Autodesk Softimage 2010 is a 3D modeling, animation, rendering, and compositing solution optimized for artist efficiency. The Autodesk Softimage 2010 release boasts accelerated performance, greater data handling, the Autodesk Face Robot facial animation toolset, as well as new tools to help manage scene complexity.

Autodesk MotionBuilder 2010 real-time 3D character animation software is an ideal tool for high-volume game animation pipelines, director-driven virtual cinematography, and real-time character simulations. MotionBuilder 2010 delivers faster overall performance, expanded physics capabilities, productivity-enhancing animation workflows, and improved interoperability with Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max, and Autodesk Softimage software.




Autodesk Mudbox 2010 digital sculpting and texture painting software gives modelers and texture artists the freedom to create 3D digital artwork as if they are working with clay and paint. Designed by professional artists in the game, film, television, and design industries, Mudbox combines a highly intuitive user interface with a powerful creative toolset of stencils and brushes to help create ultra-realistic 3D characters, engaging environments, stylized props, and more.




Sketchbook Pro 2010 painting and drawing software frees your creativity, offering best-in-class sketching tools for professional designers and artists from all industries. Designed specifically for use with digitized pen tablets and tablet PCs, SketchBook Pro equips you with the tools you need to move easily from pen and paper to a digital environment.


Along with the entertainment creation software bundle, Autodesk offers access to a variety of online, self-paced curriculum and learning resources, created by educators and industry professionals, to help you educate tomorrow's digital artists - all accessible through the Student Engineering & Design Community (login required).

The following titles are examples of curricula that support the Autodesk Education Suite for Entertainment Creation:

Maya for Games - gives each student the opportunity to experience what it's like to be an associate environment artist in a game studio, learning Maya through the techniques established by professionals. Once they complete the curriculum, students should have a portfolio-ready environment.

Maya Fundamentals: Visual Storytelling and Design - includes concept art, floor plan sketches, and character studies, as well as chapters on design, color, and composition. The curriculum covers the fundamentals of 3D, while exploring storytelling and the elements and principles of design. Storytelling is used throughout the learning process to keep the information compelling.

MotionBuilder - helps you teach the basics of 3D animation, and introduce students to animation controls, pose controls, camera angles, and story line tracking with ease and confidence. This curriculum provides lecture notes, student workbooks, and data sets for classroom and one-on-one instruction.

From award-winning software to technical support and self-paced learning tools, Autodesk offers a range of solutions that promote high-quality teaching - all at an affordable price. With the Autodesk Education Suite for Entertainment Creation, you can:

Help students develop skills necessary for success in today's competitive job market.
The demand for complex and high-quality 3D modeling, animation, and rendering is increasing. Developing competency with an Autodesk toolset can help students transition smoothly into the workplace.

Feel confident teaching best-in-class 3D technology.
After years of ongoing development and rigorous use by leading feature film, visual effects, and games production facilities, Autodesk solutions have become known as some of the most stable, reliable, and production-proven 3D software applications in the industry. You can choose your ideal curriculum workflow with either Maya, 3ds Max, or Softimage, along with the specialized modeling and animation capabilities of Mudbox and MotionBuilder.

Get access to support at every level.
In addition to industry-leading technology, Autodesk offers comprehensive product and technical support and a wide variety of community and self-paced learning resources. Autodesk Subscription is available, offering access to software enhancements, e-learning, and web support.

Promote maximum creativity.
Explore creative ideas using the full power of Autodesk's state-of-the-art modeling and animation technology.



Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 software requires one of the following 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or higher)
Microsoft Windows Vista (Business, Premium and Ultimate)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64
Microsoft Windows Vista 64 bit (Business, Premium and Ultimate)
Microsoft Windows 7
3ds Max 2010 software requires the following internet browser:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher
3ds Max 2010 software requires the following supplemental software:

DirectX 9.0c* (required), OpenGL (optional)

*Some features of 3ds Max 2010 are only enabled when used with graphics hardware that supports Shader Model 3.0 (Pixel Shader and Vertex Shader 3.0). Check with your manufacturer to determine if your hardware supports Shader Model 3.0.

Hardware Requirements
At a minimum, 3ds Max 2010 32-bit software requires a system with the following:

Intel Pentium 4 or higher, AMD Athlon 64 or higher, or AMD Opteron processor
1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
1 GB swap space (2 GB recommended)
Direct3D 10, Direct3D 9, or OpenGL-capable graphics card, 128 MB
Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
2 GB hard disk space
DVD-ROM drive
Note: Apple computers based on Intel processors and running Microsoft operating systems are supported using Apple's Boot Camp. Virtual machine environments are currently not supported.

