: The MASH toolset was expanded with new nodes (Signal, World, Placer) to facilitate complex procedural animations and instancing.
: Advanced rigging and keyframing tools, featuring an integrated node-based architecture for flexible character motion. Autodesk Maya 2018.5
While 2018.5 focused on stability, it inherited and refined several groundbreaking tools from the 2018 lifecycle: : The MASH toolset was expanded with new