Autodesk releases Mudbox 2026
A fan-made recreation of Disney’s Princess Merida, sculpted by character artist Xhon Hysenaj, used as a promo image on Autodesk’s Mudbox website.
Autodesk has released Mudbox 2026, the latest version of its digital sculpting software.
The release notes read, in full: “Welcome to Mudbox 2026. This release includes minor updates.”
Fifth consecutive update with no new features listed
Although Autodesk did previously put out more substantial releases, Mudbox 2026 is now the fifth consecutive annual update with no new features listed in the release notes.
We’ve contacted Autodesk to ask if there is a list of specific changes, and if Mudbox will ever get significant new features in future, and will update if we hear back.
Updated 3 April: Autodesk told us that the updates are “mainly component upgrades like licensing [and] crash error reports”, and that there is no list of specific changes.
The firm said that it was “committed to the development of all [of its] tools, including Mudbox” but that it could not comment on future releases.
Cost of monthly subscriptions falls back to 2022 levels
However, while Autodesk raised the prices of most of its Media & Entertainment products in January, the price of Mudbox actually dropped, at least for a monthly subscription.
The monthly rental cost fell from $15/month to $10/month, although the price of annual subscriptions remains unchanged.
Pricing and system requirements
Mudbox 2026 is available for Windows 10+, RHEL/Rocky Linux 8.10/9.3/9.5, and macOS 13.0+. The software is rental-only, with subscriptions costing $10/month or $100/year.
See the online documentation for Mudbox 2026
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