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What’s New With The Latest Version of Autodesk Maya


From 3ds Max to Shotgun, Autodesk produces a wide range of top quality tools designed for game development, from concept to launch. Discover how the new features on latest version of Maya can help you level up your game.



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Maya 2022: New Features for Animation
New to Maya:
- Cached Playback Performance
- New Ghosting Editor
- Time Editor Improvements
- Time Slider Bookmarks
- New Graph Editor Additions
Maya 2022: New Features for Modelling
New to Maya:
- New Sweep Mesh Feature
- Create VR for Maya
- Additional Modelling Improvements
Maya 2022: New USD Plugin
New to Maya:
- USD for Maya
- Assembly and Layout Workflows
Maya 2022: New Features for Rigging
New to Maya:
- Component Tags
- Falloffs
- Deformers
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What is Bifrost for Maya?
Bifrost is a visual programming plugin allowing 3D artists and technical directors to create complex effects quickly and easily within Maya.
What are the benefits of Bifrost?
- Bifrost caters to artists at all levels of technical expertise
- Create detailed, natural looking effects from scratch using the bifrost graph editor
- A library of ready-to-use graphs to create effects like fire, smoke, explosions, sand, and snow right out-of-the-box
- Realistic Previews – With Arnold integrated in Maya, see how effects will look after lighting and rendering, right in the Arnold Viewport
What does Bifrost cost?
As long as you have Maya 2018 or later, Bifrost is included in Maya at no extra cost.
As part of Autodesk’s M&E Collection, studios can now run Bifrost on up to 15 machines. This maximizes capabilities with everything to sketch, model, rig, animate, create effects, light, and render projects – in one M&E Collection subscription.
Take the Mystery Out of Bifrost
An overview of Bifrost and its procedural framework, showcase what is possible in the latest release, and learn where Bifrost can assist in speeding up the creative process overall.
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Save $4,350 with the M&E Collection
Keep your studio flowing and growing with Autodesk’s Media and Entertainment collection. Save $4,475 and scale your simulation capabilities with Bifrost for Maya. The M&E Collection allows you to run Bifrost on up to 15 machines giving your artists the ability to process more complex effects simulations faster and meet today’s demand for higher-quality content.