Maya 2026.3 Update Release Notes
Welcome to Maya 2026.3 Update. You can access the Maya 2026.3 Update from your Autodesk Account.
These release notes describe known limitations, issues, and fixes included in Maya, Maya Creative, or both. To learn about the new features and updated workflows, see What's New in Maya 2026.3 Update and What's New in Maya Creative.
Fixed Issues
| Animation |
| Changes are not reflected on the mesh when undoing rig translation MAYA-138046 |
| Abnormal geometry behavior when using DQ skinning and non-rigid transformations MAYA-140317 |
| ATOM Import is creating keyframes on undesired objects MAYA-140209 |
| Invisibility evaluator in the Evaluation Toolkit can cause a crash when display layers are toggled on and off MAYA-139790 |
| Graph Editor crash when deleting a key if Infinity option is enabled on Apple Silicon macOS MAYA-139733 |
| .outSmoothMesh not evaluating correctly on reorder MAYA-138737 |
| Custom evaluator cleanup causing errors and crash MAYA-138558 |
| Cycle error when toggling visibility of evaluators MAYA-132973 |
| Playblast from Camera Sequencer does not play multiple sound files MAYA-129757 |
| Foundation |
| Joints offset in viewport when selecting channel values in Channel Box MAYA-139767 |
| Unexpected copying of values in the Channel Box MAYA-139766 |
| dataStructure command returns redundant duplicate warnings MAYA-139305 |
| Error occurs when switching between compressed and non-compressed references MAYA-138991 |
| setProject failing to find savePref command in batch MAYA-138733 |
| Modeling |
| Manipulator pivot affected by locked channel MAYA-139171 |
| Multi-cut tool preview is not correct on smooth mesh MAYA-137522 |
| Rigging |
| Data loss with math nodes after saving MAYA-140532 |
| The falloffEval node does not update when connected geometry changes and lacks support for NURBS MAYA-140371 |
| Rig with negative scaling is broken when opened in Maya 2026.1 MAYA-140177 |
| UI |
| TTF SVG icons cause error for non-SVG pixmaps MAYA-139274 |
| Unintentional renaming of last node selected MAYA-137350 |
| Script Editor hangs in QTextDocumentLayout::doLayout MAYA-136136 |
| Viewport |
| Improved playback performance of MPxGeometryOverride when compared to regular Maya meshes MAYA-137567 |
Known Issues
This section lists known limitations for Maya, Maya Creative, or both, and any available workarounds.
| MtoA 5.5.4.2 on Linux causes issues with MaterialX files MAYA-140974 |
Workaround: Remove MtoA and install either MtoA 5.5.4.1 or MtoA 5.5.5.
1. Remove the contents of /usr/autodesk/arnold/maya2026.
2. Download and install the MtoA installer from your Autodesk Account.
See Download Arnold for Maya for more information. |
| Dragged driven keys delete other driven keys MAYA-140229 |
| Workaround: Deselect "Time Snap on/off" before dragging the keys |
| Start button doesn't work on Maya 2026.3 installer MAYA-140727 |
| Workaround After installing, close window and launch Maya as usual |
| Autodesk Flow desktop service doesn't auto-start after installation MAYA-140752 |
| Workaround Manually start it from Windows Start menu > Autodesk > Flow Service |
| GPU Override: Character with muscle set up no longer animated MAYA-140942 |
| Workaround: Disable GPU Override in the Preferences window. (Select Windows > Settings/Preferences > Preferences, and under the Animation preferences Evaluation section, turn off GPU Override.) |
| Crash when loading freeze.mll if the Delta Node Attribute is selected in the Attribute Editor MAYA-140961 |
| Workaround: There is no workaround available at this time |
