Tackle Your Biggest Creative Challenges with Powerful Tools in Maya

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Maya equips you with modern and powerful tools to help you tackle your biggest creative challenges. This release brings an enhanced animation experience with a new toolset for drawing directly in the viewport, updates to Boolean operations to speed up modeling workflows, and improvements to deformers and component tags for better control of rigs. Maya continues to build on its USD integration with added features and support as well as a new integration with Bifrost. This update also makes Maya easier to use with several improvements to the UI and user experience.

Solutions in the Maya 2023 Update

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Blue Pencil 2D Drawing Tools

This release adds a new set of animation tools that enhance how you animate scenes. The new Blue Pencil toolset lets you draw 2D sketches directly in the viewport over your scene in a clean and non-destructive way. Sketch poses over time, define motion arcs, mark up shots, and add annotations and comments to make animating easier.

Blue Pencil Toolset

This new toolset gives you a wide range of tools for drawing and annotating directly in the viewport. The Pencil and Brush tools include the functionality to control the hardness, stylus pressure, opacity, size, and color, as well as a transform tool for editing drawings. Use the shape tools to easily create lines, arrows, rectangles, and ellipses and the Blue Pencil Text Tool to quickly type notes in the viewport.

Blue Pencil 2D Layers System

The Blue Pencil Layer manager lets you organize drawings into layers. When drawing in the viewport with Blue Pencil, a frame is created on the current camera view. You can then create, delete, hide, rearrange, and move layers between cameras. Blue Pencil allows for multiple layers per camera, letting you separate different images and stack them in a non-destructive way.

Blue Pencil Import/Export

Drawings can be moved from scene to scene or exported as separate files with Blue Pencil Import/Export. This lets you edit drawings in other applications such as Adobe Photoshop or import legacy Grease Pencil frames from earlier versions of Maya into Blue Pencil.

Blue Pencil Ghosting

With Blue Pencil Ghosting, sketches on previous or upcoming frames can be displayed so you can preview what happened before and after the current frame. You can also customize the number of ghosts displayed during playback as well as the pre- and post-frame colors, helping you visualize the changes in drawings over time.

Blue Pencil Frame Editing and Retiming

Blue Pencil frame editing and retiming features give you several ways to adjust the timing of drawings for animation playback. Blue Pencil drawings appear as frames on the Time Slider, allowing drawings to be moved, rearranged, or retimed using the Add, Clear, Delete, Cut, Copy Paste and Duplicate Frame(s) features. The timing of drawings can also be adjusted for playback by moving or scaling the Blue Pencil frames using the value-based Retiming feature in the Blue Pencil UI or by interactively moving or scaling the frames in the Time Slider, similar to animation keyframes.

Maya 2023 Blue Pencil Toolset
Blue Pencil Ghosting
Maya 2023 Blue Pencil Ghosting
Blue Pencil Ghosting

Cached Playback improvements

Cached Playback now supports the Jiggle deformer and the Bullet solver for faster playback of scenes using these effects.

Animation performance improvements

A new Invisibility evaluation mode has been added to the Evaluation Toolkit. This section now contains two modes: Partitioning, which was the legacy behaviour where visibility changes triggered repartitioning, and a new mode, Scheduling, where Visibility monitoring does not invalidate partitioning. Maya remains responsive in this new mode, so you can toggle objects, display layers, and isolate select without lag or delay.

The new Reduce Graph Rebuild option in the Evaluation Toolkit lets you toggle whether or not certain keying workflows invalidate the graph. Enabling the option allows you to create new animation curves without invalidating the Evaluation Manager graph. This results in a smoother workflow for animators by eliminating lags and allowing Maya to remain responsive.

USD across Maya’s toolset

Channel Box support for USD prims

The Channel Box now supports the visibility, translation, rotation, and scaling of USD attributes. Just as with Maya data, you can now easily drag values for USD attributes in the Channel Box to enact changes in the viewport, speeding up the editing process for layout and assembly workflows.

