What is Autodesk MotionBuilder?

Autodesk MotionBuilder is the industry-leading, real-time 3D character animation software for games, feature films, and television productions. It is designed to complement Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3ds Max, as well as other Autodesk DirectConnect applications which support the Autodesk FBX file format.

With its core focus on interactive real-time workflows, Autodesk MotionBuilder enables creative and technical artists to take on demanding, animation-intensive projects. It is a professional package designed for 3D data acquisition, manipulation, and visualization, which makes it not only an animation productivity solution, but a tool that drives the iterative process of creativity.

The software, available for Windows operating systems, natively supports the platform-independent Autodesk FBX 3D data interchange solution that allows Autodesk MotionBuilder software to integrate with applications in a production pipeline that supports FBX. In addition to powerful animation features and an intuitive interface, Autodesk MotionBuilder also includes dedicated tools for creating cameras, lights, shading, cartoon rendering, textures, shadows, and constraints.