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Updated on October 5, 2026

Release Notes

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October 06, 2026

New features / Content:

  • MiniMax H3 and MiniMax H3 Turbo are now available in Autodesk Flow Studio. Generate videos from text or images.
  • A new Help menu is now available in the 3D Editor and Canvas. Quickly access keyboard shortcuts, tutorials, Help Center articles, bug reporting, and feedback options—all in one place.
  • New users will also see an improved onboarding experience designed to help them discover key Flow Studio workflows and get started faster.

October 01, 2026

New features / Content:

  • The MiniMax H3 Max video model is now available in Autodesk Flow Studio. Generate videos from text, images, or visual references.
  • Seed Audio 1.0, ElevenLabs v3, and ElevenLabs Turbo v2.5 are also available. Create voiceovers with ElevenLabs, or generate dialogue, music, sound effects, and ambience with Seed Audio.

September 30, 2026

New features / Content

  • Text Node
    • Generate AI-powered text from multimodal inputs and integrate it into your Canvas workflow
  • Image editing in Canvas
    • Edit selected areas of an image using a mask and prompt, while keeping previous results available in Time Machine
  • Panorama Node
    • Explore panoramas in 360°, edit them directly in Canvas, and use them to generate new Worlds
  • Worlds in Canvas
    • Import existing World panoramas into Canvas and continue working with them without leaving your workflow
  • Generate a Simplified World in Canvas
    • A simplified version gives video models a cleaner foundation to generate higher-quality results
  • Prompt enhancement
    • Improve prompts with AI before starting supported Canvas and World generations
  • More AI models
    • Added new Claude, Gemini, and GPT text models, along with Seedance 2.5 Face Animation

Fixes and Improvements

  • Improved Canvas usability with clearer node names and colors, better model and pricing information, and clearer connection feedback
  • Improved 3D Editor navigation, camera and timeline controls, and object placement
  • Improved reliability across node connections, image masking, Asset and Video Libraries, camera results, and Send to Canvas workflows

 

September 11, 2026

New features / Content

  • 3D assets can now be exported directly to Autodesk Fusion
    • For older assets, the export option may take a few hours to become available.
  • Audio files can now be uploaded directly to Canvas
  • Added support for the Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS model
  • Audio can now be generated from text using the new Audio Node in Canvas
  • An improved Face Animation model delivers higher-quality and more natural facial motion
  • 3D Editor and Canvas projects can now be duplicated
  • Asset Management now supports additional 3D asset formats

Fixes and Improvements

  • Multiple files can now be uploaded to Canvas at once
  • Improved Canvas node connections and pin accessibility
  • Improved rotation controls for objects and characters in the 3D Editor
  • Generated assets now appear more reliably in My Assets
  • Active Canvas and World generations can now be cancelled
  • General stability and reliability improvements across Canvas and project processing
  • The ADP modal has been improved to better align with the latest design

September 04, 2026

New features / Content

  • Improved Product Experience
    • Flow Studio now uses Autodesk Data Platform (ADP) to help us better understand how the product is used and identify opportunities to improve the platform and overall user experience. You’ll be asked to review your privacy settings the next time you sign in. 

August 31, 2026

New features / Content

  • Introduced more granular pricing controls per model and configuration
  • Added support for two new models: Wan 3 and Seedance 2.0 Fast

August 27, 2026

New features / Content

  • Dashboard redesign
    • Introduced a redesigned dashboard with an updated layout and refined structure, improving the overall user experience and making key actions and information easier to access
  • Help and support updates
    • Updated Maya-related help content and support references to keep documentation aligned with the latest Autodesk experience
  • Canvas improvements
    • Improved Canvas editing with multi-select, copy/paste, duplication, full-screen preview, and smoother node interactions
    • Improved Canvas generation progress and preview behavior for generated Canvas results
    • Improved Canvas input handling with clearer labels, validation, and broader input support
  • 3D Editor scene management
    • Added scene duplication and a confirmation step before deleting scenes
  • 3D Editor camera controls
    • Improved camera selection, camera view behavior, and relative-camera editing

Fixes and Improvements

  • Authentication flow improvements
    • Users are now redirected to their originally requested route after successfully signing in, instead of being sent to the default landing page
  • Asset Management improvements
    • Improved asset and project synchronization, including more reliable visibility of generated Canvas assets in My Assets
    • Improved playback and metadata handling for older video assets in the Asset Library
    • Improved organization of assets created through 3D Editor and Canvas
  • Relative camera fixes
    • Fixed relative-camera loading and framing issues
  • Canvas reliability improvements
    • Fixed text overlapping in the prompt box

August 4, 2026

Introducing the 3D Editor + Canvas

3D editor

The 3D Editor is a new workspace for building cinematic scenes with characters, animations, cameras, and worlds. Create and organize scenes, animate characters and cameras, preview the result, and send a rendered video to Canvas for further editing.

