecationWarning. Route the three call sites through a
version-tolerant wrapper that prefers the new name where it exists, keeping
support for the older releases still allowed by the usd-core floor.

Raise the usd-core ceiling to <26.9. On aarch64, move to usd-exchange 3.x and
extend its marker to Python 3.13: usd-exchange was previously capped below 3 and
gated to Python < 3.13, which left aarch64 on Python 3.13 resolving to no USD
provider at all.

The two tests that patched the OpenUSD entry point by name now patch the wrapper
instead, so they assert the parser ran without depending on which spelling the
installed runtime provides.
…ng race

The test suite set PXR_WORK_THREAD_LIMIT=1 unconditionally to avoid a crash when
many colliders share one rigid body, which serialized all OpenUSD work in CI.
That race is fixed in OpenUSD 26.08, so only constrain older runtimes.

OpenUSD reads PXR_WORK_THREAD_LIMIT once when pxr initializes, so the check has
to run before any test module imports pxr. That rules out reading
Usd.GetVersion(), and also rules out importing a newton USD module, since
newton_usd_schemas imports pxr at module scope. Distribution metadata gives the
runtime version without initializing OpenUSD: usd-core is versioned directly,
while usd-exchange bundles its own OpenUSD build and advertises it as a
usd<major><minor> extra. A runtime that cannot be identified is treated as
affected, and any caller-provided override is still preserved.

The workaround cannot be removed outright because the usd-core floor still
allows releases that predate the fix, so the docs now scope it to runtimes older
than 26.08 rather than describing it as pending an upstream release.

Refs newton-physics#2216
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The changes add OpenUSD 26.08 compatibility for USD dependencies, physics parsing, and test thread handling. Documentation and changelog entries describe the updated runtime behavior.

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OpenUSD 26.08 compatibility

Layer / File(s) Summary
USD dependency constraints
pyproject.toml, changelog/+usd-2608-deps-6496f7a7.changed.md
The package metadata permits newer usd-core versions and usd-exchange 3.x on aarch64 Python versions below 3.14.
Physics loader compatibility
newton/_src/usd/utils.py, newton/_src/utils/import_usd.py, newton/tests/test_import_usd.py
A shared loader selects the renamed OpenUSD physics API and falls back to UsdPhysics.LoadUsdPhysicsFromRange. Import paths and tests use the shared loader.
Version-gated test thread policy
newton/tests/thirdparty/unittest_parallel.py, docs/concepts/usd_parsing.rst, changelog/+usd-thread-limit-61ecfa23.changed.md
The test harness applies PXR_WORK_THREAD_LIMIT=1 only to OpenUSD versions older than 26.08. Documentation describes the version-specific workaround.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 49fdb

This change enables newer OpenUSD runtimes and removes the test thread limit for 26.08 and later. The remaining risk is limited to untested version-detection paths potentially applying the wrong test concurrency policy.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant USDImporter
  participant usd_utils
  participant UsdPhysics
  USDImporter->>usd_utils: load_physics_from_range(stage, root_paths, exclude_paths)
  usd_utils->>UsdPhysics: select available physics API
  alt OpenUSD 26.08 or newer
    usd_utils->>UsdPhysics: UsdPhysicsLoadStageFromPrimRange
  else Older OpenUSD
    usd_utils->>UsdPhysics: LoadUsdPhysicsFromRange
  end
  UsdPhysics-->>usd_utils: native physics descriptors
  usd_utils-->>USDImporter: parsed physics data
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Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning The PR only partially satisfies issue #2216. It updates the documentation and limits PXR_WORK_THREAD_LIMIT to older runtimes, but it does not remove the limitations section, remove the workaround, or … Either remove the USD limitation section and workaround after raising the minimum supported OpenUSD version, or update issue #2216 and its acceptance criteria to explicitly require the compatibility behavior implemented here. Add the requir…
Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning Most changes support OpenUSD 26.08 compatibility, aarch64 dependency resolution, or the thread-workaround cleanup. The pyproject.toml change pinning warp-nn[onnx] to 0.3.1 is unrelated to the linked i… Remove the unrelated warp-nn[onnx] pin from this pull request, or provide a linked issue and explicit objective that requires the dependency change.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the primary dependency changes: enabling usd-core 26.08 and adopting usd-exchange 3.x on aarch64.
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Explanation

The PR only partially satisfies issue #2216. It updates the documentation and limits PXR_WORK_THREAD_LIMIT to older runtimes, but it does not remove the limitations section, remove the workaround, or add a Removed changelog entry as requested. The PR intentionally retains compatibility for older supported OpenUSD versions.

Resolution

Either remove the USD limitation section and workaround after raising the minimum supported OpenUSD version, or update issue #2216 and its acceptance criteria to explicitly require the compatibility behavior implemented here. Add the required changelog entry under Removed if the issue remains applicable.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

Most changes support OpenUSD 26.08 compatibility, aarch64 dependency resolution, or the thread-workaround cleanup. The pyproject.toml change pinning warp-nn[onnx] to 0.3.1 is unrelated to the linked issue and stated PR objectives.

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verify_usdphysics_parser still called UsdPhysics.LoadUsdPhysicsFromRange
directly, which is deprecated on OpenUSD 26.08. The suite runs with
--strict-warnings in CI, so the resulting DeprecationWarning failed test_ant,
test_anymal, test_cartpole, test_g1 and test_h1 on every platform.
The floor was set to 3.0.0, which forced consumers onto 3.x. Lower it to 2.3.0
so they can opt down, while keeping the <4 ceiling. Default resolution is
unaffected: 3.0.0 is still selected, and the lockfile still pins it.

Python 3.13 continues to resolve only 3.x on aarch64, because usd-exchange 2.3.0
declares Requires-Python <3.13 upstream.
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Thanks!

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LGTM

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Since this is a rather fundamental change, we're holding this until after the 1.6 release branch is cut. At this point Andrew can merge it.

Currently there's also this open issue that Warp is experiencing with the new packages: PixarAnimationStudios/OpenUSD#4198

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Shorten the inline rationale.

This block mixes the crash description, import-order constraint, metadata format, fallback behavior, and override behavior. Keep only the non-obvious compatibility rationale; the implementation already shows the fallback and setdefault behavior.

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Shorten it to only explain the non-obvious compatibility rationale: the older
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usd-core versions below and at 26.08, usd-exchange extras indicating older and
newer runtimes, missing metadata, and preservation of an existing
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Comment on lines +37 to +52
_USD_VERSION = tuple(int(part) for part in importlib.metadata.version("usd-core").split(".")[:2])
except (importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError, ValueError):
try:
_USD_VERSION = next(
(int(match.group(1)), int(match.group(2)))
for match in (
re.fullmatch(r"usd(\d{2})(\d{2})", extra)
for extra in importlib.metadata.metadata("usd-exchange").get_all("Provides-Extra") or []
)
if match
)
except (importlib.metadata.PackageNotFoundError, StopIteration):
_USD_VERSION = (0, 0)

if _USD_VERSION < (26, 8):
os.environ.setdefault("PXR_WORK_THREAD_LIMIT", "1")

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Add focused tests for OpenUSD runtime detection.

Cover usd-core versions below and at 26.08, usd-exchange extras for older and newer runtimes, missing metadata, and an existing PXR_WORK_THREAD_LIMIT. Keep detection before imports that can initialize pxr. Run uv run --extra dev -m newton.tests.

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focused tests around _USD_VERSION detection covering usd-core versions below and
at 26.08, usd-exchange extras indicating older and newer runtimes, missing
metadata, and preservation of an existing PXR_WORK_THREAD_LIMIT. Keep the
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