Ready for Autodesk Maya 2009

Are you ready for Autodesk Maya 2009? Hmm…, Before we decide to buy or upgrade our Maya software be better we saw formerly the new features in Maya 2009.
Maya 2009 not extremely different from Maya 2008, it just adds couple new features and Enhancement old features.
There are two interesting new features for me, that Maya nParticle and Maya muscle.

Maya nParticles
Maya 2009 introduces the second module built on the highly acclaimed Maya Nucleus unified simulation framework: Maya nParticles. This newest toolset gives you an intuitive, efficient workflow for simulating a wide range of complex effects, including liquids, clouds, smoke, spray, and dust. It features particle-to-particle collisions, particle and nCloth bidirectional interaction, powerful constraints, cloud and “blobby” hardware display, preset rendering, and dynamic behaviors.

Maya Muscle
Maya 2009 includes the comprehensive Maya Muscle software, which helps you create life-like muscle and skin motion. This toolset allows you to direct muscle and skin behavior precisely, with secondary motion, collisions, wrinkles, sliding, and stickiness.
And for enhancement old feature, I hope UV Layout Enhancements can make me faster in UV mapping process with new UV unfolding.

For system Requirements 2009 doesn’t have big difference with 2008. Now we talk about the price. Autodesk suggested retail pricing:
Maya Complete 2009 (Standalone) is US$1,995
Maya Unlimited 2009 (Standalone) is US$4,995
The Upgrade from Maya Complete 2008 to Maya Complete 2009 is US$899
The upgrade from Maya Unlimited 2008 to Maya Unlimited 2009 is US$1,249

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