Nvidia is releasing Mental Ray for Maya for free
For single-frame and viewport renders, at least. Things get interesting with network and sequence rendering.
Wednesday, November 16th, 2016
Maya 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
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
Gnomon ships Introduction to Maya 2016
Maya expert Eric Keller's 11-hour tutorial provides a complete guide to the industry-standard 3D app.
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
Video: the future of modelling in Maya
See some neat work-in-progress tech for sculpting with adaptive topology, recorded at Siggraph 2015.
Tuesday, August 18th, 2015
Autodesk unveils 3ds Max and Maya 2016 Extension 1
Videos: see all the new features in both apps, including new games functionality and new 3D text tools.
Tuesday, August 11th, 2015
Chaos Group ships V-Ray 3.1 for Maya
Sizeable update adds two new VR camera types, extends V-Ray RT GPU, boosts performance all round.
Friday, July 31st, 2015
10 tips for using Maya's XGen in production
Digital Domain's Stefano Giorgetti provides his tips for making best use of Maya's instancing system.
Thursday, June 4th, 2015
The best new software from NAB 2015
We round up the tools most relevant to CG Channel readers: from VFX software to plugins & pipeline apps.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
Check out the new features in mental ray 3.13
New GI engine, AO pass, support for deep compositing and UDIM - and updatable separately to your 3D app.
Friday, April 17th, 2015
Discover the new features in Maya 2016
Videos: see the new sculpting tools, Delta Mush deformer, updates to Bifrost and revamped Hypershade.
Monday, April 13th, 2015