The brand new format for digital materials.
Right now, different vendors output their digital materials either in a proprietary format or embedded directly in their styles. And while various integrations already exist, there is a steady conversion that has to take place, different file types to manage and still a lot of incompatibility. Therefore, the Unified 3D Material is being developed as a bridge between software vendors in the fashion industry with the goal to replace proprietary material formats with a single open-source format.
U3M is based on a PBR shading standard, giving digital materials the same or similar appearance in every application.