Autodesk releases Mudbox 2025
Autodesk has released Mudbox 2025, the latest version of its digital sculpting software.
The release notes read, in full: “Welcome to Mudbox 2025. This release includes minor updates.”
Fourth consecutive update with no new features listed
Although Autodesk did previously put out more substantial releases, Mudbox 2025 is now the fourth consecutive annual update with no new features listed in the release notes.
While the previous three updates included new Windows, Linux and macOS installers, this time, there are no specific improvements or bugfixes mentioned at all.
When we contacted Autodesk, the company provided this list of changes. Two are updates to Autodesk backend technologies, one is a bugfix, and one is the removal of an outdated library.
What’s new in Mudbox 2025 (Full changelog provided by Autodesk)
- Autodesk Identity Manager is now available on Linux, in addition to Windows and Mac support added in Mudbox 2024
- Autodesk component updates (Installer, Licensing, CER, UPI, AGS (not much for customer)
- Fixed serial number activation issue
- Removed Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2010 SP1, 2012 UPD4 (no longer supported) references from Mudbox
We asked Autodesk if Mudbox users can expect any new features in future, but the company told us that no information was available about future updates.
Pricing and system requirements
Mudbox 2025 is available for Windows 10+, RHEL/Rocky Linux 8.7/9.3, and macOS 12.0+. The software is rental-only, with subscriptions costing $15/month or $100/year.
See the online documentation for Mudbox 2025
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