What's New in Maya 2025.1 Update

Welcome to Maya 2025.1 Update! You can access the Maya 2025.1 Update from your Autodesk Account.

For technical details including What's Fixed in this release, see the Maya 2025.1 Update Release Notes.

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

What's New in Modeling

New modeling updates include improvements to Smart Extrude in Maya.

What's New in Animation

The 2025.1 update includes various animation improvements and support.

Dope Sheet Editor improvements

Further enhancements to the 2025 update of the Dope Sheet Editor.

USD for Maya 0.28 Plug-in

Updated Universal Scene Description (USD) plug-in introduces layer Locking, enabling artists to work confidently without concern of editing in the wrong layers.

Bifrost 2.10.0.0

Bifrost 2.10.0.0 includes a new Node Library, rigging nodes, an updated SDK, and more.

LookdevX for Maya 1.4.0 Plug-in

The latest update to LookdevX introduces new features that help streamline your workflow, such as the node library, the ability to hide input nodes and support for volume shaders.

Arnold for Maya 5.4.1.2

Learn about new features in Arnold since Maya 2025.

Substance 3.0.0

Maya 2025.1 includes Substance 3.0.0, which introduces a new, open-source, Substance 3D Connector technology.