Thursday, March 27th, 2025Posted by Jim ThackerAutodesk releases MotionBuilder 2026html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"https://www.cgchannel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/250327_MotionBuilder2026.mp4Animation is now retained when loading a USD stage in MotionBuilder 2026.Autodesk has released MotionBuilder 2026, the latest version of its character animation tool, commonly used for viewing and editing motion-capture data.The update extends USD workflows and makes small quality-of-life improvements.Updates to USD workflowsMotionBuilder 2026 extends USD-based workflows, USD support having been introduced last year in MotionBuilder 2025.When loading a USD stage file, the animation contained in the file is now retained, and will be rendered.A new animatable frame offset property in the Python API makes it possible to retime or time warp the motion.There is also a new button in the UI to reload USD stage proxies, and a corresponding property in the API.Other quality-of-life improvementsWorkflow improvements include a new shortcut key to force-select previously unselectable objects, and support for extended function keys [F13] and beyond as keyboard modifiers.There is also a new SDK property to control whether HUDs are exported in FBX files, and some API properties have been renamed for clarity.Pricing and system requirementsMotionBuilder 2026 is available for Windows 10+ and RHEL and Rocky Linux 8.10/9.3/9.5. It is available rental-only, with subscriptions costing $2,225/year, up $80/year since the previous release.Read a full list of new features in MotionBuilder 2026 in the online documentationHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.Latest NewsAdobe releases Photoshop 26.5Check out the changes to the image-editing and retouching software, updating workflow in the Adjustment Presets layout.Thursday, March 27th, 2025Autodesk releases MotionBuilder 2026Update to the character animation and mocap-editing software extends USD workflows. Check out all the changes here.Thursday, March 27th, 2025Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2026Check out the latest changes to the 3D modeling and rendering app, including updates to retopology, shading and animation.Wednesday, March 26th, 2025Autodesk releases Maya 2026 and Maya Creative 20263D modeling and animation tool gets updates to the ML Deformer and liquid simulation in Bifrost. Check out all the new features here.Wednesday, March 26th, 2025Autodesk adds Golaem 9.2 to its Media & Entertainment CollectionMaya crowd simulation plugin goes back on sale as part of Autodesk's product bundle for VFX and games work. Check out its new features.Wednesday, March 26th, 2025Zen Masters releases Zen UV 5.0Check out the new features in the free update to the popular Blender UV editing toolset for games and visual effects work.Tuesday, March 25th, 2025More NewsPeregrine Labs ships Yeti 5.2Check out new open-source 3D character generator CharMorphPolygonflow releases new free version of DashUnity unveils its 2025 product roadmapUnity previews Unity 6.1Character Creator to get new MetaTailor pluginNVIDIA unveils Blackwell RTX PRO GPUs with up to 96GB VRAM5 key features in Blender 4.4Sketchsoft releases Feather 1.1GIMP 3.0 is out after seven years in developmentAdobe releases Substance 3D Modeler 1.21Adobe releases Substance 3D Painter 11.0Older Posts