![]() ![]() ![]() The latest 2023 update of both programs also brought many innovations. This is indeed one of the differences, but not in all cases it is decisive (ironic chuckles from freebie lovers).īoth Blender and Maya are amazing in their own right with a lot of great tools and features that allow you to create 3D masterpieces. “What’s the point of comparing Blender vs Maya? Blender is free, Maya is paid, that’s the whole difference.” Maya LT costs $35/month or $290/year.The world of 3D graphics and modeling is dominated by Maya and Blender (well, we’ve just asked 3ds Max to take a break for a while).ģD artists are well aware of the dilemma of choosing between these two titans. Indie subscriptions to Maya currently cost $290/year in the US, but are restricted to individual artists earning under $100,000/year from creative work, and cannot be used on projects valued over $100,000.įull subscriptions to Maya cost $225/month or $1,785/year. It is available on a pay-as-you-go basis at a cost of $3/day, with an effective minimum spend of $300/year, as described in the story above. Maya Creative is available for Windows 10+ and macOS 10.14+. Sales of new subscriptions and renewal of existing subscriptions ended on 7 December 2022. Updated: Autodesk has now discontinued Maya LT, which has officially now been superseded by Maya Creative. It also provides access to Maya’s 3D modelling and animation tools, and has a lower minimum cost than Maya Creative, but has not been updated for nearly two years, the last release being Maya LT 2020.4. In its blog post, Autodesk describes Maya Creative as “a cost-efficient option for freelancers boutique facilities … who don’t need the same API access or extensibility required for larger production workflows”.įor freelancers, it fills a gap between Indie subscriptions to the full version of Maya – even lower-priced, but which cap the amount you can earn per year – and full commercial subscriptions.įor studios, it may fill the gap left by Autodesk’s decision to end multi-user subscriptions – currently scheduled for 7 February 2023 – which enabled multiple artists within a facility to share a subscription.Īlthough Autodesk’s announcement focuses on visual effects and animation, Maya Creative may also appeal to game developers looking for an alternative to Maya LT. Who is likely to use Maya Creative instead of Maya Indie or Maya LT? However, it’s worth noting that the minimum cost is not literally $3, since you have to spend at least $300 at a time on Flex tokens, and they don’t roll over from year to year. It also makes it possible for artists who use Maya infrequently to rent its core tools on a per-day basis. Since that scales to roughly $90/month or $1,095/year, that’s significantly lower than the cost of a full Maya subscription, which is currently $225/month or $1,785/year. It uses one token per day, as opposed to six per day for Maya itself, which works out at $3/day. Unlike the full version of the software, Maya Creative isn’t available on subscription, only through Flex, the token-based pay-as-you-go pricing system that Autodesk introduced last year. However, aside from a few smaller features like Paint Effects and the toon shader, it has all of Maya’s key modelling, rigging, animation, rendering and motion graphics tools, plus USD support and Python scripting. It is available for Windows and macOS only – unlike the full version of Maya, there is no Linux edition. ![]() ![]() In addition, it cannot load third-party plugins, including Substance in Maya and Unreal Engine Live Link, and lacks SDK support for authoring custom plugins. It can load effects created with the Bifrost simulation framework, but not author them, and lacks Maya’s soft and rigid body dynamics, cloth and hair toolsets, including XGen. Like Maya Complete before it, Maya Creative is a cut-down edition aimed at 3D modelling and animation, and lacks the simulation capabilities of the full version of the software. What are the differences between Maya Creative and Maya?įor older readers, the announcement will bring back memories of Maya Complete and Maya Ultimate, the two editions of the software that Autodesk offered during the early 2000s. The new edition, which lacks simulation tools and the ability to load third-party plugins, is available via Autodesk’s Flex pay-as-you-go platform, and costs $3/day. Autodesk has launched Maya Creative, a cut-down edition of its Maya 3D animation software intended to “ the barrier to entry for artists at smaller facilities”. ![]()
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