character animation

Autodesk releases Maya 2026 and Maya Creative 2026

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Autodesk has released Maya 2026, the new version of its 3D modeling and animation software. Unlike Autodesk’s recent annual updates to Maya, it does not introduce any complete new toolsets, but there are updates throughout the existing core functionality, including 3D modeling, retopology, shading, animation and simulation. There are also updates to Maya’s integration plugin … Read more

Red9 ProPack gets new tools created for Sonic the Hedgehog 3

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Red9’s demo of the character and facial rig it created for Sonic from Sonic the Hedgehog 3. New tools developed for the work are now available in Red9 ProPack, its Maya animation toolkit. Character rigging specialist Red9 has updated Red9 ProPack, its animation pipeline environment for Maya, with new tools developed as part of its … Read more