Maya 2017 includes a number of new features, a new animation editor, and some interface tweaks. The biggest news, however, is on the rendering front. Mental Ray, bundled with Maya for over a.
The version of Arnold embedded in Maya is limited. You can render single frames with no difficulty, but as soon as you try to - Maya will give you a watermark.So, if you are a student making a short film, or indeed simply trying to render out a lit version of your animation, you will no longer be able to use Maya for your entire production pipeline. From Maya 2017 on, you will need to purchase an Arnold license from Solid Angle.And who owns Solid Angle?
Autodesk, the same folks who own Maya.For more on the experience of studying at Bucks New University, take a s, check out, and see.