Updated colour management tools built around the Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) and OpenColorIO (OCIO), “give artists complete control over colours with Colour Management. LookDevX, a new agnostic material editor in Maya, standardises material workflows, allowing artists to “create complex shading networks that can be shared freely and accurately throughout studio pipelines” enabling artists to “author a variety of materials like USDShade, Material X, and Arnold that can then be used by other artists across multiple projects.”Ĭhanges to modelling and colour management in 3ds Max include a new Boolean modifier that “offers a modern and intuitive way to produce clean geometry, and updates to the Array modifier help create beautiful, nature-like scenes, procedurally.”

We’re excited to continue on this path, building deeper connections between our solutions and third party tools, so that our customers have truly connected workflows for collaboration.” “That’s why we’ve focused our development efforts on integrating open standards like USD, LookDevX, and OCIO across our tools. It’s a top priority for us at Autodesk to help connect their workflows, so they can work nimbly and efficiently across teams and projects,” said Diana Colella, senior vice president, Autodesk Media & Entertainment.

“Whether they’re working on the next big blockbuster, streaming content, or games, our customers use a lot of different tools to get productions out the door.

On top of that, we’re collaborating with Adobe to build a material standard, and with Microsoft to unveil a beta version of AI-powered Maya Assist.” They also boost performance with support for Apple Silicon. Autodesk has announced updates to its media and entertainment tools, including Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, Bifrost, and Arnold with support for Apple Silicon and an AI powered Beta of Maya Assist.Īutodesk says the updates will help with “streamlining post-production and games pipelines” and “further open standards and bolster artist-driven animation, modeling, and simulation workflows.

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