Autodesk releases MotionBuilder 2026.1

Check out the changes to the character animation and mocap-editing software, including updates to Relations constraints.

Friday, September 12th, 2025

Autodesk releases MotionBuilder 2025.1

Check out the new features in this unexpected quality-of-life update to the character animation and mocap editing software.

Friday, August 2nd, 2024

Autodesk releases MotionBuilder 2024

Check out the latest workflow changes to the character animation and mocap data editing software.

Tuesday, April 11th, 2023

Autodesk releases MotionBuilder 2023

Check out the workflow improvements in the new version of the character animation software.

Monday, April 18th, 2022

Autodesk releases MotionBuilder 2022

Motion-capture editing tool gets support for Python 3 and quite a range of workflow improvements.

Wednesday, March 24th, 2021

Autodesk releases MotionBuilder 2020

Mocap editing software gets option to declutter animation playback, plus support for unlimited Undos.

Thursday, December 12th, 2019

Autodesk releases MotionBuilder 2019

Mocap editing app gets Clean Up Scene tool, updates to the Story Window and Camera Switcher.

Wednesday, January 16th, 2019

Epic Games ships free MotionBuilder Live Link for UE4

Free plugin streams mocap data from MotionBuilder to preview it inside Unreal Engine in real time.

Thursday, August 16th, 2018

IKinema releases Action 2.0 for MotionBuilder

Mocap solving and retargeting plugin's new ACP tech auto-fixes common errors like foot slippage.

Saturday, October 29th, 2016

See MotionBuilder mocap data streamed to a HoloLens

Video: Jasper Brekelmans' amazing tech demo displays mocap data on a live 3D avatar in augmented reality.

Wednesday, June 15th, 2016

IKinema releases Action for MotionBuilder

Top mocap solving, retargeting and editing technology now available in MotionBuilder. Maya edition of the plugin also updated.

Thursday, July 2nd, 2015

See an R&D preview of V-Ray RT for MotionBuilder

See real-time path tracing in the MotionBuilder viewport on the set of Kevin Margo's short, Grounded.

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

Autodesk posts Leap Motion plugin for MotionBuilder

Free R&D plugin lets users of the Kinect-like device puppeteer characters live inside MotionBuilder.

Thursday, September 26th, 2013