In the early days of development, Maya started with Tcl as the scripting language, in order to leverage its similarity to a Unix shell language. The new wholly owned subsidiary was named 'Alias|Wavefront'. SGI's acquisition was a response to Microsoft Corporation acquiring Softimage, Co. acquired both Alias and Wavefront Technologies, Inc., Wavefront's next-generation technology (then under development) was merged into Maya. This was a particular influence in the open architecture of Maya, and partly responsible for it becoming so popular in the industry.Īfter Silicon Graphics Inc. Disney requested that the User interface of the application be customizable so that a personalized workflow could be created. Walt Disney Feature Animation collaborated closely with Maya's development during its production of Dinosaur. The codename for this porting project was Maya. The code was ported to IRIX and animation features were added. based on code from The Advanced Visualizer, PowerAnimator and Alias Sketch!. Maya was originally a next-generation animation product under development at Alias Research, Inc.

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