Autodesk Unveils Groundbreaking AI Animation Tool for Maya

Autodesk has introduced MotionMaker, an AI-enhanced animation tool for Maya, designed to simplify character motion animation for layouts, pre-visualization, and hero animations. Users can control characters similarly to a motion capture studio, utilizing key frames or motion paths to direct actions like walking or jumping. After generating motion, they can refine it with additional animation layers and tools within Maya. MotionMaker’s AI model, built from multiple neural networks, predicts poses frame by frame and is trained on three primary datasets: two featuring dogs and one for basic male and female human movements. Autodesk claims that a complex 10-second animation sequence that once took two weeks can now be completed in just a minute, thus enhancing customization efficiency. The tool is part of Maya’s animation editor, aiming to make the process more intuitive for animators. MotionMaker follows Autodesk’s recent efforts to integrate AI into its software suite.

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