
A new Selection by Kind setting provides you with granular control over Viewport-based selection of USD hierarchies. You can now see USD natively alongside Maya data in the Viewport. Right-click contextual menus provide easy access to common Prim-based operations.Unique USD icons and badges help recognize Prim data types and Composition Arcs.Data Branch Colors allow you to distinguish between Maya and non-native USD data in the Outliner at a glance.With these improvements, you can quickly and easily identify and manipulate USD data in the Outliner alongside standard Maya objects. There are several new features in the Outliner intended to complement USD workflows.

This means you can now work directly with USD data in common Maya editors, enabling native support for the Viewport, Outliner, Attribute Editor, Manipulators, Snapping, and more. The new mayaUsdProxyShape node enables native Maya workflows directly on USD stages. Support for in-memory USD stagesĪ USD stage is an in-memory container of the composed USD scenegraph. This can be used to see the contents of a USD file, as well as to set the state of the scene, including variants, before import. Preview USD scene structureĪ new USD Hierarchy View Window gives you a lightweight preview of the USD scene structure. This allows you to rely on USD as a simple, high speed format for transferring data between Maya scenes or other applications that support USD. Seamlessly import and export USD dataĪ new round-trip import and export workflow lets you take USD data and import it as native Maya data, or take native Maya data and export it as USD data. You can now load multiple gigabytes of data into Maya in a matter of seconds. One of the many benefits of USD in Maya is the raw speed at which you can bring in massive data sets. Load and edit massive data sets at lightning speed USD has now been seamlessly integrated in Maya, allowing you to not only load and edit massive data sets at lightning speed, but also work directly with the data using Maya’s native tools. Create realistic effects-from explosions to cloth simulation.Shape 3D objects and scenes with intuitive modeling tools in Maya® software.Bring believable characters to life with engaging animation tools.Create expansive worlds, complex characters, and dazzling effects with Maya Maya’s animation, rigging, and modeling toolsets also see significant updates to get you working faster and with more precision, and the latest version of Arnold brings even more speed and flexibility to your rendering workflows.


With this update, USD is now seamlessly integrated, enabling you to load and edit large data sets at lightning speed and work directly with data using native tools. The most powerful Maya yet enables you to work more efficiently and collaboratively than ever before. 3D computer animation, modeling, simulation, and rendering software
