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Maya compiler versions (update)

This is an update on a previous post for older versions which can be found here. OS Compiler Maya 2015 Windows 64bit Win7x64 Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 Intel Composer XE 2013 Update 5 (13.1.3.198) Linux 64bit RHEL/CentOS 6.2, FC14 gcc 4.1.2 Intel Composer XE 2013 SP1 Update 1 (14.0.1.106) Mac 64bit Mountain Lion 10.8.5 Xcode 5.0.2 with SDK 10.8 (Mountain Lion) clang with libstdc++ Intel Composer XE 2013 SP1 Update 1 (14.0.1.103) Embedded Python 2.7.3 - Internal to Maya... Read more →

Building SIP, and PyQt for Maya 2015

This is an updated version for Maya 2015' PyQt build instructions. This is an updated version of the Maya 2014 build instructions for PyQt and PySide (here). The very good news is that with Maya 2014 & 2015, there is no more need to build PySide as it is coming by default in Maya :) libxml, openSSL, OpenAL, python2.7, qt-4.8.5-64, and tbb are also coming by default in the Maya include and lib folder, so unless you have a very... Read more →

Gameware 2015 released

Announcing HumanIK 2015! HumanIK 2015 introduces a new Creature Solver, integration with Unreal Engine 4, and more! Learn more: http://autode.sk/humanik You said the problem with HumanIK was that it’s only about humans. And, we listened! Introducing the new Creature Solver in HumanIK 2015 that enables IK computations on non-human creatures with any number of limbs, tentacles, and antennae. Check it out: http://autode.sk/1ifgc9s Gameware Navigation 2015 is here! Navigation 2015 brings improved animation-driven locomotion, dynamic NavMesh, new hierarchical pathfinding, and more!... Read more →

Feeling Foolish

The ADN blog posts of April 1st were the result of the second year of our team's internal April Fools' Challenge, where we have a little friendly competition to see who can post the 'best' April Fools' article. Of course, different people like different kinds of humor, so there's never really just one 'best'. (We try to avoid posting serious articles on April 1st in case someone thinks we're joking when we're not, but one sometimes slips through due to... Read more →

3D printing: Second industrial revolution is under way

The technology is decades old, but now there’s an ecosystem in place and the technology is becoming mature. At its beginning I was really skeptical about that technology, but I recently read couple of articles changing my minds. I also met colleagues in our annual team meeting the last few days who said that most of 2d printers are now affordable and people starting to use them more frequently. So I wanted to share with you my latest findings... But... Read more →