Modern Rigging Workflows: This update introduces several procedural, topology-independent rigging workflows.Improvements to the Time Editor, including support for cached playback and additive animation clips, and new filters in the Graph Editor bring artists a smoother animation experience overall.

A new Ghosting Editor allows artists to quickly see animation spacing over time, making it easier to pinpoint necessary edits and how poses work together in animations.

Powerful Animation Tools: Animation tool updates help artists animate faster and in fewer clicks.

Robust referencing functionality, nondestructive data editing workflows, and support for complex variants on top of USD increase pipeline efficiency and collaboration and help teams scale for high-volume data workflows.

Seamless USD Integration: Full USD integration allows artists to load multiple gigabytes of data within seconds and work directly with the data using Maya’s native tools.

Maya’s animation, modeling, and rendering toolsets also see significant updates, bringing even more power, flexibility, and creative freedom to the daily work of professional artists. First announced at SIGGRAPH 2018 as a joint effort with Pixar, Animal Logic, Luma Pictures, and Blue Sky Studios, USD is now integrated in Maya, enabling artists to load and edit massive datasets at lightning speed.

Among these updates is the much-anticipated USD plugin for Maya. Autodesk has just unveiled major updates to Maya, 3ds Max, and MotionBuilder today, introducing powerful new creative pipeline tools that accelerate and streamline artist workflows.

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