USD attribute locking

Edit attributes faster and preserve changes using the new locking feature for USD attributes in the Maya Attribute Editor, Channel Box, and via MEL scripting.

Support for USD prims in the Attribute Editor

The Attribute Editor now has improved support for USD prims, making it easier to visualize your workflows. When focused on a prim, the Attribute Editor states the USD data model clearly to distinguish it from the Maya data model. USD attributes are also displayed in order of derived schema, including applied schemas, and connected attributes and array attributes are clearly differentiated.

Isolate select support for USD Prims

It’s now possible to ‘isolate select’ to manage complex scene performance. You can focus the viewport on where you’re working in a scene, tumble quicker, and control USD assets with greater ease.

Point snapping performance

Major improvements to point snapping performance in the viewport allow you to manipulate large USD data sets faster and assemble layouts with better efficiency.

MaterialX visualization in the viewport

MaterialX is now available in USD for Maya. You can open full assets in Maya and visualize your materials in the viewport

Cards draw mode support

USD’s cards draw mode provides textured quads as a placeholder for the replaced prim. Cards draw mode is now supported in Maya USD, allowing you to view assets in the low-resolution high-fidelity representation of card mode, as seen in USDView.

UsdSkel support

Improved support for UsdSkel allows for visualization of skeletal movement and deformation in the viewport.

USD in Bifrost

The latest Bifrost update is focused on helping you handle complex environments, work seamlessly across teams, and create stunning effects. This update integrates USD in Bifrost for the first time, opening the door for studios to use Maya almost anywhere you have a USD implementation in your pipeline – from traditional Maya workflows to procedural Bifrost workflows

Bifrost USD is a new pack of Bifrost operators that read, write, and edit USD data. In next-generation production pipelines, it will be necessary for you to:

Use USD data as inputs

You can now run simulations in Bifrost by inputting animation data in USD files.

Author USD data as outputs

You can write Bifrost data to USD files. It is also possible to create USD assets from other USD assets, such as scattering and instancing USD foliage assets to produce a USD environment.

Automate the processing of USD data

Bifrost can now do automated USD edits, such as swapping out assets or modifying assets.

Create procedural USD assets and pipeline-friendly USD compounds with Bifrost
Maya 2023 use USD to drive Bifrost FX and simulations
Use USD to drive Bifrost FX and simulations

Bifrost updates

In addition to integrating USD in Bifrost, this update introduces a new color picker, slider-multi-selection, and Bifrost MPM and Aero solver improvements, allowing you to work more swiftly.

Aero Solver Improvements

Bifrost’s Aero Solver sees a slew of field-mapping, scalability, and stability improvements. Aero now has interpreted auto ports on many of its settings and sourcing parameters, allowing you to expressively control Aero using fields. In addition, Aero is more stable as a result of improvements in the robustness of the underlying Volume processing and rendering. Aero is also more scalable and able to produce more voxels than ever before.

MPM Improvements

MPM Cloth now has interpreted auto ports to control tearing thresholds. Fields or vertex data can be used to mark weak areas which will tear more easily. In addition, MPM simulation stability has been improved, allowing you to simulate with confidence.

Color Picker

Bifrost has a new widget: a color picker. This tool is modeled after Maya’s color picker and is now integrated with Color Management for seamless operation.

Slider-Multi-Selection

Sliders now have multi-selection, allowing you to move multiple sliders at the same time, in an interaction inspired by the stalwart Maya Channel Box.

