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Autodesk Maya

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Maya is a high-end 3D computer graphics software package used in the film and TV industry.

Maya comes in two main versions, Maya Complete (confusingly, this is a cut-down version) and Maya Unlimited. Maya Unlimited is generally considered too expensive for home users.

Maya is written by Alias wavefront, and is released for the Microsoft Windows, Linux, Irix and IMacOsXoperating systems. The latest version of Maya, version 4.5, was released in late 2002.

Some of the features of Maya include:

  • Simulation of particle effects (good for smoke, water droplets etc)
  • A realistic fluid simulator (good for water, explosions, added in Maya 4.5)
  • Inverse kinematics (to realistically simulate human limb movement, for example)
  • Cloth simulation (simulate clothing and fabrics moving realistically)
  • Fur (good for simulating fur and hair).
  • Physical effects (simulate colliding objects, object deforming under pressure etc).
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