Key Features

  • Create and edit complete 3D scenes directly in the browser within a seamless, integrated environment – without installing additional software.
  • Combine predefined and user-generated characters, animations, camera motion, and worlds within a single project.
  • Access a unified asset library across Flow Studio, where assets created with Wonder Tools are automatically available in the 3D Editor.
  • Compose your shots by positioning, scaling, rotating, and animating characters directly within the scene.
  • Create camera movement manually with keyframes or use camera motion extracted from videos.
  • Generate 3D worlds from text prompts, images, panoramas, or video references.
  • Organize scene content, manage multiple scenes, and track active generation tasks.
  • Define image and video render specifications, including aspect ratio, resolution, and frame rate.

Canvas

Canvas introduces a browser-based, node-based workspace for generating and editing images and videos in Flow Studio. Users can build workflows by combining prompts, reference media, generated outputs, and renders from the 3D Editor within a single project.

Key Features

  • Generate and edit images and videos.
  • Build multi-step workflows by connecting image and video nodes.
  • Use an expanding list of supported image and video generation models.
  • Use uploaded media, generated assets, or 3D Editor renders as inputs for new generations.
  • Pass the output of one node into another to continue refining or transforming the result.
  • Download final image and video outputs directly from Canvas.

Improvements

  • Improved overall performance, stability, generation quality, and processing times across Flow Studio.

July 17, 2026

  • New features / Content

    • Maya Scene export improvements
      • Added Human IK support in a separate file for Maya Scene exports.
      • Added new sliders for adjusting character pelvis offset, scale, and depth.
      • Added root motion weight and camera motion weight sliders for more flexible animation control.
      • Added a control group for each shot, allowing users to adjust characters and cameras in world space.
    • Character Revalidation
      • Older characters will now be automatically converted to be compatible with the latest character validator version when used.
      • If revalidation is unsuccessful, users will be prompted to re-upload the character using the latest add-on.

    Fixes and Improvements

    • Maya Scene export improvements
      • Maya Scene exports are now provided in Maya 2026 format.
      • Maya Scene exports no longer include the USD project. Exports now contain only the cameras and characters, organized in their corresponding folders.
    • AI MoCap USD improvements
      • AI MoCap USD exports now transition to T-pose in the same way as FBX MoCap exports.
      • Updated AI MoCap USD naming to more closely match FBX naming.
    • Improved sign in and sign out performance.

Jun 25, 2026

  • New features / Content
    • Added Character LoRA Training, enabling automatic training and reuse of character-specific LoRAs for improved video generation consistency.
  • Improvements
    • Improved character consistency and identity preservation across views, cuts, poses, camera changes, and complex scene interactions.

May 14, 2026

  • New features / Content
    • Added Static Camera AI MoCap mode for locked-camera, flat-ground footage, providing more stable 3D motion, natural movement, and reduced foot sliding.
  • Fixes and Improvements
    • Enable delete action while a Generation is in progress
    • UI polish and UX improvements across Asset Creator

May 6, 2026

  • New features / Content
    • Added Google Third-Party Sign In option

April 16, 2026

New features / Content

  • Rigging is now available in Asset Generator
    Generated characters are animation ready and can be used in existing Live Action/Live Action Advanced projects.
  • Neural Layer support for Live Action/Live Action Advanced projects
    In Live Action/Live Action Advanced projects, Neural Layer can now be used to enhance rendered output for characters created in Asset Generator.
  • Expanded multi-model support
    Asset creation workflows now support additional models, including Trellis 2 for 3D generation and the Nano Banana family for image generation: Nano Banana, Nano Banana Pro, and Nano Banana 2.
 

Fixes and Improvements

    • GLB download support Characters can now be downloaded in GLB format for use in external 3D workflows.
    • Stability and usability improvements General improvements were made across Asset Generator workflows.