Maya 2023 Create procedural USD assets and pipeline-friendly USD compounds with Bifrost
Create procedural USD assets and pipeline-friendly USD compounds with Bifrost
Maya 2023 use fields to specify properties for Aero sources and influences
Use fields to specify properties for Aero sources and influences
Maya 2023 use USD to drive Bifrost FX and simulations
Use USD to drive Bifrost FX and simulations
Enjoy more interactive controls with a new color picker
Maya 2023 control tearing thresholds with interpreted auto ports
Control tearing thresholds with interpreted auto ports
Maya 2023 move multiple sliders at once for faster edits
Move multiple sliders at once for faster edits

Enhanced Boolean toolset

Stack-based Boolean workflow

Create and edit Boolean operations in fewer clicks. Options in the new Boolean stack make it easier to edit meshes live and preview potential changes in the scene. Whether you are changing the Boolean operation or adding new meshes to an existing Boolean operation, the Boolean stack recalculates changes automatically, simplifying operations in a procedural way. This means you can work non-destructively, editing input objects after a Boolean has been performed and reordering the sequence of Boolean operations.

New Boolean operations

The Boolean toolset has expanded with five new operations, providing you with more flexibility when generating complex shapes.

Difference (B-A)
Subtracts the first selected object (A) from the second selected object (B).

Slice
Divides the faces on the first selected object where the input objects intersect, creating separate shells.

Hole Punch
Removes any surface of the first selected object that is inside any of the other input objects, leaving an open mesh.

Cut Out
Removes any surface of the first selected object that is outside any of the other input objects, leaving an open mesh.

Split Edges
Inserts new edges on the first selected mesh along the intersection of the input objects.

Improved Boolean interactivity and visualization

You can now visualize Boolean input objects with five different visibility modes: Wireframe, Shaded, Bounding Box, X-Ray and Hidden. With these improvements, you can more easily visualize all objects after Boolean operations have been performed.

Maya 2023 stack-based boolean workflow
Stack-based Boolean workflow
Maya 2023 new boolean operations
New Boolean operations
Improved Boolean interactivity and visualization

Retopologize enhancements

A new “Preprocess” option has been added to the Retopologize tool. This is especially useful when working with dense, high-resolution geometry where the time to generate a clean, low-resolution quad representation of the mesh can be significantly reduced. When working with dense geometry, this can reduce the retopologize time from many minutes down to a matter of seconds.

Maya 2023 retopologize enhancements

Faster manipulation of mesh components

New interactivity improvements make editing components on dense mesh objects easier than ever. When transforming components on a mesh, the update of normals is now paused while interacting with the selection. This is especially noticeable when working with small component selections on a dense mesh.

The viewport performance has also been improved when transforming vertex selections with inconsistent component IDs, common with large mesh objects. These optimizations are beneficial when manipulating components of complex, dense geometry such as CAD, scan, and photogrammetry data.

Maya 2023 faster manipulation of mesh components

QuadDraw performance improvements

Quad Draw performance is significantly improved, speeding up both point placement and quad creation. These optimizations are particularly noticeable when using QuadDraw to rebuild complex assets manually.

New mesh wireframe opacity settings

Alpha is now available in the color settings, allowing you to set the opacity of the wireframe on objects. This enables you to increase the transparency of a wireframe so that it no longer appears as a single “blob” of colour on dense poly objects and you can better view textures on surfaces.

Maya 2023 new mesh wireframe opacity settings

Rigging improvements for better precision

Component Editor Normalization option

The new “Auto Normalization” menu in the Component Editor shows the normalizeWeights attribute value of the skinCluster nodes shown in the editor. This simplifies the process by allowing you to set the value of this attribute for all selected skinCluster nodes simultaneously.

Solidify, Morph and Prox Wrap Deformer Improvements

Several new options have been added to the suite of deformers in Maya, including retargeting and mirroring for the Morph deformer, scaling for the Solidify deformer, and add/remove drivers to the Proximity Wrap deformer.

Improved deformer weight visualizations

Deformer weight visualization has been upgraded to make it easier to see if geometry or components are selected.

New Manage Pin option for UVPin and ProximityPin nodes

A new Manage Pins menu is now included in the UVPin and ProximityPin settings in the Attribute Editor, adding support for curves and allowing you to replace geometry or add inputs.

Improved GPU override support

GPU Override now supports node geometry plug fan-out connections. This allows more deformer use cases for GPU override.

