2. What Is Maya?
• Maya is a program designed
for creating animation
projects in 3D. Designed by
Autodesk, Maya is one of the
leading programs for 3D
animation.

3. New Features of Maya Unlimited
• Maya Fluid Effects
• Maya nCloth
• Maya nParticles
• Maya Hair
• Maya Fur
• Maya Live

4. Rendering
• Multiple Rendering Options
• Maya Software Renderer
• Mental ray (3.7 core) for Maya
- Provides new technologies on lighting effects.
• Hardware Renderer
• Vector Renderer
- Turns 3d images into 2d

5. General Specifications.
• Intuitive User Interface, Date and scene,
management tools, Polygon Modeling, Nurbs
Modeling, Subdivision Surface Modeling , General
Animation, Character Animation, Muscle and skin
deformers, Rigid and Soft Body Dynamics,
Particles and Fields, Maya Paint Effects, Toon
Shader, 3d Paint, Multiple Rendering Options,
Rendering Controls and Effects, Integrated
Scripting, Open Maya API/SDK, Japanese
localization, Connectivity and Integration, Cad
Data Transfer , Plug Ins

6. Animation Companies.
 Pixar
 Dreamworks
 Lucas Film Animation

7. Compatibility with other 3D Programs.
Maya comes complete with Cad Data Transfer.
 Direct Connect Products for Autodesk Maya
Software
 Step
 SolidWorks®1
 Pro/ENGINEER®2
 IGES
 DWG/DXF3

8. It’s A Maya World After All
• Resources:
• http://software.intel.com/sites/billboard/img/maya-article-04.png
• http://www.spraygraphic.com/storage/member_files/2221/picture
/600_0f30e65af09a639015011e4d5877bf4e.jpg
• http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://vernievers.belove
n.net/artwork/wp-
content/uploads/2009/01/lb.jpg&imgrefurl=http://vernievers.belov
en.net/artwork/%3Fp%3D2&usg=__crFpeFkXCgkLBJvngHzTDrUwqg
o=&h=486&w=512&sz=52&hl=en&start=56&um=1&tbnid=IxZkfDYJ
Tcc9pM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=131&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dimages%2
Bmade%2Bby%2Bmaya%2B3d%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26clie
nt%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-
US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D54%26um%3D1
• www.autodesk.com
• http://www.lucasfilm.com/films/