Solid Angle Maya to Arnold 5.2.2.1

The software developer Solid Angle is pleased to announce the availability of Arnold (or MtoA) 5.2.2.1 for Autodesk Maya is a bugfix release using Arnold 7.1.4.1.

5.2.2.1 - Date: 01 Dec 2022

Maya Plugins Compatibility
MtoA 5.2.2.1 works with the following Maya plugins
- Bifrost Extension for Maya 2.4.0.0
- MayaUSD 0.18.0 (USD 21.11)
Bug Fixes
- MTOA-1196 - About box freezes maya if no internet access
- MTOA-1217 - Python errors when loading MtoA with no model panels visible
- ARNOLD-12755 - [License Manager] Diagnostics hangs on Mac
- ARNOLD-12778 - Fix rare RLM license checkout failure
- ARNOLD-12781 - Autodesk Analytics (ADP) bug fixes
- ARNOLD-12794 - Rare Apple ARM precision errors
- ARNOLD-12808 - Report whether Arnold is running natively or under Rosetta translation
- ARNOLD-12820 - Detect texture color space change without requiring texture cache flush
- ARNOLD-12821 - AutoTX: cannot create folder for TX file error
- ARNOLD-12846 - Crash when checking out license on older Windows machines without AES-NI CPU support
- usd#1357 - Add Hydra env variable to control texture_auto_generate_tx

Arnold is an advanced cross-platform rendering library, or API, used by a number of prominent organizations in film, television, and animation, including Sony Pictures Imageworks. It was developed as a photo-realistic, physically-based ray tracing alternative to traditional scanline based rendering software for CG animation.

Arnold uses cutting-edge algorithms that make the most effective use of your computer’s hardware resources: memory, disk space, multiple processor cores, and SIMD/SSE units.

The Arnold architecture was designed to easily adapt to existing pipelines. It is built on top of a pluggable node system; users can extend and customize the system by writing new shaders, cameras, filters, and output driver nodes, as well as procedural geometry, custom ray types and user-defined geometric data. The primary goal of the Arnold architecture is to provide a complete solution as a primary renderer for animation and visual effects.

Arnold for Maya (MtoA)is an advanced Monte Carlo ray tracing renderer built for the demands of feature-length animation and visual effects. It uses the Open Shading Language to define the materials and textures. Arnold for Maya (or MtoA) provides a bridge to the Arnold renderer from within Maya’s standard interface.

Arnold, Maya Quickstart Fundamentals


Solid Angle is leading provider of rendering software for animation and visual effects. The Arnold team believe that accurately and efficiently computing light transport in CG scenes is the best way to create stunning imagery for films and TV. Developers strive to provide clients with the best rendering tools to efficiently create realistic images.

Solid Angle is a wholly owned subsidiary of Autodesk Inc, and has its offices in Madrid and London.

Product: Solid Angle Maya to Arnold
Version: 5.2.2.1
Supported Architectures: x64
Website Home Page :www.arnoldrenderer.com
Languages Supported: english
System Requirements: Windows / macOs / Linux *
Size: 4.0 Gb