Maya 2023 new options added to Morph Deformer
New options added to Morph Deformer

A more artist-friendly Maya

New Tablet API setting

A new setting allows you to choose the tablet API for a pressure-sensitive pen tablet, allowing for better support of different tablets and associated APIs such as WinTab and Windows Ink. This preference works with Blue Pencil, sculpting, and other brush and pen-based tools.

New Attribute Editor Pin tab

The new Pin button in the Attribute Editor prevents updates to the Attribute Editor when changing selections allowing you to keep a specific node loaded while selecting other objects in your scene. This is useful for various workflows that require multiple selections, including the new Boolean node.

Script Editor save all tabs

The Script Editor now includes the option to save all tab contents automatically.

Script Editor tab icons

Script Editor tabs now display a MEL or Python icon to denote its language, allowing you to visually differentiate between MEL and Python tabs without selecting them.

Script Editor tab and space display

The new Show “Tabs and Spaces” option in the Script Editor displays tab and space indicators within scripts. This is especially useful when writing Python scripts, as tabs and spaces are interpreted differently in Python.

New Standard Surface presets

Presets offer you a quick, built-in way to find and set different material looks. With this update, dozens of new presets have been added to the Standard Surface shader. The default settings have also been improved to match the settings of the aiStandardSurface, allowing you to quickly create a wide range of looks, including metal, glass, plastic, clay, ceramic, and more.

Viewport support for unlimited lights

The maximum number of lights in a scene has been updated from 16 to unlimited, giving you a more accurate visual of your work.

OCIO 2.0.1 Integration

You can now use OpenColorIO 2.1 for color management in Maya.

Immersive design with Create VR

Several updates have been made to Create VR for Maya, an immersive conceptual design tool that lets you start your creative process directly in 3D. New tools and improvements to the modeling workflows include added curve tools, move and transform geometry, a new materials and surfaces tool, and expanded selection modes for Sub-d tools. The interface and visualization of components have also been updated for a more user-friendly and immersive experience.

Note: Create VR does not come out-of-the-box with Maya. To access Create VR, you need to download it from the Autodesk App Store and install it separately. Once installed, Create VR can be loaded via Maya’s Plugin Manager and launched in the Maya UI.

Maya 2023 new standard surface presets
New Standard Surface presets

New interactive tutorials

This release brings three new interactive tutorials to help you get up to speed on Maya’s latest tools and features, including Modeling with Booleans, Playback Caching with Bullet Dynamics, and Blue Pencil.

Maya 2023 new interactive tutorials

Faster Rendering Experience with Arnold

This release of Maya includes the latest version of Arnold, helping you handle complex projects, customize your pipeline, and render high-quality 3D images with speed. New features include NVIDIA’s OptiX 7 Denoiser for consistent, high-grade denoising, as well as powerful improvements to USD, interactive rendering, and the Triplanar shader. Learn more about the latest updates to Arnold.

Maya 2023 improvements to Triplanar shader - faster rendering experience with Arnold
Improvements to Triplanar shader
Maya 2023 NVIDIA OptiX 7 denoiser
NVIDIA’s OptiX 7 Denoiser

Support for Unreal Engine 5

The Unreal Engine version is selected through a new drop-down menu in the UI.

Support for Custom Attributes

When live linking a skeleton joint from Maya to Unreal, you can choose to stream any keyframed custom attributes.

Other capabilities:

Download the free plugin on the Autodesk App Store.

Watch our recent GDC 2022 Developer Summit session with Epic Games to see it in action.

Visit the Maya Learning Channel for tutorials.

Ask questions, explore topics, or share your knowledge on the Unreal Live Link for Maya Forum.

Check out the Maya 2023 Release Notes for more information.

Learn how customers around the world are using Maya on AREA by Autodesk.

