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Autodesk Case Study - Internet and Technology
Speeding Up Oscar-worthy 3D Animation Production
The summary.
Our team updated and made product improvements in the Maya software enabling filmmakers and game designers to speed up production and render better graphics. This helped Autodesk maintain a competitive edge in 3D modeling software.
“Maya is a very complex and highly specialized software package with a very high standard of performance. Creating and integrating new features and technology with the millions of lines of existing code requires a special kind of talent, and the BairesDev team enabled us to keep Maya on the cutting edge of the industry with the addition of Bifrost and other key components.”
,About Autodesk
Autodesk develops 3D design software that dominates the film, TV, gaming, engineering, and construction industries. Founded in 1982, the company's 2022 revenue was $5 billion.
The challenge.
The initial version of Maya was launched in 1998. Autodesk faced the challenge of integrating new technologies into an existing codebase, some of which was more than 30 years old. To ensure compliance with project requirements and deliver excellent user experience for over 4,300 companies, they enlisted our QA engineers.
Maya operates across Windows, macOS, and Linux, requiring proficiency in multiple programming languages. Autodesk also introduces yearly updates to tackle challenges encountered by users in production.
For instance, the 2019 version offered faster animation playback and improved pipeline integration. 2020 brought 60 new animation features and an updated cached playback, graph editor, and time slider. Each new iteration needed a comprehensive code review
Autodesk faced the challenge of integrating new technologies into an existing codebase, some of which was more than 30 years old. To ensure compliance with project requirements and deliver excellent user experience for over 4,000 companies, they enlisted our QA engineers.
The solution.
Our team of C++ experts worked with Autodesk to maintain and update their code. We improved compatibility with new file formats and integrated software with the latest Python 3.x release.
All technologies used.
The outcome.
In 3 years, our professionals helped Maya’s core team:
- Add more functionalities to the graph editor
- Make higher-quality previews closer to the final renders
- Improve cached playback for faster animation
- Improve instancing capabilities, enabling faster rendering
- Find and fix bugs
- Iterate the product to make it compatible with new technologies.
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