How to Build Your Own Autodesk Maya

See changes made to your animation without needing to create a playblast

Add deformation effects to your characters and objects to tweak their appearance and enhance their animation

Easily track and adjust complex character timing with Maya's redesigned Dope Sheet

See a graphical representation of interpolation between animation keys that you can modify

Animate objects or skeletons by setting markers (keys) to indicate timing and position

Create and apply a wide range of materials with Arnold shaders in Maya like the standard_surface, distance, or toon shader

Leverage Arnold within USD-based workflows in production scenarios for efficient flow of 3D data

Simulate the effect of exposure, focus distance, aperture size, and more with cameras including the cylindrical and fisheye camera

Quickly reduce noise while preserving details in rendered images with denoising options like the OptiX Denoiser

Use Arnold for production rendering on both the GPU and CPU

Customize the interface, hotkeys, search, and more to tailor Maya to your preferences and workflow

See quick previews of USD scene structure using the Hierarchy View window

The Maya USD plug-in is available as an open-source project for studios to customize as needed

Work with USD data directly in common Maya editors, such as the Outliner, Attribute Editor, and Channel Box

See USD natively alongside Maya data in the viewport

Dive into more advanced graphing using the integrated Arnold shading graphs

Trust color accuracy with color management data precisely embedded in USD files, controlled by Maya's Color Management Preferences

Build materials that work across multiple renderers with LookdevX, Autodesk's agnostic material authoring plug-in for Maya, supported by OpenUSD

View, author, and edit materials on Maya geometry in a single node-based visual programming environment

Automatic MaterialX Stack and Document data structures ensure you can use MaterialX comfortably in your daily tasks

Handle simulations, scattering, and instancing, plus work with OpenUSD scenes for better collaboration

Deliver natural looking effects like snow, particles, or waves with Aero, MPM, Particles, and BOSS systems

Work at the lowest level of mesh creation, organize with component tags, and create geometry inside the Bifrost Graph

Assemble, organize, and edit USD assets non-destructively with the flexibility of the Bifrost Graph

Access a variety of pre-built compounds and graphs to use as a starting point for creating your own effects

Construct 3D models from geometric primitives and drawn curves

Create 3D models using geometry based on vertices, edges, and faces

Sculpt and shape models more artistically and intuitively

Extrude faces on a mesh in a flexible and predictable way, minimizing manual cleanup of resulting geometry

View and edit the UV texture coordinates for polygon, NURBS, and subdivision surfaces in a 2D view

Create standardized rig modules using Bifrost for Maya's modular and procedural framework with built-in options or custom designs

Easily retarget animation between characters of differing size, proportions, and skeletal hierarchy with HumanIK

Pose and animate models with hierarchical, articulated structures known as skeletons

Bind a modeled surface to a skeleton with smooth, rigid, and indirect skinning

View and update scenes in Maya and Adobe After Effects simultaneously

Access production management tools directly in Maya with a Flow Production Tracking (formerly ShotGrid) subscription

Stream animation data from Maya to Unreal Engine in real time, which lets you work on character assets in Maya while seeing a preview inside Unreal