Award-winning Autodesk® Maya® software is a powerful, integrated 3D modeling, animation, effects and rendering solution. Because Maya is based on an open architecture, all your work can be scripted or programmed using a well-documented and comprehensive API (Application Program Interface), or one of two integrated scripting languages. This, combined with an industry-leading suite of 3D tools, means Maya enables you to realize your creative ideas.
 

Features
Create breathtaking 3D with Autodesk® Maya® 8.5 software. Quickly direct and control cloth in entirely new ways with Maya® nCloth. Use Python, one of the two Maya embedded scripting languages, to manipulate, customize and automate Maya. Maya 8.5 also delivers Intel®-based Macintosh® computer support and productivity-enhancing tools that let you complete complex animation tasks faster.

Key Features and Enhancements

Maya Nucleus Unified Simulation Framework
Maya 8.5 marks the first installment of Maya Nucleus technology within Maya. Maya Nucleus— Autodesk’s next generation unified simulation framework—is based on technology developed by award-winning Autodesk research scientist Jos Stam. The Maya Nucleus unified simulation framework is a linked particle system that interactively simulates a wide range of dynamic entities. It works with a variety of geometry types (curves, non-manifold geometry, meshes with holes, etc.) within a unified framework.