Community

Join the AREA
The AREA (www.the-area.com) is a digital entertainment and visualization community where artists and developers can share their work, expertise or opinions. In addition, members can search for jobs or staff and find great resources for the Autodesk products they are passionate about. With more than 300,000 members, the AREA is one of the best places for artists using Autodesk media and entertainment or design visualization products to learn, share and discuss their craft — both with their peers and with people at Autodesk. Membership is free.

The site includes:

• Tutorials & Tips for beginner, intermediate and advanced users
• Downloads for textures, shaders, plug-ins, scripts and more
• Showcase section of image and movie galleries, and member portfolios
• inHouse section featuring customer stories, videos, and “Behind the Screenz” interviews that focus on technical aspects in production pipelines
• Blogs—from Autodesk product development as well as community members
• Discussion Forums

Subscribe to the Autodesk® Animation Newsletter
Issued every two months, the Animation Newsletter connects you to the animation community at www.the-area.com. Get the latest tutorials, and learn all the news about Autodesk® 3ds Max®, Autodesk® Maya®, Autodesk® Softimage, Autodesk® MotionBuilder®, and Autodesk Mudbox™ software.