{"id":58760,"date":"2026-07-22T12:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/?post_type=news&p=58760"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:18:07","slug":"autodesk-siggraph-2026-animation-vfx-tools","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/en\/news\/autodesk-siggraph-2026-animation-vfx-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Autodesk announces new tools to accelerate animation and VFX workflows at SIGGRAPH 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With MotionMaker, the first step is data capture, followed by data training and, lastly, generating your stylized and editable animation in Maya.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

This week at SIGGRAPH 2026, Autodesk announced new capabilities coming to Maya, 3ds Max, Flow Production Tracking, and Arnold that address specific time-consuming parts of animation and visual effects production. Artists lose hours blocking out basic motion by hand, recreating real-world objects and locations, iterating slowly on lighting and materials, and coordinating reviews across distributed teams. These new tools are designed to ease each of these pain points and open new, more efficient, ways of working. Several of these capabilities also build on\u202fthe rollout of\u202fAI-powered capabilities<\/a>\u202facross those tools which included advances in\u202fFlow Studio<\/a>\u202freleased earlier this year. These are part of Autodesk’s commitment to make AI a practical creative assistant, without taking control away from artists.\u202f  <\/span>Here’s a closer look at some of the latest updates coming to Maya, 3ds Max, and Flow Production Tracking.<\/p>\n

Bring your own animation data to MotionMaker in Maya
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With MotionMaker, set a motion path, hit generate, and get stylized animation in seconds that you can iterate on.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n


MotionMaker<\/strong> in Maya adds a Bring Your Own Data feature, allowing teams to train custom generative motion models using their own rigs and animation datasets. The training data can include stylized motion-capture performances or hand-keyed animation. Once a model has been trained, it can generate foundational motion that artists can continue to direct, edit, and refine with familiar Maya tools, including Graph Editor, Time Editor, and Dope Sheet.  <\/span>This highly requested capability builds on MotionMaker\u2019s existing support for generating biped, canine, and horse motion. For small teams especially, MotionMaker helps level the playing field by enabling artists to train a model once and reuse it, reducing repetitive animation work and freeing up more time for storytelling without sacrificing quality. Sheridan College\u2019s Screen Industries Research & Training Center (SIRT) has already used MotionMaker to capture stylized performances and train custom models in Maya. <\/span><\/p>\n