[0x1] ships IrayForMaya
New plugin integrates iray renderer natively inside Maya; supports Maya's UVs and shader networks.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
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Raylight Games releases XrayUnwrap for Maya
Formerly 3ds Max-only real-time UV mapping toolset now available to Maya users, too. It costs under $20.
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
Videos: see the new features in Maya 2015
Major update adds new FX tools, new skinning system, lots of smaller features. See them all in action here.
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
Gnomon ships five-hour Maya lighting masterclass
Frederic Durand's Direct Illumination in Maya and mental ray offers an advanced guide to CG lighting tools.
Monday, March 17th, 2014
Softimage died to help Max and Maya, says Autodesk
'Best of the strengths' of the software to transition to sister apps as firm refocuses development efforts.
Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
Maya 2015 and 3ds Max 2015 sneak peeks leak online?
Brief, and now confirmed not to be official, but you do get to see Bifrost in Maya and render elements in iray.
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
How to use 3ds Max on a Mac, or Maya on a tablet
Cory Mogk's step-by-step guide shows you how to run Autodesk software via the Amazon EC2 cloud.
Thursday, February 6th, 2014
IKinema releases IKinema Action 3 for Maya
Update to mocap streaming and data-editing plugin adds automatic fixes for jitter and foot slippage.
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
New Autodesk initiative puts Max, Maya in your browser
Updated: Development partner Otoy makes streaming and OctaneCloud technology available free forever.
Monday, December 23rd, 2013
Autodesk adds MEL scripting, OBJ export to Maya LT
Latest extension suddenly makes the 'lite' version of Maya for games artists a much more powerful proposition.
Thursday, December 5th, 2013
Free tool of the day: Michał Gamrat's mgNodes for Maya
Control deformations and particles with this CUDA-based tool to scatter and manipulate points on a mesh.
Monday, December 2nd, 2013
Brillstudio releases StockCG 1.5 for Maya
Updated: Browse stock content directly inside Maya via former MPC TD's new cloud-based marketplace.
Friday, November 29th, 2013
Watch Jeremy Birn's Lighting & Rendering in Maya for free
Watch the Pixar TD's entire 2008 training DVD on his website, along with downloadable project files.
Friday, November 22nd, 2013