---
title: "USD Import Options"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/FUSDIMPORTER.html"
section_path: "Configuration > Preferences > Import/Export > USD > USD Import Options"
element_id: "FUSDIMPORTER"
description: "This page refers to the USD import options in Cinema 4D. They control how Universal Scene Description files — the exchange standard of modern film …"
---

# USD Import Options

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page refers to the **USD import options** in **Cinema 4D**. They control how Universal Scene Description files — the exchange standard of modern film pipelines — are converted into scene elements.

## In this section

- [Presets](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/FUSDIMPORTER-PRESET_OPTIONS_GROUP_PRESETS.html.md)
- [Settings](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/FUSDIMPORTER-USDIMPORTER_GROUP_SETTINGS.html.md)
- [Geometry](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/FUSDIMPORTER-USDIMPORTER_GROUP_GEOMETRY.html.md)
- [Animation](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/FUSDIMPORTER-USDIMPORTER_GROUP_ANIMATION.html.md)