Maya 2008 Extension 1 software, which introduces Maya Muscle functionality
into the 3D modeling, animation, visual effects and rendering solution.
This comprehensive muscle and skin system, recently acquired from Comet
Digital, LLC, allows artists to create life-like skin motion through
features that let them precisely direct muscle and skin behavior. The
toolset integrates extremely well with the Maya architecture and overall
workflow, enabling it to be used in isolation, interconnected with other
Maya features, or customized and scaled as needed.
need to create detailed skin articulation and animation. These include
advanced muscle and skin sculpting and deformation tools, as well as
extensive jiggle and weighting options, like slide, sticky and wrinkle
weights.
In addition, Maya Muscle can increase artists' productivity by taking
advantage of familiar user interface and workflow features included in Maya
2008, such as the software's brush-based interface. At the same time, it
delivers a number of tools, including automatic rigs, real-time jiggle
tweaking, and file caching, designed specifically to make the process of
achieving secondary character motion.
Pricing and Availability
Autodesk Maya 2008 Extension 1 is now available for download to Autodesk
Maya 2008 Complete and Autodesk Maya 2008 Unlimited Subscription customers
with Gold support. The Extension 1 is not sold separately.
Autodesk suggested retail pricing is US$1,999* for Maya 2008 Complete
(Standalone) and US$6,999* for Maya 2008 Unlimited (Standalone). The
upgrade suggested retail price (SRP) from Maya 8.5 Complete to Maya 2008
Complete is US$899*, and the upgrade SRP from Maya 8.5 Unlimited to Maya
2008 Unlimited is US$1,249*. Subscription with Gold support for Maya 2008
Complete (Standalone) is SRP $1,295*, and Subscription with Gold support
for Maya 2008 Unlimited is SRP $1,495*.
*International pricing may vary.
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