February 12, 2026

New features / Content

  • Asset Creator is now available to all users, enabling the creation of high-quality 3D characters and assets directly in Flow Studio.
    • Added content safeguards to help ensure responsible and compliant asset generation.
    • Added OBJ and STL download support for Assets.
    • Assets created in Asset Creator are automatically available in My Asset Library.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed multiple issues related to asset previews, naming, and visibility in My Asset Library.
  • UI polish and UX improvements across generation and asset management flows.

December 15, 2025

Infrastructure & Platform Improvements

  • Upgraded core infrastructure to improve platform stability, performance, and overall robustness.
  • Implemented incremental system-level upgrades to support upcoming features and future platform expansion.

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved multiple additional bugs and edge cases to improve overall user experience.

Ongoing

  • Continued behind-the-scenes improvements to ensure Flow Studio remains reliable and ready for future updates.

October 23, 2025

New

  • In preparation for the exciting new features to come, we are thrilled to announce the release of the first wave of enhancements for our Project Management System:
    • You can now organize your assets into folders on the My Assets page, which is gradually evolving into a comprehensive project management hub.
    • The folders can be organized in your preferred file system structure.
    • We have introduced a tagging system, enabling you to add, edit, or remove tags from assets.
    • You can utilize the filtering system, which allows you to filter based on assigned tags, file type, or by marking your favorite files and filtering by those.
    • For your convenience, you can now also download selected files and folders.
    • Known issue: Folder names containing backslashes (\) or periods (.) are not supported in this version. Please, avoid using these characters when creating and editing folders. A fix is planned for future releases.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Improved camera tracking accuracy and point cloud scene geometry.
  • We have resolved the issue that caused redirection to the “Something went wrong” page after a period of user inactivity.
  • Resolved numerous other minor issues which were identified.

August 12, 2025

New

Flow Studio now includes a brand-new lineup of subscription tiers, designed to support storytellers at every stage of their creative journey. You’ll still have access to the tools you love, now with flexible tiers that better fit your needs – including a brand-new Free tier! The full lineup for Flow Studio tiers now includes: Free, Lite, Standard, Pro and Enterprise.

As part of this update, all new sign-ups and purchases will now go through Autodesk. This means:

  • You’ll benefit from improved support and a streamlined experience.
  • Your current subscription on Wonder Dynamics will not renew automatically.

When it’s time to renew, simply visit the Autodesk Flow Studio Page and select your preferred tier. Make sure to log in using your existing Wonder Dynamics account email to keep all your assets and projects intact. For more information, please refer to the FAQ.

June 30, 2025

New

  • You can now export MetaHuman body animations using AI Motion Capture from Autodesk Flow Studio into Unreal Engine. Learn more.
    • Your output also includes the Root Bone, ensuring full compatibility with MetaHuman skeletons.
    • Animations are ready to be retargeted and previewed with MetaHuman meshes inside Unreal.
  • Animation projects now provide a full scene solution with consistent placement of all elements, including camera, multiple characters and floor, along with the enhanced pose estimation.

June 9, 2025

Fixes and Improvements

  • Downloaded file names now include the project name for easier organization.
    • When downloading assets, the filenames will now begin with the originating project name, making it easier to identify and organize files locally.

May 7, 2025

New

  • Autodesk Flow Studio is now a part of the Autodesk Media & Entertainment Collection.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Added a visual indicator on the Dashboard to notify users when a new documentation version is available.
  • Resolved several minor UI issues throughout the application for a smoother user experience.

March 27, 2025

Fixes and Improvements

  • Significantly improved Project Editor load times and performance.
  • Enhanced the UI for lower resolution displays.
  • Fixed multiple minor issues within the UI throughout the application.
  • Added a “Delete all files” option in the custom character modal.

February 12, 2025

New

Wonder Tool – Clean Plate

  • Export your clean plate faster and more cost-efficiently as an individual element and insert it directly into your 3D scene. Learn more.

Wonder Tool – Camera Track

  • Camera Tracking is now available as a standalone Wonder Tool, designed for users who want to extract camera movement from their footage, regardless of an actor’s performance. Unlike the Live Action project type, the Camera Tracking Wonder Tool allows users to match camera motion even in footage that does not feature actors. Learn more.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Minor UI improvements on the Payment Details form.

