Friday, December 13th, 2024Posted by Jim Thackerukasz Czy releases UVPackmaster 3 for Mayahtml PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"Developer ukasz Czy has released UVPackmaster 3 for Maya, a new Maya edition of his GPU-accelerated UV packing plugin.The tool enables artists to pack UV islands from 3D models into space-efficient layouts, minimizing texture distortion, and reducing file sizes on 3D design, animation and VFX projects.A fast, efficient GPU-accelerated UV packing toolOriginally only available for Blender, UVPackmaster 3 is a fast, efficient UV packing plugin capable of running on CUDA-enabled NVIDIA GPUs as well as a workstations CPU.It performs a heuristic search to find the most space efficient layout for the UV islands from a UV-unwrapped 3D model, and is capable of packing thousands of UV islands in seconds.It supports tiled UV layouts, including UDIMs, with users able to split UV islands into any number of named groups, and adjust packing on a per-island or per-group basis.The plugin can also be used to stack topologically similar islands, further minimising use of UV space.Now available for Maya, although currently only on WindowsThe new release makes the add-on available for Maya as well as Blender: according to Czy, the Maya edition has the same set of features as the Blender version.You can find an overview of its features on the product website, and more details in the online documentation.However, unlike the Blender edition, which also runs on Linux and macOS, the initial release is Windows-only.Pricing and availabilityUVPackmaster 3 is compatible with Maya 2022, running on Windows 10+ only. A new single-user licence now costs $44. Multi-user Studio licences start at $159.Read more about UVPackmaster 3 for Maya on the product websiteGet UVPackmaster 3 for Maya from GumroadHave 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 Newsukasz Czy releases UVPackmaster 3 for MayaCheck out the popular GPU-accelerated UV packing and UV stacking tool, now available for Maya as well as Blender.Friday, December 13th, 2024Blender add-on ClayPencil turns 2D animation into 3D 'claymation'Neat free Geometry Nodes setup lets you create 3D animation using 2D workflows in Blender's Grease Pencil toolset.Friday, December 13th, 2024Foundry releases Nuke 16.0 in betaNext major update to Nuke introduces native multishot compositing, and improves roto performance and BlinkScript editing.Thursday, December 12th, 2024Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for SketchUpSketchUp edition of the renderer gets support for 3D Gaussian Splats, luminaires for lighting, and new material override options.Thursday, December 12th, 2024The new V-Ray for Blender is available in betaUpdated: Long-awaited new Blender integration for V-Ray based on the V-Ray 7 core is now available in free public beta.Wednesday, December 11th, 2024Foundry releases Katana 8.0Check out the new features in the lighting and look development software, including support for USD export and USD roundtripping.Tuesday, December 10th, 2024More NewsFoundry releases Mari 7.1Tutorial - Modeling for Film & TV: Hard-Surface VehiclesAutodesk open-sources USD for 3ds MaxGet Epic Games' free Project Titan Unreal Engine sampleMaxon releases Redshift 2025.2Maxon releases Cinema 4D 2025.1Maxon releases ZBrush 2025.1Maxon releases ZBrush for iPad 2025.2Adobe releases After Effects 25.1Check out Substance 3D Modeler's new Primitives systemOtoy releases OctaneRender 2026.1 in alphaOtoy releases OctaneRender 2025.1 in betaOlder Posts