Download Autodesk Maya for Windows 64-bit Linux and Mac OS X on your computer. 2 Now navigate to apps list will appear search for Autodesk Maya for Windows. Remember most apps enable you will be directed to the official publisher Download page. Getting Helpīoth Animal Logic and Pixar have their own Google interest groups which will remain great places to go with questions. The Windows 10 smart screen will be directed to the official publisher Download page. Compared to 3DS Max, Maya is a better animation tool whereas 3DS Max is better suited for modeling and texturing 3D models. The list of those contributors is kept here. Autodesk Maya is a 3D graphics software for creating cinematic animatons for animated films, visual effects, television programs and video games. Pixar maintains a list of contributors to USD in their documentation here, and as we start working together to merge the two existing plugins it is also important to acknowledge the amount of work that individuals put in on the Animal Logic plugin as well. The goal of this project is to work directly with Pixar and Animal Logic, as well as other key contributors, in order to merge the best of both into a single supported plugin. Both plugins have a strong community of users, but some have questioned when Autodesk would eventually release an officially supported plugin themselves. Two popular choices, used individually as well as together, have been the Pixar USDMaya plugin that has been part of USD itself, and Animal Logic's, which was separately released as Open Source. Read more about Pixar's USD here MotivationĪs USD gains in popularity many studios have been wondering what plugin they should deploy within their pipelines. USD for Maya is a project to create a Maya plugin, as well as reusable libraries, that provide translation and editing capabilities for Pixar Animation Studios Universal Scene Description (USD).