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We use Yahoo! Japan to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Yahoo! Japan. Ads are based on both Yahoo! Japan data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Yahoo! Japan has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Yahoo! Japan to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Yahoo! Japan Privacy Policy
Naver
We use Naver to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Naver. Ads are based on both Naver data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Naver has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Naver to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Naver Privacy Policy
Quantcast
We use Quantcast to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Quantcast. Ads are based on both Quantcast data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Quantcast has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Quantcast to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Quantcast Privacy Policy
Call Tracking
We use Call Tracking to provide customized phone numbers for our campaigns. This gives you faster access to our agents and helps us more accurately evaluate our performance. We may collect data about your behavior on our sites based on the phone number provided. Call Tracking Privacy Policy
Wunderkind
We use Wunderkind to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Wunderkind. Ads are based on both Wunderkind data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Wunderkind has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Wunderkind to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Wunderkind Privacy Policy
ADC Media
We use ADC Media to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by ADC Media. Ads are based on both ADC Media data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that ADC Media has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to ADC Media to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. ADC Media Privacy Policy
AgrantSEM
We use AgrantSEM to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by AgrantSEM. Ads are based on both AgrantSEM data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that AgrantSEM has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to AgrantSEM to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. AgrantSEM Privacy Policy
Bidtellect
We use Bidtellect to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Bidtellect. Ads are based on both Bidtellect data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Bidtellect has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Bidtellect to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Bidtellect Privacy Policy
Bing
We use Bing to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Bing. Ads are based on both Bing data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Bing has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Bing to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Bing Privacy Policy
G2Crowd
We use G2Crowd to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by G2Crowd. Ads are based on both G2Crowd data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that G2Crowd has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to G2Crowd to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. G2Crowd Privacy Policy
NMPI Display
We use NMPI Display to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by NMPI Display. Ads are based on both NMPI Display data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that NMPI Display has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to NMPI Display to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. NMPI Display Privacy Policy
VK
We use VK to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by VK. Ads are based on both VK data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that VK has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to VK to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. VK Privacy Policy
Adobe Target
We use Adobe Target to test new features on our sites and customize your experience of these features. To do this, we collect behavioral data while you’re on our sites. This data may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, your IP address or device ID, your Autodesk ID, and others. You may experience a different version of our sites based on feature testing, or view personalized content based on your visitor attributes. Adobe Target Privacy Policy
Google Analytics (Advertising)
We use Google Analytics (Advertising) to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Google Analytics (Advertising). Ads are based on both Google Analytics (Advertising) data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Google Analytics (Advertising) has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Google Analytics (Advertising) to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Google Analytics (Advertising) Privacy Policy
Trendkite
We use Trendkite to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Trendkite. Ads are based on both Trendkite data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Trendkite has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Trendkite to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Trendkite Privacy Policy
Hotjar
We use Hotjar to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Hotjar. Ads are based on both Hotjar data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Hotjar has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Hotjar to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Hotjar Privacy Policy
6 Sense
We use 6 Sense to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by 6 Sense. Ads are based on both 6 Sense data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that 6 Sense has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to 6 Sense to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. 6 Sense Privacy Policy
Terminus
We use Terminus to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by Terminus. Ads are based on both Terminus data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that Terminus has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to Terminus to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. Terminus Privacy Policy
StackAdapt
We use StackAdapt to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by StackAdapt. Ads are based on both StackAdapt data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that StackAdapt has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to StackAdapt to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. StackAdapt Privacy Policy
The Trade Desk
We use The Trade Desk to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by The Trade Desk. Ads are based on both The Trade Desk data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that The Trade Desk has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to The Trade Desk to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. The Trade Desk Privacy Policy
RollWorks
We use RollWorks to deploy digital advertising on sites supported by RollWorks. Ads are based on both RollWorks data and behavioral data that we collect while you’re on our sites. The data we collect may include pages you’ve visited, trials you’ve initiated, videos you’ve played, purchases you’ve made, and your IP address or device ID. This information may be combined with data that RollWorks has collected from you. We use the data that we provide to RollWorks to better customize your digital advertising experience and present you with more relevant ads. RollWorks Privacy Policy

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