Get Epic Games' free Pose Driver Connect for Maya and UE5

Handy free tool transfers secondary animation set-ups authored in Maya to MetaHumans and other characters in Unreal Engine.

Thursday, December 7th, 2023

Wonder Studio gets new Blender and Maya plugins

Free add-ons help prepare your 3D characters for use on the AI-powered online platform for adding CG characters to live action scenes.

Thursday, November 16th, 2023

Autodesk releases Maya 2024.2 and Maya Creative 2024.2

3D modeling and animation software gets updates to LookdevX, the character rigging and animation tools, and to USD for Maya.

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

Tutorial: Animating a Complex Fight Action Sequence in Maya

Improve the clarity and phyicality of your animation with The Gnomon Workshop's advanced masterclass.

Saturday, October 7th, 2023

Speed up animation with Character Tracker for Maya

Neat plugin lets you use game-like navigation to control 3D characters to block out animations faster.

Monday, August 28th, 2023

Mahmood Hasanzadeh ships Ivy Generator 2 for Maya

Generate 3D ivy over surfaces in your scenes with this handy procedural add-on. Version 1 is available for free.

Monday, August 21st, 2023

Autodesk announces new generative AI tools in Maya

New AI services will let artists generate materials, textures or HDRIs inside Maya's LookdevX.

Wednesday, August 9th, 2023

Thinkinetic ships Pulldownit 5.5 for 3ds Max and Maya

3ds Max edition now available: check out the new features in the shattering and dynamics plugin.

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023

J Cube releases Multiverse | USD 8.2 for Maya

New features in the USD-native layout and look dev app include shader network transfer to Katana.

Monday, July 24th, 2023

Autodesk ships Maya 2024.1 and Maya Creative 2024.1

3D animation apps get new Hydra for Maya render delegate, plus updates to the LookdevX toolset.

Wednesday, May 17th, 2023

Autodesk ships Bifrost for Maya 2.7.1

Maya multiphysics plugin gets better voxel smoothing, volume rendering, Component Tag support.

Monday, May 15th, 2023

Zoo Tools Pro's latest tool puts ChatGPT inside Maya

Handy add-on Zoo Chat GPT lets you use the AI chatbot to control Maya with simple text commands.

Wednesday, April 12th, 2023

Tutorial: Introduction to Maya for Animators

Get started in characxter animation with The Gnomon Workshop's beginner-friendly introduction.

Monday, April 10th, 2023