Users get most of the features in the full version of Maya and pay when they use them, not when they don’t. Used throughout many major film and game studios, Autodesk’s Maya is the software behind a plethora of stunning visuals in leading-edge projects. Since it was introduced in 1998, Maya has continued to offer a growing list of new features and functions that serve … [Read more...] about Autodesk offers its toolset to a wider audience with Maya Creative
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Autodesk’s ‘Vision’ at SIGGRAPH 2022
The software vendor, along with leading industry studios and creatives, will be teaming up on a virtual Vision Series ahead of the in-person conference. Once again, Autodesk will be partnering with industry luminaries to present its Vision Series during SIGGRAPH. For the past two years, this in-person event, like the SIGGRAPH Conference and Expo, has been held virtually … [Read more...] about Autodesk’s ‘Vision’ at SIGGRAPH 2022
A digital rebirth for Notre-Dame
Artists and architects compete in restoration project. The team led by Bureau Bas Smets will be redesigning the landscape surrounding Notre-Dame. (Source: Autodesk France and Bureau Bas Smets) France is still working hard on the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris after a devastating fire destroyed most of the roof, the building’s 19th-century spire, upper walls, and … [Read more...] about A digital rebirth for Notre-Dame
Autodesk announces plans to acquire The Wild
Autodesk is adding to its tool kit for XR professional workflows. Autodesk has announced plans to buy The Wild, an XR platform company focused on the AEC market. The Wild includes its own cloud-connected XR product and also IrisVR, makers of the Prospect VR tool for AEC. The Wild has 700 customers worldwide across their two platforms, and their tools enable real-time … [Read more...] about Autodesk announces plans to acquire The Wild
Autodesk makes ‘Radical’ investment
Radical’s AI-powered mocap platform fits Autodesk’s cloud strategy. Autodesk knows a good investment in technology when it sees it. And it sees it with New York-based Radical and its “born in the cloud,” AI-powered motion-capture solution. So much so, Autodesk is making an undisclosed financial investment in the company. The major attraction? Autodesk has made no secret … [Read more...] about Autodesk makes ‘Radical’ investment
Autodesk Flame burns up the cloud
The product family is now available on AWS. Artists using Autodesk’s Flame Family of products are no longer tied to an on-premise workflow with the latest update to Flame, Flare, and Flame Assist that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Autodesk further ignited the cloud-supported release with upgraded HDR and animation features. “As part of our ongoing efforts to … [Read more...] about Autodesk Flame burns up the cloud
Autodesk spiffs up its 3D software
Updates make next-gen workflows more efficient. Autodesk has added a new layer of polish to its popular 3D tools, updating its Maya, 3ds Max, Arnold, and Bifrost with new features that will enable artists and animators in the film, television, games, and design visualization industries to tackle modern workflow challenges more easily and with greater efficiency. "Our … [Read more...] about Autodesk spiffs up its 3D software
Scott Reese says good-bye to Autodesk
Lands at GE Digital. After 19 years at Autodesk, Scott Reese, executive vice president in charge of product development and manufacturing solutions, left the company last month to assume the position of CEO at GE Digital. At Autodesk, Reese focused on next-generation products and high-growth business initiatives across various industries, managing the development of … [Read more...] about Scott Reese says good-bye to Autodesk
Autodesk takes aim at the factory
As the US opens up … again … Autodesk puts its bets on manufacturing. Once upon a time, the way the world worked in manufacture seemed pretty clear: the big engines of China and nearby smaller countries pumped out low-cost products. Consumers in the west bought whole bunches of the low-cost products and then sent them back to Asia to recycle. It was efficient, if not … [Read more...] about Autodesk takes aim at the factory
Autodesk acquires Moxion to expand cloud-based workflows for M&E upstream
Moving ahead with achieving its vision for cloud-based production system for M&E, Autodesk has announced the acquisition of Moxion for an undisclosed price. Currently headquartered in LA, Moxion was founded in New Zealand in 2015. Moxion offers cloud-based platform to filmmakers for reviewing digital dailies. Rushes or digital dailies are unedited prints of a film from a … [Read more...] about Autodesk acquires Moxion to expand cloud-based workflows for M&E upstream