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Autodesk Maya
Original author(s) Alias Systems Corporation
Developer(s) Autodesk
Initial release February 1998; 26 years ago (February 1998)
Stable release
2013 Service Pack 2 / September 25, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-09-25)
Written in C++, MEL, Python
Operating system Linux
Mac OS
Microsoft Windows
Platform x86, x64
Available in English, Japanese
Type 3D computer graphics
License Proprietary

Autodesk Maya, commonly shortened to Maya, is 3D computer graphics software that runs on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and Linux, originally developed by Alias Systems Corporation (formerly Alias|Wavefront) and currently owned and developed by Autodesk, Inc. It is used to create interactive 3D applications, including video games, animated film, TV series, or visual effects. The product is named after the Sanskrit word Maya (माया māyā), the Hindu concept of illusion.

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