diff --git a/src/serializers/USDSerializer.cpp b/src/serializers/USDSerializer.cpp
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+#ifdef WITH_USD
+
+#include "USDSerializer.h"
+
+#include "../ifcparse/utils.h"
+
+#include "pxr/pxr.h"
+#include "pxr/usd/usd/stage.h"
+#include "pxr/usd/sdf/path.h"
+#include "pxr/usd/usdGeom/xform.h"
+#include "pxr/usd/usdGeom/xformOp.h"
+#include "pxr/usd/usdGeom/mesh.h"
+#include "pxr/usd/usdGeom/tokens.h"
+#include "pxr/usd/usdGeom/scope.h"
+#include "pxr/usd/usdLux/distantLight.h"
+#include "pxr/usd/gf/vec3f.h"
+#include "pxr/usd/gf/rotation.h"
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+
+
+USDSerializer::USDSerializer(const std::string& filename, const SerializerSettings& settings, bool read_only)
+	: WriteOnlyGeometrySerializer(settings)
+	, filename_(filename)
+	, settings_(settings)
+{
+  // create a new stage
+  stage_ = pxr::UsdStage::CreateNew(filename + ".usda");
+  if( !settings().get(SerializerSettings::USE_Y_UP) )
+    stage_->SetDefaultPrim(pxr::UsdGeomXform::Define(stage_, pxr::SdfPath("/"), pxr::UsdGeomTokens->z));
+  else
+    stage_->SetDefaultPrim(pxr::UsdGeomXform::Define(stage_, pxr::SdfPath("/"), pxr::UsdGeomTokens->y));
+  // create root xform prim 'World'
+  pxr::UsdGeomXform::Define(stage_, pxr::SdfPath("/World"));
+  pxr::UsdGeomScope::Define(stage_, pxr::SdfPath("/Looks"));
+  createLighting();
+  ready_ = true;
+}
+
+USDSerializer::~USDSerializer() {
+	
+}
+
+void USDSerializer::writeLighting() {
+  // create a distant light
+  const std::string& light_path = "/World/defaultLight";
+  pxr::UsdLuxDistantLight::Define(stage_, pxr::SdfPath(light_path));
+  // set the light's orientation
+  pxr::UsdGeomXform xform(stage_->GetPrimAtPath(pxr::SdfPath(light_path)));
+  pxr::GfVec3f light_direction(0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f);
+  xform.AddRotateOp(pxr::UsdGeomXformOp::PrecisionFloat, pxr::UsdGeomXformOp::TypeRotateXYZ).Set(pxr::GfRotation(pxr::GfVec3f(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f), light_direction).GetQuaternion());
+  // set the light's color
+  pxr::UsdLuxDistantLight light(stage_->GetPrimAtPath(pxr::SdfPath(light_path)));
+  light.CreateIntensityAttr().Set(1000.0f);
+  light.CreateColorAttr().Set(pxr::GfVec3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f));
+}
+
+bool USDSerializer::ready() {
+	return ready_;
+}
+
+void USDSerializer::writeHeader() {
+  std::stringstream ss;
+  ss << "File generated by IfcOpenShell " << IFCOPENSHELL_VERSION;
+  stage_->SetMetadata("comment", ss.str()); 
+}
+
+void USDSerializer::write(const IfcGeom::TriangulationElement* o) {
+	if ( o->geometry().material_ids().empty() )
+		return;
+  
+  std:sstringstream ss("/World/");
+  ss << o->geometry().id();
+  pxr::UsdGeomMesh::Define(stage_, pxr::SdfPath(ss.str()));
+  const IfcGeom::Representation::Triangulation& mesh = o->geometry();
+  const std::vector<double>& m = o->transformation().matrix().data();
+
+  const int vcount = (int)mesh.verts().size() / 3;
+  for ( std::vector<double>::const_iterator it = mesh.verts().begin(); it != mesh.verts().end(); ) {
+    const double x = *(it++);
+    const double y = *(it++);
+    const double z = *(it++);
+		
+		
+	}
+
+}
+
+void USDSerializer::finalize() {
+  stage_->GetRootLayer()->Save();
+}
+
+#endif // WITH_USD
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diff --git a/src/serializers/USDSerializer.h b/src/serializers/USDSerializer.h
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+/********************************************************************************
+ *                                                                              *
+ * This file is part of IfcOpenShell.                                           *
+ *                                                                              *
+ * IfcOpenShell is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify         *
+ * it under the terms of the Lesser GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3.0 of the License, or          *
+ * (at your option) any later version.                                          *
+ *                                                                              *
+ * IfcOpenShell is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,              *
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of               *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the                 *
+ * Lesser GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                              *
+ * You should have received a copy of the Lesser GNU General Public License     *
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.         *
+ *                                                                              *
+ ********************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef USDSERIALIZER_H
+#define USDSERIALIZER_H
+
+#ifdef WITH_USD
+
+#include "../serializers/serializers_api.h"
+#include "../ifcgeom_schema_agnostic/GeometrySerializer.h"
+
+#include "pxr/pxr.h"
+#include "pxr/usd/usd/stage.h"
+
+
+class SERIALIZERS_API USDSerializer : public WriteOnlyGeometrySerializer {
+private:
+	std::string filename_;
+    bool ready_ = false;
+    pxr::UsdStageRefPtr stage_;
+
+	int writeMaterial(const IfcGeom::Material& style);
+    void writeLighting();
+public:
+	USDSerializer(const std::string&, const SerializerSettings&);
+	virtual ~USDSerializer();
+	bool ready();
+	void writeHeader();
+	void write(const IfcGeom::TriangulationElement*);
+	void write(const IfcGeom::BRepElement*) {}
+	void finalize();
+	bool isTesselated() const { return true; }
+	void setUnitNameAndMagnitude(const std::string&, float) {}
+	void setFile(IfcParse::IfcFile*) {}
+};
+
+#endif
+
+#endif
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