What PiXYZ Software does

PiXYZ Software, operating as Unity Asset Transformer since its 2023 rebrand, develops 3D data preparation software that converts complex, precise CAD engineering data into optimized 3D assets for real-time rendering engines. Founded around 2018 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, the company supports more than 20 proprietary CAD formats from major vendors including Dassault Systèmes (CATIA), Siemens (NX), PTC, and Autodesk (Inventor, Revit, SolidWorks). The product portfolio comprises three core offerings: Asset Transformer SDK (Python/C# APIs for programmatic batch processing of CAD, mesh, and point cloud models, available on Windows, Ubuntu/Debian, OSX Darwin, and Docker); Asset Transformer Studio (an interactive desktop GUI with 120+ functions and a Python scripting API); and Asset Transformer Toolkit (a Unity Editor extension for in-editor CAD import and optimization with full URP/HDRP support). Core technology centers on proprietary tessellation of BRep geometry to mesh, decimation, mesh repair, and product-structure optimization algorithms purpose-built for engineering data structures.

The company is a wholly-owned product line of Unity Technologies (Unity Software Inc., NYSE: U), with all distribution and commercial activity conducted through Unity's platform — Unity Store, Unity Package Manager, Unity Asset Store, and Unity Industry subscription plans. Its primary customer segment is automotive, transportation, and manufacturing firms building configurators, digital twins, and training simulations, with secondary segments in AEC (point cloud and BIM workflows) and Unity game/real-time developers. Pricing is subscription-based, bundled into Unity Industry for enterprise users and available à la carte through the Unity Store for individual buyers; specific price tiers are not publicly disclosed. Revenue, headcount detail, and independent financials are not disclosed; the firmographic range indicates 11–50 employees.

Name

PiXYZ Software

Legal name

Unity Software Inc.

Website

https://pixyz-software.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PiXYZ Software, now Unity Asset Transformer, develops CAD-to-real-time 3D data preparation software (SDK, Studio, Toolkit) for industrial users in automotive, manufacturing, and AEC who build digital twins, configurators, and simulations on the Unity platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

3D Data Preparation Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Scan-to-CAD & Reverse Engineering Software (IMAAAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Game Engine & Creation Platforms (UGC/Modding) (BPAMAKAE)

Keywords

• CAD data preparation
• 3D mesh optimization
• Real-time 3D conversion
• CAD tessellation software
• Unity asset processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulogne-billancourt

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: PiXYZ products are sold as part of Unity's commercial offerings. Asset Transformer Studio is available with free trial and requires purchase through Unity store. Asset Transformer Toolkit is included in Unity Industry plans. Licensing is subscription-based, tied to Unity accounts and organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PiXYZ Software (now Unity Asset Transformer) develops 3D data preparation and optimization software that converts complex CAD, mesh, and point cloud models into real-time-ready 3D assets. The portfolio includes Asset Transformer SDK for automated batch processing, Asset Transformer Studio for interactive preparation with Python scripting, and Asset Transformer Toolkit for in-Unity-Editor import and optimization. The products are targeted at industrial Unity developers and enterprises in automotive, manufacturing, and AEC that need to deploy CAD-sourced 3D content in real-time engines.

Product overview

PiXYZ Software (now Unity Asset Transformer) offers a suite of 3D data preparation and optimization tools. The portfolio consists of three core products: Asset Transformer SDK (Python/C# API for programmatic batch processing), Asset Transformer Studio (visual desktop application with Python scripting and plugin extensibility), and Asset Transformer Toolkit (Unity Editor plugin for in-editor import and optimization). The products are designed to work together—SDK enables automation, Studio provides interactive workflows with full plugin support, and Toolkit integrates the capabilities directly into Unity Editor. The company also offered legacy products including Pixyz Scenario Processor (automation), Pixyz Review (review), and Pixyz Loader (Unity import), which have been deprecated or superseded.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asset Transformer SDK File-to-file batching SDK for automated 3D data preparation, offering Python and C# APIs to import, prepare, and optimize large CAD, mesh, and point cloud models. Distributed on Windows x64, Ubuntu/Debian x64, OSX Darwin, Docker, NuGet, and Python package for enterprise automation pipelines.
• Asset Transformer Studio Interactive desktop GUI for visual 3D data preparation with 120+ exposed functions, Python scripting API, and plugin extensibility. Converts CAD and 3D models into tessellated, optimized meshes with direct export to Unity, 3DS Max, Blender, and other staging tools.
• Asset Transformer Toolkit Unity Editor extension (formerly Pixyz Plugin) that enables in-editor 3D data import and optimization for CAD and 3D models. Supports Universal Render Pipeline (URP) and High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP), with full prefab compatibility and an asset import workflow integrated with Unity's package registry.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Simplygon (Microsoft): Simplygon provides automated 3D optimization (decimation, LOD generation, remeshing) for real-time 3D and is the closest direct competitor to PiXYZ's mesh optimization and tessellation pipeline. Both target industrial CAD-to-realtime workflows.
• InstaLOD: InstaLOD offers mesh optimization, retopology, and CAD-to-realtime preparation tools (PolyRedux, QuadRemesher) with SDK and Studio offerings, directly overlapping with PiXYZ's decimation and mesh repair capabilities.
• Polygon Cruncher: Polygon Cruncher is a long-standing mesh decimation and optimization tool used in CAD-to-realtime workflows, with plugins for Unity, Unreal, and major DCC tools—a direct peer to PiXYZ's polygon reduction functionality.
• Datakit: Datakit provides CAD data exchange and import libraries supporting 20+ CAD formats, directly overlapping with PiXYZ's CAD importer breadth and serving the same industrial 3D pipeline use cases.

Emerging players

• Materialise (Magics): Materialise Magics is a leading CAD/mesh data preparation platform primarily for additive manufacturing, with overlapping mesh repair and CAD processing capabilities relevant to PiXYZ's industrial use cases.
• NVIDIA Omniverse: NVIDIA Omniverse provides a real-time collaboration and simulation platform with native CAD ingestion (USD-based), increasingly competing for the same industrial digital-twin visualization budgets PiXYZ addresses via Unity.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Digital Industries Software: Siemens NX and Solid Edge include CAD preparation and visualization features targeting the same manufacturing and AEC digital-twin workflows that PiXYZ supports.
• Autodesk: Autodesk's Inventor, Revit, and 3ds Max toolchains include CAD-to-realtime capabilities and serve the same industrial design customers. PiXYZ sits adjacent by enabling Autodesk file imports into Unity-based visualization workflows.
• Dassault Systèmes: Dassault's 3DEXPERIENCE platform and CATIA support industrial design-to-visualization pipelines with native real-time 3D capabilities, serving the same automotive and manufacturing customers as PiXYZ.

Others

• Maxon (ZBrush/Cinema 4D): Maxon's Cinema 4D and Redshift ecosystem serves adjacent 3D content creation and rendering workflows; integration with Unity pipelines creates partial overlap with PiXYZ's downstream asset preparation use cases.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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