December 23, 2024

New
  • The Character Pass feature is now available for Live Action projects. By selecting the Character Pass option before rendering, you can download a combined character pass of your scene. This allows you to perform additional compositing and fine-tuning of the shot without re-rendering the entire project.
Fixes and Improvements
  • Unassigned actor frames on the Environment step in Animation projects won’t be displayed anymore.
  • In all project types, the step “Render” has been renamed to “Export” to better describe that it contains multiple output options.
  • Minor UI improvements for the Safari browser.
  • Improved the processing time estimation for Animation projects.
  • Autodesk Flow Studio can now be used on the new minimal viewport resolution of 1280×700.

October 30, 2024

New

  • Introducing the “Animation / Video to 3D Scene” project type. Upload your multi-cut video, and Wonder Video to 3D Scene will automatically match the spacial continuity of your characters and camera positions and trajectory. Scene exports allow editing of motion, character, environment, and camera tracking data in your preferred software.
    • To achieve realistic body motion in 3D space even when the body is occluded behind objects or partially outside of the frame, advanced Motion Prediction is now used in Animation / Video to 3D Scene projects. This applies even if your actor completely disappears for a few frames.
  • A new character, Nick, has been added to the Autodesk Flow Studio library.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Visual explanations for each project step were added within the in-project “i”.
  • The home page now contains a changelog link within “Documentation.”
  • Various bug fixes.

September 19, 2024

New

  • Download textures for Autodesk Flow Studio characters directly from the platform. Find the download link in the featured character preview or in a project’s export elements section.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Minor UI improvements & bug fixes.

August 5, 2024

New

  • To showcase the value of Autodesk Flow Studio, you can now download individual export elements when using Live Action template projects, without a paid subscription.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Maya, USD, and Unreal Engine scenes will now have the same FPS as the input video.
  • Fixed a bug where blinking text would appear when switching video views on the left bar in the Edit step.
  • Custom character names in the in-project character gallery are now more visible, as the name text has a contrastive background.
  • Various system emails have been redesigned to reflect the Autodesk Flow Studio branding.

July 9, 2024

New

  • Introducing project starring – Mark your favorites for streamlined project organization. You can use the filtering option to display only your starred projects, ensuring a clutter-free workspace.

Fixes and Improvements

  • We have improved the video upload flow to reduce the number of projects ending up in the “File Not Found” error status.
    • The first project processing status is now “Uploading source video”, applied in cases when video uploading to the cloud is being done in the background, but the project had already been sent to processing.
  • The project sorting system has been improved to take into account only relevant user actions for changing the project pool order.
  • Long project and asset names can now be displayed while hovering over a name.
  • Asset and project names have a limit of 100 characters.

June 20, 2024

New

  • Point Clouds are now available in Maya and USD scene exports (if the camera track was run on the shot).

Fixes and Improvements

  • Introduced a new and improved model for focal length estimation.
  • Character Validation
    • Multiple armatures/skeletons with “BODY” tags will now be counted correctly. Download the latest Blender add-on to get this improvement.
    • In Blender, Image Texture nodes with Generated textures will no longer break validation.

May 30, 2024

New

  • Enhanced Maya animation workflow – Swapping the proxy character created by Autodesk Flow Studio with the source character, or loading FBX data onto the source character, won’t break the character.
  • A new character is joining the Autodesk Flow Studio character crew – Maria.
  • You can now use Apple Pay and Google Pay as subscription payment methods.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Improved character validation – available via new add-on versions.
    • Texture assignment is improved, textures will now correctly match their materials in rare cases where texture naming is too similar.
    • Transparency textures are now supported for Maya characters.
    • Emission materials now work as intended for Maya characters.
    • Bind pose issues are flagged and fixed (if possible) for Maya characters.
    • Unsupported nodes are flagged for Maya characters.
    • USD incompatible naming is flagged for Maya characters.
    • Face blendshapes will no longer stay in the scene for Maya characters.
  • Unreal Scene improvements:
    • Characters are instanced making the scenes lighter.
    • Main Level is now used for shot assembly making it easier to rearrange shots in the sequencer. Tracked cameras now have their own sequences.
    • Procedural Character Control Rig is generated for characters that have all required bones mapped. It can later be used to correct animations in shots directly in Unreal.
    • OCIO profile is changed from Linear to sRGB.
  • Vertical resolutions will now properly show in Maya and USD scenes.
  • In shots where camera motion is detected and processed, the character/s and the camera will be aligned with the ground plane.
  • In the list view on “My Assets”, introduced an icon for video files that failed to upload.
  • Improved the visibility of scheduled subscription plan changes in User Settings in “Payment Details”.

