Autodesk M&E Collection Media & entertainment

Autodesk Maya License

Autodesk M&E Collection

Autodesk Maya

Maya 2026: Animation, Effects & Creative Power
The industry standard for 3D animation, modelling, and effects—trusted by studios worldwide for character work, simulations, and storytelling.

Use Maya to build rigs, create simulations like fluids or cloth, work in USD pipelines, and produce final renders with Arnold.

Autodesk M&E Collection

Buy a Maya License and Transform  your workflow

Buy a Maya License and Transform Your Workflow

What’s New in 3ds Max 2026?

Procedural simulations with Bifrost

Native OpenUSD Workflows

Stream USD data in/out, lightweight previews, hierarchy view support, integrations with LookdevX.

Arnold licenses

Flow Retopology Now Included

Cloud-based retopology jobs with increased monthly limits.

Procedural simulations with Bifrost

Rendering Enhancements

Updated Arnold integration, denoising, new shaders, faster scene initialization.

Arnold licenses

Pipeline & Animation Tools

Improved Boolean volume mode, enhanced rigging, non-linear animation & Time Editor updates.

What you can do with Autodesk Maya

Access the latest and previous releases

using polygon, NURBS, and subdivision modelling.

 

Access the latest and previous releases

humanIK, mocap, Bifrost liquids-/cloth-/smoke simulations, motion paths.

 

Access the latest and previous releases

via LookdevX, new material standards like MaterialX and OpenPBR.

 

Access the latest and previous releases

using Arnold with support for GPU/CPU, cameras, lights, and HDR color management.

Related Tools & Collections

Pair Maya with Arnold for rendering excellence; Maya also works well in the Media & Entertainment Collection. Efficient cross-software collaboration with 3ds Max, Flow Capture, etc.

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