Autodesk announces new features of Maya 2013
Lots of new animation tools, better interoperability with MotionBuilder, and nHair sims - but no iray just yet.
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
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Gnomon releases new Maya character rigging DVD
Discover how to create a flexible production-ready rig with Insomniac Games' Axel Stanley-Grossman.
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
Phoenix FD for Maya enters beta testing
V-Ray for Maya users can sign on for early access to Chaos Group's formerly Max-only fluid simulator.
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
IKinema releases IKinema Action 2 for Maya
Stream motion-capture data directly into Maya for editing and retargeting with the newly rechristened plugin.
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
Basefount Technology ships Miarmy 1.2 for Maya
Latest update to crowd-simulation system adds support for Linux and the render engine of your choice.
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Autodesk previews nHair simulation system for Maya
There's no guarantee that the tools will actually make it into Maya 2013, but the timing looks suggestive.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Chaos Group releases update to V-Ray for Maya 2.0
Free upgrade adds dedicated new hair material, improvements to GPU-based interactive preview renderer.
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Control Maya or 3ds Max by iPhone with CadRemote
Maide releases free iPhone app for navigating 3D software. Mouse control and sketch tools cost $2.99.
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Mario Baldi creates free FiberMesh to Maya script
Another day, another free tool for exporting ZBrush 4R2b hair to the 3D app of your choice for rendering.
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
CoreCG ships MentalCore rendering plugin for Maya
Updated: shading and lighting tool now officially shipping and updated for improved Maya Hair support.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Anzovin Studio develops Maya onion skinning plugin
Sign up now to beta test the new animation tool, due for a commercial release next month.
Friday, January 20th, 2012
Maide Control: control Maya or 3ds Max via your iPad
Clever app lets users to navigate 3D scenes or apply modelling commands via the touch screen.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
StretchMesh for Maya to be made open source
Kickstand to release source code for cult deformation plugin, but calls for funds to secure its future support.
Thursday, December 1st, 2011