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Maya 7^® by Alias

Maya 7 continues Alias’ tradition of 3D innovation. Building upon the architecture and performance developments from Maya 6.5, this feature-packed release lets you achieve more with Maya.

Whether you're a 3D enthusiast, or a pro' creating content for blockbuster films, award-winning games, broadcast spots, print advertising, product design, commercial visualizations, multimedia videos, corporate websites, or any other professional arts application, Maya will enable you realize your creative vision.

Maya 7 is available for the Windows® XP Professional, Linux®, and Mac® OS X operating systems.

Maya 7 Overview PDF (938KB)

New features in Maya 7:

Unsurpassed Character Rigging and Posing

Now rigging and posing characters is faster, easier and more accurate through the integration of Alias MotionBuilder® software’s industry-leading full-body IK solver into Maya.

Integration with Essential Production Tools

Streamline your workflow between Maya and Adobe® Photoshop®, Adobe Illustrator®, Macromedia® Flash®,
popular CAD applications, and other production tools in the pipeline that use the FBX® universal file format.

Powerful Visual Effects Tools

The new Toon Shader makes it easier than ever to create painterly effects and mimic the look of traditional 2D comic books, cartoons and Japanese manga/anime.

Productivity Tools

Numerous productivity-enhancing tools, such as the ability to substitute geometry, shared edits for proxies, and the addition of important API classes, help streamline 3D art and animation workflows, particularly for those working in a collaborative environment.

Overview:

Maya Complete™ ($1,999) includes:

Advanced User Interface Tools such as marking menus and 3D manipulators provide easy access to functionality and speed workflow.

Modeling and Texturing Maya gives you access to a full suite of advanced Polygon, NURBS and Subdivision Surface modeling and texturing tools.

Animation Animators gain a comprehensive range of keyframe, non-linear and advanced character animation editing tools for creating, animating, adapting and repurposing animation data and editing realistic digital characters.

Visual Effects Dynamic interaction of hard and soft bodies determined by physical rules, as well as industry-leading particle tools and a new Toon Shader allow artists to achieve a wide range of visual effects.

Brush-Based Technologies Maya Paint Effects™, Maya Artisan, and 3D Paint offer a unique, award-winning suite of integrated pressuresensitive brush tools for modeling, creating 2D and 3D effects, and painting on geometry and textures.

Rendering A unified UI and workflow provide easy and consistent access to the Maya software, hardware and vector renderers, mental ray for Maya and mental ray for Maya network rendering (Satellite).

Maya API / SDK and MEL™ Maya ships with development resources for customizing and extending the software’s capabilities via the renowned Maya embedded scripting language and a full Application Programmers’ Interface.

Maya Unlimited™($6,999) includes everything in Maya Complete, PLUS:

Maya Fluid Effects ™ The simulation and rendering of a huge variety of atmospheric, pyrotechnic, viscous liquid, and open ocean effects overcomes one of the greatest barriers in computer animation.

Maya Cloth ™ The world’s fastest and most accurate software solution for simulating a wide variety of digital clothing and other fabric objects.

Maya Hair Maya comes with tools for the creation, styling and rendering of fully dynamic long hair on NURBS or polygon objects. Includes the ability to make any NURBS curve dynamic for use in advanced character rigging and effects.

Maya Fur ™ Incredibly realistic styling and rendering of short hair and fur, with Maya Artisan brush interface for painting fur attributes.

Maya Live ™ Matchmoving Maya gives you the ability to seamlessly match 3D elements in Maya with original live-action footage.

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