Whereas playback was previously disabled in scenes with dynamics nodes, the simulation is now processed as a separate pass, making it possible to scrub through and see the output of the sim. One major change in Maya 2020 is that cached playback now works in scenes that contain dynamics. The feature is intended as a faster, more artist-friendly way to preview animations than generating Playblasts. The 2020 update extends one of the key features of that release, the cached playback system, which enables users to scrub through animations smoothly in the viewport. Maya 2020 brings Autodesk back onto its usual schedule of releasing its major annual updates in the year before their version number, coming just 11 months after Maya 2019.

In related news, Autodesk has released Arnold 6, the latest version of the renderer, officially making Arnold GPU, its new GPU rendering system, available as a stable production release.Ĭached playback: initial support for dynamics, better performance in dense scenes The retopology tools and improvements to animation workflow also feature in Maya LT 2020, the latest version of the cut-down edition of Maya aimed at games artists. The release also adds Remesh and Retopologize tools, support for a new matrix-driven rigging workflow, a GPU-based Proximity Wrap deformer and a new system of animation bookmarks. Autodesk has released Maya 2020, the latest version of its 3D animation software, extending the cached playback system to support simulations, and updating the Bifrost for Maya multiphysics plugin.

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