{"id":806,"date":"2013-07-25T10:33:54","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T10:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/2013\/07\/25\/3d-modeling-in-3d-space-its-not-just-the-stuff-of-sci-fi-movies-anymore\/"},"modified":"2018-01-23T15:23:49","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T15:23:49","slug":"3d-modeling-in-3d-space-its-not-just-the-stuff-of-sci-fi-movies-anymore","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/en\/news\/3d-modeling-in-3d-space-its-not-just-the-stuff-of-sci-fi-movies-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Modeling in 3D Space, It&#8217;s Not Just the Stuff of Sci-fi Movies Anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday morning at a packed Autodesk\u00a0Media &amp; Entertainment press conference coinciding with SIGGRAPH in Anaheim, CA Avinash Dabir, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leapmotion.com\">Leap Motion\u00a0<\/a>Director of Developer Relations, unveiled the <a href=\"http:\/\/area.autodesk.com\/leapmotionmayaplugin\">Leap Motion\u2122 plug-in for\u00a0Autodesk<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Maya<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> 2014<\/a>. This plug-in will serve as one of the premier plug-ins available for the new Leap Motion controller, launched earlier this week on Monday, July 22<sup>nd<\/sup> to international fanfare. Hundreds of thousands of devices have already been shipped to more than 150 countries around the world. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"\/app\/uploads\/autodesk\/6a017c3334c51a970b01901e70c308970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a017c3334c51a970b01901e70c308970b image-full\" title=\"LeapMotion_Maya_plugin_icon_badge\" src=\"\/app\/uploads\/autodesk\/6a017c3334c51a970b01901e70c308970b-800wi\" alt=\"LeapMotion_Maya_plugin_icon_badge\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> The free\u00a0plug-in enables completely new ways of interacting with 3D scenes using\u00a0your bare hands in true 3D space; remember Minority Report? Well now you can picture the plug-in in action. You can even\u00a0customize interactions with a Leap Motion controller to drive a vast number of\u00a0scenarios within the Maya software, such as 3D animation, modeling,\u00a0sculpting, simulation, paint effects, camera controls and more! The plug-in for Maya can track all ten fingers at once, so it\u2019s a great complement to your Wacom tablet\u00a0or mouse and opens the door to a completely new way of interacting with your 3D designs. Digital artists the world over literally can\u2019t wait to get their hands in front of Maya with the Leap Motion Controller. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"\/app\/uploads\/autodesk\/6a017c3334c51a970b0192ac30298d970d-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a017c3334c51a970b0192ac30298d970d image-full\" title=\"LeapMotion_plugin_Maya2014\" src=\"\/app\/uploads\/autodesk\/6a017c3334c51a970b0192ac30298d970d-800wi\" alt=\"LeapMotion_plugin_Maya2014\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <strong>How does it work?<\/strong> The plug-in works by receiving a stream of motion tracking data from within the Leap Motion Controller and allows for a set of higher order\u00a0objects such as hands, fingers, tools and gestures to control various commands in Maya through the software\u2019s standard application programming interfaces (APIs) and script interfaces like Mel and Python. The plug-in exposes this information through nodes and attributes, which connect these attributes to other elements in an Autodesk Maya scene, allowing for true\u00a03D interaction including sculpting, object picking, blend shapes control,\u00a0camera control and more. This version of the plug-in\u00a0provides a variety of examples and tutorials for download and Maya users can also customize and create their own tools to work with the Leap Motion\u00a0control by using Maya\u2019s C++, Mel and Python APIs. <strong>Where can you find it?<\/strong> If you already have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/maya\">Maya 2014<\/a>, simply visit <a href=\"https:\/\/airspace.leapmotion.com\/apps\/plug-in-for-autodesk-maya-2014\/windows\">Leap Motion Airspace\u2122<\/a> and download it for free. If you don&#8217;t already have Maya but want to try it out, download the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/maya-trial\">free\u00a030-day trial<\/a> and then visit Leap Motion Airspace to download the plug-in. If you&#8217;re a student and want to try Maya 2014, download a free student license at <a href=\"http:\/\/students.autodesk.com\">http:\/\/students.autodesk.com<\/a>. Download example files, tutorials and videos from <a href=\"http:\/\/area.autodesk.com\/mayaleapplugin\">http:\/\/area.autodesk.com\/mayaleapplugin<\/a> Click <a href=\"http:\/\/area.autodesk.com\/mayaleapplugin\">here<\/a> to learn more about the plug-in and stay tuned for more exciting news coming soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday morning at a packed Autodesk\u00a0Media &amp; Entertainment press conference coinciding with SIGGRAPH in Anaheim, CA Avinash Dabir, Leap Motion\u00a0Director of Developer Relations, unveiled the Leap Motion\u2122 plug-in for\u00a0Autodesk\u00ae Maya\u00ae 2014. 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