March 14, 2024

Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed a bug in the AI MoCap project type related to camera parenting.
  • Facial capture technology has been enhanced to improve the results of face estimation in low-resolution and low-quality input video segments.
  • Updated the informational text in User Settings to highlight transferring to the Preview Plan upon cancellation.

February 29, 2024

New

  • You can now use our new tool for loading the plates into each corresponding camera. The tool is a part of the Autodesk Flow Studio Maya add-on. Learn more here.

Fixes and Improvements

  • An in-editor “Beta” dropdown added containing release notes and documentation links.
  • Projects, videos, and characters cannot have an empty string for a name, and actor names cannot have more than 50 characters.
  • Fixed flashing of portrait previews on switching between list and grid views.

February 12, 2024

New

  • Export Unreal Engine Scene in Live Action projects to get each shot in a separate-level folder containing character animation data stored in subsequences, robust USD character material instances, instanced skeletal meshes with animation sequences and physics assets, downsampled environment and character textures, and the level instance of the shot. Apart from that, you will also get dynamic streaming levels for each shot and cameras, level visibility, and subsequences. Learn more here.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Source videos for processed projects can now be downloaded.
  • Improved the accuracy of estimating project processing duration.

January 22, 2024

New

  • In Live Action projects, you can automatically match the movement of a virtual camera in 3D space with that of a real camera used in live-action scenes, integrating character motion into the world space. In addition to scenes exported with an estimated camera, camera tracking will be included in the AI MoCap export element. Furthermore, a separate camera FBX file will be provided for versatility and easy integration into your existing workflow. Learn more here.

Fixes and Improvements

  • My Projects and My Assets now have a new list view.

December 18, 2023

New

  • Maya Scene export is live in Autodesk Flow Studio, providing extensive possibilities within Maya’s toolkit. Users can effortlessly modify Autodesk Flow Studio content using Maya’s tools, blend diverse assets, manage characters with preserved animations, and optimize characters for efficiency. The Maya Scene includes pre-arranged render layers and a pre-configured Camera Sequencer. The export process ensures a lighter scene with simplified character rigs and shaders. Learn more here.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Users now have a failed renewal payment notification and a manual retry payment option for non-3DS failed renewal payments.
  • Improved the loading performance when there are many projects in “My Projects”.
  • Fixed a bug where the clean plate export ignored the option for removing the letterbox.

December 4, 2023

New

  • Introducing USD, an open format for scene description endorsed by the Academy Software Foundation, in Live Action and AI MoCap projects, for consolidating VFX elements from Autodesk Flow Studio into a versatile 3D scene compatible with various DCC platforms. Users can effortlessly edit scene components, such as animation and lighting, through USD’s layered organization, adapt the data to their pipeline, use Hydra for cross-render-engine transitioning, and benefit from portability and easy sharing with relative references. Learn more here.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Minor changes and improvements on Autodesk Flow Studio characters.

November 20, 2023

New

  • Three new characters are joining the Autodesk Flow Studio character crew – Brain Bot, Meera, and Charlie.

Fixes and Improvements

  • The options in Live Action Advanced projects now have explanations in the gif form.
  • Fixed a bug causing the character validation modal to flash in specific cases.

November 8, 2023

New

  • Character validation has been substantially improved with the introduction of the validation add-ons for Maya and Blender. Add-ons offer a quick and easy way to check your character’s compatibility with Autodesk Flow Studio locally. At the same time, requirements have been reduced (especially naming requirements) while the functionality for characters developed in Maya has been greatly expanded. See documentation.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed a bug with specific characters causing corrupt character preview and failed project processing.
  • Minor changes and improvements on Autodesk Flow Studio characters.

September 14, 2023

New

  • You can now export markerless body and hand-tracking
    MoCapMotion Capture
     data from any video, using the standalone AI Motion Capture feature. Apply the 3D animation data back to your character or retarget it to any other character. See documentation.
  • With the launch of this new project type, users can now choose which project type they want to spend their render time on. As the render cost of different projects is not the same, credits are introduced and are transferrable to render seconds. See documentation.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Projects with processing errors now have a preview window displaying the project ID and error details.
  • New templates have been added.