The 2019.1 update brought several quality-of-life improvements and performance boosts across various modules:
The 2019.1 update serves as the stable refinement for the major "Faster Maya" initiatives launched earlier that year: Description
is a significant update to the industry-leading 3D animation, modeling, simulation, and rendering software. Released in May 2019, this update focuses on performance stability, workflow efficiency, and refining the groundbreaking features introduced in the core 2019 release. Key Enhancements in Maya 2019.1 Autodesk Maya 2019.1
A background process that caches scene changes, allowing animators to review work at target frame rates directly in the viewport without frequent "playblasts".
: A new troubleshooting tool includes a selection of scans that locate potential bottlenecks, such as unused expression outputs or flat animation curves. The 2019
: Boolean operations have been refined to ensure they no longer create or modify invalid meshes during the modeling process. Foundational Features of Maya 2019
Maya 2019.1 is available for Windows, RHEL/CentOS Linux, and macOS. For stable performance, Autodesk recommends: : A new troubleshooting tool includes a selection
: Certified hardware from Autodesk's Certified Hardware List . Storage : 4GB of free disk space for installation.
: It is now easier to add, disable, and override light attributes within specific render layers. Performance in the Light Editor has also been significantly improved for complex scenes.
: The Outliner receives a performance boost with a new mode designed for object sets containing a very large number of faces.