
Maya was used in the Transformers films to great effect.

During the development of Maya, Walt Disney Animation collaborated in making of its films. Those who have seen blockbuster movies and animation films like Transformers, Finding Nemo and in several action sequences of movies, will be happy to know that the special effects or SFX in the movies are now rendered by Maya. It was originally developed by Alias Wavefront in 1998, and was later acquired in 2005 by Autodesk. In fact anywhere you need 3D animated videos of characters, animals or objects for entertainment or education it can be done with the help of Autodesk Maya. It is used by video professionals for making animated videos for films and video clippings that are used in TV programs, video games, websites, presentations etc. It is an open architecture software that runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Maya, as it is also known, is used to create i professional looking animations which are in 3D, as well as interactive 3D applications, including video games, animated film, TV series, or visual effects. Autodesk Maya is a very popular 3D animation software.
