Autodesk – Maya Features

Modeling:

• Polygonal and NURBS modeling for developing 3D props, environments, and characters.
• Smart Extrude for green and easy modeling.
• Sculpting toolset for creative shaping.
• UV editing and toolkit for dealing with texture coordinates.

Rigging and Animation:

• Keyframe, nonlinear, and movement seize animation for bringing characters to life.
• Constraint structures for complex animations.

Simulations and Effects:

• Bifrost for physically correct simulations like explosions and ocean surfaces.
• Dynamics and debris have numerous effects.

Look Development:

• LookdevX for procedural material authoring.
• Shading networks for complex cloth effects.
• Texturing for adding detail and realism.

Rendering:

• Arnold renderer for photorealistic snapshots.
• Maya Hardware 2 for actual-time previews.
• Render layers for controlling the rendering procedure.

Maya Documentation

Autodesk Maya Overview

Image 1: Transform or animate objects in ways that simple manipulation and keyframes cannot.

Image 2: Bifrost-USD features both high-level compounds to easily and quickly populate a USD stage with layers and prims, as well as low-level nodes that match the capabilities of the USD API.