Alias|Wavefront

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animation software developer computer graphics company software company

Alias|Wavefront was a pioneering computer graphics and animation software company best known for developing the original Maya 3D software before its acquisition by Autodesk.

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Alias|Wavefront canonical 1
SGI Alias|Wavefront 1

Statements (47)

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instanceOf animation software developer ⓘ
computer graphics company ⓘ
software company ⓘ
acquiredBy Autodesk NERFINISHED ⓘ
acquisitionDate 2006 ⓘ
brandRetiredBy Autodesk NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
formedByMergerOf Alias Research NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wavefront Technologies NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation Canada ⓘ
Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ
Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ
industry 3D animation software ⓘ
computer graphics ⓘ
visual effects software ⓘ
knownFor developing Maya 3D software ⓘ
high-end 3D animation tools ⓘ
visual effects production software ⓘ
notableContribution advancement of NURBS modeling tools ⓘ
integration of modeling, animation, and rendering in a single package ⓘ
notableProduct Maya 1.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentCompany Silicon Graphics NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor Alias Research NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wavefront Technologies NERFINISHED ⓘ
product Alias SketchBook NERFINISHED ⓘ
Alias Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ
PowerAnimator NERFINISHED ⓘ
StudioTools NERFINISHED ⓘ
softwarePlatform IRIX NERFINISHED ⓘ
Linux NERFINISHED ⓘ
Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ
macOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
softwareTypeDeveloped 3D animation software ⓘ
3D modeling software ⓘ
industrial design software ⓘ
rendering software ⓘ
successor Autodesk Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetUsers animation studios ⓘ
game developers ⓘ
industrial designers ⓘ
visual effects studios ⓘ
usedInIndustry automotive design ⓘ
film visual effects ⓘ
industrial design ⓘ
television production ⓘ
video game development ⓘ

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Autodesk Maya → formerDeveloper → Alias|Wavefront ⓘ
Bill Buxton → employer → Alias|Wavefront ⓘ
this entity surface form: SGI Alias|Wavefront