Autodesk’s software has a long and prestigious following. Maya, one of their leading programs for digital 3-D creation, has been used in every movie that has won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects since 2001, and is also a favorite of top video game manufacturers.
The much anticipated release of the Maya Entertainment Creation Suite 2010 brings some new features and updates to Autodesk’s popular digital 3-D creation software.
Autodesk released two separate suites for this new release, one with Autodesk 3ds Max and one with Maya 2010. Both include MotionBuilder 2010 and Mudbox 2010. The benefit of purchasing the suites is that you get a good price break over purchasing the individual software.
Maya 2010 is a complete workspace for 3-D modeling, animation, rendering, and visual effects. Mudbox 2010 focuses primarily on modeling objects and is comparable to molding a character from clay—similar to ZBrush from Pixologic. While MotionBuilder 2010 is for motion capture and 3-D character animation.
The program yields beautiful, photo-realistic 3-D images, and integration between the different products allows for better work flow and improved end results. You could, for example, create the basic character modeling in Maya 2010, send the image to Mudbox 2010 for advanced 3-D painting and detail, then send the character over to MotionBuilder 2010 to give it realistic movement.
The much anticipated release of the Maya Entertainment Creation Suite 2010 brings some new features and updates to Autodesk’s popular digital 3-D creation software.
Autodesk released two separate suites for this new release, one with Autodesk 3ds Max and one with Maya 2010. Both include MotionBuilder 2010 and Mudbox 2010. The benefit of purchasing the suites is that you get a good price break over purchasing the individual software.
Maya 2010 is a complete workspace for 3-D modeling, animation, rendering, and visual effects. Mudbox 2010 focuses primarily on modeling objects and is comparable to molding a character from clay—similar to ZBrush from Pixologic. While MotionBuilder 2010 is for motion capture and 3-D character animation.
The program yields beautiful, photo-realistic 3-D images, and integration between the different products allows for better work flow and improved end results. You could, for example, create the basic character modeling in Maya 2010, send the image to Mudbox 2010 for advanced 3-D painting and detail, then send the character over to MotionBuilder 2010 to give it realistic movement.
