The Autodesk Media and Entertainment Industry Collection is a compilation of software titles for the film, television and gaming industries which give the ability to 3D model, design and animate the most complex scenes and worlds.

Render ultra realistic scenes and characters with Arnold.
Create VFX such as explosions, fire, sand and snow.
Choose from a range of 3D modelling, sculpting, texturing and painting tools.

See how animation,VFX and games studios use the Media and Entertainment Collection to create some of the best games, TV shows and movies out there today.

Take on the biggest features in your pipeline with the M&E Industry Collection.

Included Software

The most comprehensive selection of cutting-edge 3D Modelling, rigging, texturing, animation and VFX software and cloud tools comes within the Media and Entertainment Collection.

3ds Max

3D Modelling, animation, rendering and visual effects software.

Maya

3D Modelling, animation, rendering and visual effects software..

Arnold

High-end Monte Carlo Renderer.

Motion Builder

Character animation software.

Mudbox

3D sculpting and painting software.

Sketchbook

Sketching and painting software.

Exceptional Value

Compare buying the M&E Collection to buying each title separately. If you need more than one application, getting an Industry Collection is the best value choice. Please note that all prices quoted below exclude GST.

M&E Collection

Single-User Annual Subscription
3ds Max

Single-User Annual Subscription
Maya

Single-User Annual Subscription
Arnold

Single-User Annual Subscription

3 Year Subscription

Discounted
Price locked in for 3 Years
Includes updates and support

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Compare the Media & Entertainment Collection to other products such as 3ds Max, Maya and Maya LT.

M&E Collection
3ds Max
Maya
Maya LT

	M&E Collection	3ds Max	Maya	Maya LT
	$ /year Ex. GST	$ /year Ex. GST	$ /year Ex. GST	$ /year Ex. GST
3D Modelling Freeform, NURBS Sub-divisional modelling
Animation Ability to animate scenes
Paint selection 3D object painting tools
Texturing Create complex textures on 3D models
Rigging Character animation rigging
Sculpting freeform 3D sculpting tools
Turtle texture baking Layering system to setup baking
Motion Graphics Procedural effects with instanced objects
Animation deformation Non-linear, lattice, blend, point-on-curve, texture, shrink wrap, geodesic voxel, heat mat and paint skin weights (features may differ between 3ds Max and Maya)
Basic rendering Hypershade, visor, shaderFX, colour management, DX11, HLSL and CgFX support (Features may differ between 3ds Max and Maya)
Advanced rendering Arnold renderer, render setup, vector, render window, IPR, toon shader (Features may differ between 3ds Max and Maya)
Cloud based rendering Autodesk cloud rendering service
Advanced constraints Geometry, normal and straight constraints (Features may differ between 3ds Max and Maya)
Advanced deformation Delta mush, Maya muscle, wrinkle, wrap, sculpt, soft mod, cluster, jiggle and wire (Features may differ between 3ds Max and Maya)
Dynamics and effects Special effects such as particle systems, hair, fur, fluids, bi-frost, Xgen, cloth, bullet and rigid/soft body (Features may differ between 3ds Max and Maya)
PSD file support Supports Photoshop files
Camera sequencer Multi-camera layout, sequencer playlist and grease pencil (Features may differ between 3ds Max and Maya)
Scripting and coding Support for Python, .NET, C++, Qt
MEL script Maya scripting language
Max Script 3ds Max scripting language
Open API Create or use custom plug-ins and Viewport 2.0 API
Custom Maya objects Create a library of primitives and polygon objects
Data and scene management Tools for node editor, file referencing, Alembic support, scene assembly, auto 3D camera tracking
2D sketching and painting Features available in Sketchbook
Point cloud pre-processing Features available in Recap Pro
Character generator 3D character generator service
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Autodesk Media and Entertainment Collection

The most comprehensive 3D modelling and animation set of tools for the media, gaming, film, visualiastion and effects industries.

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