# USD for Maya and 3ds Max updates \[Nov 2025\]

**URL:** https://forum.aousd.org/t/usd-for-maya-and-3ds-max-updates-nov-2025/2773
**Category:** USD
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**Created:** [November 18, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.aousd.org/t/usd-for-maya-and-3ds-max-updates-nov-2025/2773 "2025-11-18T01:06:42Z")
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The USD Team at Autodesk is excited to share news of new releases of our USD plugins for Maya and 3ds Max. Among the new features is a new Asset Resolver in both products that allows you to use tokens and environment variables in asset paths; it also allows setting search paths directly within the UI. A key feature in Maya USD is viewing layer content directly in the layer editor. In Max, a key feature is the ability to create new USD stages in the scene without requiring an existing USD file on disk. These and more features can be found in the latest installers in GitHub or in the latest versions of Max/Maya.

> **[Release Version 0.34.5 · Autodesk/maya-usd](https://github.com/Autodesk/maya-usd/releases/tag/v0.34.5)**
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> Important Information
> BUILD
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> Built using Multi USD version 25.5 and 24.11 and MaterialX 1.38.8 for Maya 2026.3.
> Built using USD version 23.11 and MaterialX 1.38.8 for Maya 2025.3.
> Built using USD v...

> **[Release 3ds Max USD v0.13.0 · Autodesk/3dsmax-usd](https://github.com/Autodesk/3dsmax-usd/releases/tag/v0.13.0)**
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> HIGHLIGHTS:
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> Asset Resolver: The Autodesk USD Asset Resolver permits resolution of asset paths using environment variable and token strings within paths. This new USD Asset Resolver can be extended...

We hope you enjoy these releases and look forward to hearing your feedback. As always, please report any issues you find.