Maya 2024 review: lacks eye-catching new features

Autodesk's Maya is still a great animation package, but this year's update is found lacking.

Maya 2024 review; a house in a tropical ocean
(Image: © Devon Fay / Autodesk)

Our Verdict

Maya 2024 has a broad range of updates that will be pleasing to many long-term users, but the lack of any major new feature means this update won’t cause much of a splash.

For

  • Major workflow improvements
  • New tools will help animators
  • Runs natively on current Macs

Against

  • No significant new features
  • More affordable options available

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Across Autodesk’s range of software such as 3ds Max, Mudbox, Arnold and indeed Maya, new features and improvements are made public at around Easter time every year. This year is no different, and after months of testing Maya 2024 I can say, it's a little underwhelming.

In Maya 2023 we saw the Grease Pencil superseded with Blue Pencil, improved Bifrost USD support, an updated Boolean modelling workflow, and a new Live Link with Unreal Engine. (There is also the cheaper, stripped back Maya Creative to consider too.) 

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The Verdict
7

out of 10

Maya 2024 review: lacks eye-catching new features

Maya 2024 has a broad range of updates that will be pleasing to many long-term users, but the lack of any major new feature means this update won’t cause much of a splash.

Paul Hatton
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Paul is a digital expert. In the 20 years since he graduated with a first-class honours degree in Computer Science, Paul has been actively involved in a variety of different tech and creative industries that make him the go-to guy for reviews, opinion pieces, and featured articles. With a particular love of all things visual, including photography, videography, and 3D visualisation Paul is never far from a camera or other piece of tech that gets his creative juices going. You'll also find his writing in other places, including Creative Bloq, Digital Camera World, and 3D World Magazine. 

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