diff --git a/avalon/pipeline.py b/avalon/pipeline.py
index 3c0a74970..af5271db0 100644
--- a/avalon/pipeline.py
+++ b/avalon/pipeline.py
@@ -1294,7 +1294,11 @@ def is_compatible_loader(Loader, context):
         bool
 
     """
-    families = context["version"]["data"]["families"]
+    if context["subset"]["schema"] == "avalon-core:subset-3.0":
+        families = context["subset"]["data"]["families"]
+    else:
+        families = context["version"]["data"].get("families", [])
+
     representation = context["representation"]
     has_family = ("*" in Loader.families or
                   any(family in Loader.families for family in families))
diff --git a/avalon/schema/subset-3.0.json b/avalon/schema/subset-3.0.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26054e8d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/avalon/schema/subset-3.0.json
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+
+    "title": "avalon-core:subset-3.0",
+    "description": "A container of instances",
+
+    "type": "object",
+
+    "additionalProperties": true,
+
+    "required": [
+        "schema",
+        "type",
+        "parent",
+        "name",
+        "data"
+    ],
+
+    "properties": {
+        "schema": {
+            "description": "The schema associated with this document",
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": ["avalon-core:subset-3.0"],
+            "example": "avalon-core:subset-3.0"
+        },
+        "type": {
+            "description": "The type of document",
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": ["subset"],
+            "example": "subset"
+        },
+        "parent": {
+            "description": "Unique identifier to parent document",
+            "example": "592c33475f8c1b064c4d1696"
+        },
+        "name": {
+            "description": "Name of directory",
+            "type": "string",
+            "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9_.]*$",
+            "example": "shot01"
+        },
+        "data": {
+            "description": "Document metadata",
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": ["families"],
+            "properties": {
+                "families": {
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {"type": "string"},
+                    "description": "One or more families associated with this subset"
+                }
+            },
+            "example": {
+                "families" : [ 
+                    "avalon.camera"
+                ],
+                "frameStart": 1000,
+                "frameEnd": 1201
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/avalon/schema/version-3.0.json b/avalon/schema/version-3.0.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7f15cae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/avalon/schema/version-3.0.json
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+
+    "title": "avalon-core:version-3.0",
+    "description": "An individual version",
+
+    "type": "object",
+
+    "additionalProperties": true,
+
+    "required": [
+        "schema",
+        "type",
+        "parent",
+        "name",
+        "data"
+    ],
+
+    "properties": {
+        "schema": {
+            "description": "The schema associated with this document",
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": ["avalon-core:version-3.0"],
+            "example": "avalon-core:version-3.0"
+        },
+        "type": {
+            "description": "The type of document",
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": ["version"],
+            "example": "version"
+        },
+        "parent": {
+            "description": "Unique identifier to parent document",
+            "example": "592c33475f8c1b064c4d1696"
+        },
+        "name": {
+            "description": "Number of version",
+            "type": "number",
+            "example": 12
+        },
+        "locations": {
+            "description": "Where on the planet this version can be found.",
+            "type": "array",
+            "items": {"type": "string"},
+            "example": ["data.avalon.com"]
+        },
+        "data": {
+            "description": "Document metadata",
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": ["author", "source", "time"],
+            "properties": {
+                "time": {
+                    "description": "ISO formatted, file-system compatible time",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "timeFormat": {
+                    "description": "ISO format of time",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "author": {
+                    "description": "User logged on to the machine at time of publish",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "version": {
+                    "description": "Number of this version",
+                    "type": "number"
+                },
+                "path": {
+                    "description": "Unformatted path, e.g. '{root}/assets/Bruce/publish/lookdevDefault/v001",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "source": {
+                    "description": "Original file from which this version was made.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "example": {
+                "source" : "{root}/f02_prod/assets/BubbleWitch/work/modeling/marcus/maya/scenes/model_v001.ma",
+                "author" : "marcus",
+                "time" : "20170510T090203Z" 
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/avalon/tools/loader/model.py b/avalon/tools/loader/model.py
index 564746ff4..79f4f0582 100644
--- a/avalon/tools/loader/model.py
+++ b/avalon/tools/loader/model.py
@@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ def set_version(self, index, version):
             frames = None
             duration = None
 
-        families = version_data.get("families", [None])
+        if item["schema"] == "avalon-core:subset-3.0":
+            families = item["data"]["families"]
+        else:
+            families = version_data.get("families", [None])
+
         family = families[0]
         family_config = lib.get_family_cached_config(family)
 
diff --git a/avalon/tools/sceneinventory/model.py b/avalon/tools/sceneinventory/model.py
index d7a1276e1..6010b9225 100644
--- a/avalon/tools/sceneinventory/model.py
+++ b/avalon/tools/sceneinventory/model.py
@@ -226,15 +226,19 @@ def add_items(self, items, parent=None):
             asset = io.find_one({"_id": subset["parent"]})
 
             # Get the primary family
-            family = version["data"].get("family", "")
-            if not family:
-                families = version["data"].get("families", [])
-                if families:
-                    family = families[0]
+            no_family = ""
+            if subset["schema"] == "avalon-core:subset-3.0":
+                families = subset["data"]["families"]
+                prim_family = families[0] if families else no_family
+            else:
+                prim_family = version["data"].get("family")
+                if not prim_family:
+                    families = version["data"].get("families")
+                    prim_family = families[0] if families else no_family
 
             # Get the label and icon for the family if in configuration
-            family_config = tools_lib.get_family_cached_config(family)
-            family = family_config.get("label", family)
+            family_config = tools_lib.get_family_cached_config(prim_family)
+            family = family_config.get("label", prim_family)
             family_icon = family_config.get("icon", None)
 
             # Store the highest available version so the model can know