


The Pfeiffer studies help illustrate how productivity gains in everyday operations can lead to savings of thousands of dollars per year."

The cumulative impact of the improvements assessed in the Pfeiffer studies on modern production pipelines is significant.

"As a result, Autodesk has focused on developing both innovative creative tools as well as on under-the-hood architectural changes to improve the performance of Maya and 3ds Max. "Our customers are constantly balancing creativity and innovation with the need to meet tight production deadlines and budgets," said Stig Gruman, Autodesk vice president, digital entertainment. To view the reports, or to learn more about how Autodesk's 2011 Digital Entertainment Creation solutions are helping artists to be more creative, productive and efficient, visit The four research reports consist of two comprehensive ROI studies and two user-workflow productivity studies:* Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 Market Perspectives, Productivity and Return on Investment* Autodesk Maya 2011 Market Perspectives, Productivity and Return on Investment* Autodesk 3ds Max 2011: Productivity Benchmarks* Autodesk Maya 2011: Productivity Benchmarks Benchmark tests indicate that, in common 3D workflow situations, the new features and enhancements in the 2011 releases can help yield a return on investment (ROI) of nearly US$20,000 per year, per workstation for Maya and as much as $16,000 per year, per workstation for 3ds Max. (NASDAQ: ADSK) is announcing the publication of four research reports from Pfeiffer Consulting quantifying the specific performance, productivity and efficiency gains of Autodesk Maya 2011 and Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 software, as compared to specific earlier versions. LOS ANGELES, J- SIGGRAPH 2010 - Autodesk, Inc.