At a minimum, 3ds Max 2010 64-bit software requires a system with the following:

Intel EM64T, AMD Athlon 64 or higher, AMD Opteron processor
1 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
1 GB swap space (2 GB recommended)
Direct3D 10, Direct3D 9, or OpenGL-capable graphics card, 128 MB
Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
2 GB hard disk space
DVD-ROM drive

For 32-bit Autodesk Maya 2010

- Microsoft Windows Vista Business (SP1 or higher), Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or higher) or Windows 7, or Apple Mac OS X 10.5.7 or higher operating system
- Windows: Intel Pentium 4 or higher, AMD Athlon 64, or AMD Opteron processor
- Macintosh computer: Intel processor
- 2 GB RAM
- 2 GB free hard drive space
- Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card
- Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
- DVD-ROM drive
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, Netscape 7 or higher, Apple Safari, or Mozilla Firefox web browser

For 64-bit Autodesk Maya 2010

- Microsoft Windows Vista Business (SP1 or higher), Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition (SP2 or higher), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 WS, or Fedora 8 operating system
- Windows and Linux: Intel EM64T, AMD Athlon 64, or AMD Opteron processor
- 2 GB RAM
- 2 GB free hard drive space
- Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card
- Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
- DVD-ROM drive
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, Netscape 7 or higher, Apple Safari, or Mozilla Firefox web browser

For Autodesk Softimage 2010 software

- Microsoft Windows Vista Business, SP1 (recommended for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows); Microsoft Windows XP Professional 32-bit, SP3; Microsoft Windows XP Professional 64-bit, SP2; Fedora Core 8 (recommended Linux distribution) for Softimage for Linux 64-bit
- Intel Pentium D (minimum)
- Dual-core processor workstation or higher (Intel or AMD processors) (recommended)
- Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL 1.5 (2.0 and higher recommended) professional graphics card with latest graphics driver available on the vendor’s website
- DirectX 9.0c and higher (recommended for support of the advanced features of DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 API
- 1 GB free hard drive space (Setup requires additional temporary disk space for your system’s temporary folder when decompressing files during installation.)
- TCP/IP service protocol installed on both client and server computers
- 2 GB RAM for 32-bit operating systems; 4 GB minimum, 8 GB recommended for 64-bit operating systems
- 1,280 x 1,024 screen resolution recommended
- Three-button mouse
- A web browser to view any HTML documentation
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later to use the Net View tool
- Network adapter with Internet connection for licensing (non-Internet connected licensing is also supported)
- A DVD drive if installing the software or browsing the media from the Softimage DVD

For 32-bit Autodesk MotionBuilder 2010

- Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system (SP2 or higher)
- Intel Pentium D processor (minimal), Intel or AMD Dual Core Processor Workstation or higher (recommended)
- 1 GB free hard drive space. Setup requires additional temporary disk space for your system's temporary folder when decompressing files during installation.
- 2 GB of RAM minimum and recommended for 32-bit operating systems
- 4 GB of RAM minimum for 64-bit operating systems. 8 GB of RAM recommended
- Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL 1.5 professional graphics card with latest graphics driver available on vendor's site (2.0 and higher recommended)
- Network adaptor with Internet connection for licensing (non-Internet connected licensing is also supported)
- A DVD drive if installing the software or browsing media
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 web browser or higher, Netscape 7 web browser or higher, or Mozilla Firefox 2.0 web browser or higher

For 64-bit Autodesk MotionBuilder 2010

- Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system
- Microsoft Windows Vista Business x64 Edition operating system (SP1 or higher)
- Intel Pentium D processor (minimal), Intel or AMD Dual Core Processor Workstation or higher (recommended)
- 1 GB free hard drive space. Setup requires additional temporary disk space for your system’s temporary folder when decompressing files during installation.
- 2 GB of RAM minimum and recommended for 32-bit operating systems
- 4 GB of RAM minimum for 64-bit operating systems. 8 GB of RAM recommended
- Qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL 1.5 professional graphics card with latest graphics driver available on vendor's site (2.0 and higher recommended)
- Network adaptor with Internet connection for licensing (non-Internet connected licensing is also supported)
- A DVD drive if installing the software or browsing the media
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 web browser or higher, Netscape 7 web browser or higher, or Mozilla Firefox 2.0 web browser or higher

For 32-bit Mudbox 2010 for Windows

- Microsoft Windows Vista Business operating system (SP1)
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system (SP2)

For 64-bit Mudbox 2010 for Windows

- Microsoft Windows Vista Business (SP1)
- Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition (SP2)

For 32-bit Mudbox 2010 for Mac

- Apple Mac OS X 10.5.7 operating system

For Autodesk SketchBook Pro 2010 Windows

- Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Vista
- 800 MHz processor
- 256 MB of RAM
- Graphics card capable of 1,024 x 768 display





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