What's New in Maya 2026.1 Update

Welcome to Maya 2026.1 Update! You can access the Maya 2026.1 Update from your Autodesk Account.

For technical details including What's Fixed in this release, see the Maya 2026.1 Update Release Notes.

For more on the evolution of Maya over the years, check out the Maya timeline.

Introducing MotionMaker

Revolutionize your Maya workflow with MotionMaker, a groundbreaking animation tool that lets artists create natural character movements in minutes instead of hours - all without leaving Maya or requiring external mocap equipment.

Rigging in Bifrost

The latest Bifrost 2.14.0.0 includes a new Modular Rigging Framework.

What Else Is New in Bifrost 2.14.0.0

There are many other new features and improvements in Bifrost 2.14.0.0.

What's New in LookdevX for Maya

In LookdevX 1.8.0 for Maya, FBX now supports OpenPBR. You will also find further improvements to publishing workflows and enhancements to the generative textures API.

What's New in USD for Maya

USD for Maya 0.32 now supports Animation Curves for camera attributes in exports.

Arnold for Maya 5.5.2

Arnold for Maya 5.5.2 is a feature release that brings faster scene initialization, USD improvements, and upgraded third-party components.

What else is new?

This release of Maya also includes the following changes and improvements.

OCIO v2.4.2	OpenColorIO has been updated to version 2.4.2.