Autodesk Golaem
Golaem: Crowd and Agent Simulation Inside Maya
Golaem is a plug-in for Maya (available via the M&E Collection) that enables you to populate scenes with fully procedural crowds while retaining artistic control.
Use Golaem to simulate thousands of agents—humans, creatures, animals—with behavior, routing, animation blending, and more.
What’s New in Golaem / Key Highlights
Scalable crowd systems
From small groups to stadium-scale agents.
Procedural behavior control
Route agents, trigger states, blend animations.
Interoperability
Exports and integration via USD, Alembic, FBX, compatible with Arnold and other renderers.
Lightweight scene management
Only necessary agents are loaded for performance.
What You Can Do with Golaem
Create dynamic crowd scenes for film
broadcast, games, or architectural visualization.
Composite multi-layered effects
3D assets, and motion seamlessly.
Grade scenes with control across HDR
high dynamic range, and color accuracy.
Related Tools & Collections
Golaem is bundled in the Media and Entertainment Collection. Combine it with Maya, Arnold, Flow Studio, and other Autodesk tools for a full production pipeline.
