What’s New
Maya to 3ds Max Interoperability Workflows
Iterative workflows between Maya and 3ds Max can now be handled by clicking new items found in the application main menus.

CAT to HIK / HIK to Existing CAT

Using “File > Send to…” or FBX export, you can convert CAT bipedal characters into an HIK definition compatible with Maya and MotionBuilder. Animation is converted into an FK representation on the HumanIK defined skeleton.

Remote Live Character Stream

You can now drive your HumanIK defined character (skeleton or custom rig) in Maya with a remote source such as motion capture data coming from MotionBuilder.

Unified Character Context

This feature addresses HumanIK usability issues by consolidating all HumanIK tools into a single dynamic context and removes user complexity by simplifying and automating basic workflows.

Custom Rig Mapping

The new Custom Rig mapping tool lets you create a custom rig mapping definition and retarget animation using a UI similar to the Character Controls.

Align Control Rig

This improvement visually merges the IK and FK solutions together, showing only the final solving of the character's skeleton.

Editable Character UI

You can now customize the Character Controls UI (Full Body, Hands and Feet views), as well as the Custom Rig UI view by modifying an external XML file.

Consistent F-Curve Editor

Animation editors in Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites packages are now more consistent with the way in which function curves (F-Curves) are manipulated by the user.

Retime Tool

This feature lets you adjust the timing of your animation quickly using new retime markers directly in the Graph Editor.

Suite Interaction Mode

Interaction mode provides a set of hotkey/keyboard shortcuts that are consistent across all products within the Suite.

Suite Specific Functionality

Some features are now exclusive to suites. These features require that you have a suite installation and a suite license to use them. (That is, the feature is not available in a stand-alone product, such as MotionBuilder, only the version of MotionBuilder that comes included with a suite.)


Recommended Minimum System Requirements:

Hardware

At a minimum, the 32-bit version of Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites 2013 software requires a system with the following hardware:
Windows: Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, AMD Athlon™ processor with SSE3 instruction set support (or higher)
2 GB RAM
Autodesk® Entertainment Creation Suites 2013 Ultimate will require a minimum of 17 GB
free disk space
Users should allocate an additional 2 GB hard drive space for swap space
Qualified 512 MB hardware-accelerated OpenGL® 2.0 (and higher) professional graphics card
Three-button mouse with mouse driver software or certified Wacom® tablet
USB 2.0 except for the Education Suite for Entertainment Creation will require a DVD- ROM drive

Software

The 32-bit version of Autodesk® Entertainment Creation Suites 2013 software is supported by the following operating system:
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional operating system (SP1)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional operating system (SP3)

Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites 2013 32-bit and 64-bit software requires the following supplemental software:

Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 8 internet browser or higher
Apple® Safari® web browser
Mozilla® Firefox® web browser