What's New in Maya 2027.1

Welcome to Maya 2027.1! You can access this release from your Autodesk Account.

Read on to learn about the new AI-powered tools and other updates aimed at improving everyday content creation workflows. For technical details including What's Fixed, see the Maya 2027.1 Release Notes. For changes to the 2027.1 Maya devkit, see What's New in the 2027.1 devkit.

Sequencer updates for editorial workflows

Sequencer includes updates to improve timeline exchange, audio handling, and scripting access. These changes support more consistent editorial workflows when working within Maya and when transferring data to external tools.

Refined MotionMaker Editor feedback, navigation, and character naming

Updates to MotionMaker improve timing visibility in the Editor, streamline character naming, and add keyboard shortcuts for navigating action clips.

Smart Bevel Enhancements

Smart Bevel now handles even more complex geometry with fewer errors.

Search for nodes in the Bifrost graph

Bifrost 3.1.0.8 lets you easily find where specific nodes are used in the Bifrost graph, among other new features and improvements.

Additional USD Asset Build capabilities

USD for Maya 0.36 now supports targeting specific variants to receive edits.

What's New in LookdevX for Maya

LookdevX 2.1.0 for Maya adds texture projection nodes for mapping textures without UV coordinates, and a search feature in the Graph Editor.

Arnold for Maya 5.6.1.1

Updates to MtoA since 2027 include a Tech Preview of Flow Render, custom AOVs for volume shaders, MIKKTSpace normal mapping support, and more.

Substance 3.0.6

Maya 2027.1 includes Substance 3.0.6.

What else is new?

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

Flow Retopology relocation	We moved Flow Retopology to a new location under Mesh > Flow Retopology, so it's easier to find and access as part of your core modeling workflow.
Hide namespaces in Hypergraph node names	Hypergraph now includes a Show Namespace option so you can hide namespace prefixes in node names. This makes nodes easier to read in complex scenes with long or nested namespaces. The default setting continues to show namespaces.