Autodesk unveils Maya 2017

Update adds new clip-based Time Editor, more XGen and Bifrost simulation options. Arnold now installed by default, not mental ray.

Monday, July 25th, 2016

Andrew Hazelden releases PlayblastVR for Maya V2.0

Create fast previz renders of Maya scenes in common panoramic formats - now including Facebook 360's native format.

Friday, July 22nd, 2016

Ephere releases Ornatrix for Maya

Popular 3ds Max hair plugin now out for Maya. Supports Nucleus physics and Arnold, V-Ray, Redshift and RenderMan rendering.

Tuesday, July 12th, 2016

Laubwerk makes procedural plant kits available for Maya

1.0.20 update makes the render ready tree models compatible with Maya as well as 3ds Max, Cinema 4D and Houdini.

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

Raylight Games releases XrayUnwrap 2.0 for Maya

Inexpensive UV unwrapping tool gets new selection, seam-handling and resymmetry options, better UDIM support.

Thursday, June 16th, 2016

Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.4 for 3ds Max and Maya

Update to the renderer adds neat interactive denoising system, improved GI and GPU rendering.

Tuesday, June 7th, 2016

Gnomon posts full guide to look dev in V-Ray for Maya

Psyop CG supervisor Stephen DeLalla's 10-hour video provides a vital primer in look development.

Wednesday, May 18th, 2016

Download the Maya and Maya LT 2016 Bonus Tools

Updated: Get this set of handy free scripts and plugins - now updated for Maya 2016 Extension 2.

Wednesday, May 4th, 2016

Autodesk releases Maya 2016 Extension 2

Videos: Update adds complete motion graphics toolset, new rigging tools and updates to Bifrost. See them in action here.

Tuesday, April 19th, 2016

Autodesk unveils Maya LT 2016 Extension 3

Videos: See the new Quick Rig tool, new blendshape handling system, improved symmetrical modelling and UV editing.

Tuesday, March 15th, 2016

Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.3 for Maya

Maya edition of the renderer gets feature parity with 3ds Max; speed boosts of 20-50% on 'most scenes'.

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

Download Maya object fracturing script IShatter

MOAB's neat tool for Maya and Fracture FX lets users paint shatter patterns directly onto 3D models.

Thursday, February 11th, 2016

Gnomon releases Octane Render for Maya training

Six-hour tutorial provides a full guide to shading, lighting and rendering with Otoy's GPU-based renderer.

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016