Maya Lite 2018.3 has also been released, only containing improvements to the UV and graph editors.

A new ‘bind to original geometry’ option has also been added, this will allow users to specify a mesh for the wire deformer to base its deformation on. Updates to the wire deformer to make it GPU accelerated.New profiler view options that will allow critical paths to be shown by the user, as well as granting them the ability to expand or collapse events and their children.There is also the option to decide if objects created in a new render layer are saved to an active collection and the ability to customise the colour of render setup layers. A new option for render preferences that allows the user to control whether or not lights are added into each render layer by default.They are categorised into groups for FX, motion graphics, and type. Several smart, one-click presets for common motion graphics tasks.Additionally users will be able to utilise a new stick to mesh mode for the placer and performance improvements to the Repro node. The ability to reorder points according to their proximity to a mesh or point randomly, or based on the XYZ axis in the Offset node has also been added.

There have also been improvements made to MASH nodes, notably a new Display Percentage attribute for the Instancer node. Users will be able to enjoy a host of new features and improvements, including the ability to auto-frame both axes in the graph editor. NEW UPDATE FOR MAYA 2018.Īutodesk has announced the release of Maya 2018.3, the latest update to its popular software. I had no idea how important staying up to date on your software was until I taught at USC.