Download free Maya object scattering tool Ecotope

Check out Polygonflow's scattering tool, available with the trial of its GraphN visual programming app.

Sunday, September 19th, 2021

Master grooming CG hair with Ornatrix for Maya

Create facial hair for an animatable 3D character with The Gnomon Workshop's introductory tutorial.

Saturday, September 11th, 2021

3d-io ships Unwrella 4 for 3ds Max and Maya

Free update to the UV unwrapping tool adds neat UV packing system and Projection unwrapping mode.

Thursday, August 12th, 2021

Autodesk ships Bifrost for Maya 2.3

Maya's multiphysics plugin now lets you adjust properties interactively, and see the results in real time.

Tuesday, August 10th, 2021

Discover how to animate a creature walk cycle in Maya

New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals the key principles of realistic quadruped walk cycles.

Saturday, August 7th, 2021

Ragdoll Dynamics adds real-time physics to your Maya rigs

Neat new plugin adds realistic dynamics to machines, muscles, cloth and hair in the Maya viewport.

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021

Autodesk ships Maya 2022.1

3D animation software gets new global search feature, tools for authoring interactive tutorials, and updates to the deformer system.

Thursday, July 29th, 2021

Master character look dev in Maya and Arnold

Discover how to light and shade a photorealistic human character with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.

Sunday, July 25th, 2021

AMD ships Radeon ProRender 3.2 for Blender and Maya

Free physically accurate GPU renderer gets new toon shading mode and deformation motion blur.

Monday, July 12th, 2021

Master texturing for production in Mari and Maya

Discover key texturing techniques for visual effects with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial.

Thursday, May 27th, 2021

Check out Maya cloth tearing plugin TearKnit FX

Animate torn cloth without simulation with this unusual procedural geometry-based tool.

Tuesday, May 25th, 2021

Download the free Maya 2022 Bonus Tools

Get Autodesk's handy free set of Maya add-ons, now with real-time Boolean modelling tool Speed Cut.

Thursday, May 20th, 2021

Master rigging and Python scripting in Maya

Discover how to script character rigs with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new beginner tutorial.

Wednesday, May 19th, 2021