Maya 2018.4 — Autodesk

One of the most significant updates in was the deep integration of Arnold rendering directly into the viewport . This change allowed artists to see photorealistic previews of their scenes in real-time without needing to open a separate rendering window. Key Features of Maya 2018.4

: You can now disable "swatch generation" (those tiny thumbnail previews) to speed up performance when loading many high-resolution textures. Autodesk Maya 2018.4

: New options allow you to disable scene updates when moving clips, which significantly reduces lag in complex animations. One of the most significant updates in was

: You can perform region rendering, debug shading, and isolate specific objects directly within the Maya viewport. It also supports displaying AOVs (Arbitrary Output Variables) like depth or motion vectors in real-time. Autodesk Maya 2018.4