Editing Autodesk Maya (section)

==Awards==
On March 1, 2003, Alias was given an [[Academy Award for Technical Achievement]] by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for scientific and technical achievement for their development of Maya software.<ref name="Macworld"/>

In 2005, while working for Alias|Wavefront, Jos Stam shared an Academy Award for Technical Achievement with [[Edwin Catmull]] and Tony DeRose for their invention and application of subdivision surfaces.<ref>{{cite web|title=PIXAR Awards|url=http://www.pixar.com/companyinfo/press_box/awards.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927043045/http://www.pixar.com/companyinfo/press_box/awards.htm|archive-date=September 27, 2011|access-date=November 15, 2011}}</ref>

On February 8, 2008, [[Duncan Brinsmead]], [[Jos Stam]], Julia Pakalns and Martin Werner received an Academy Award for Technical Achievement for the design and implementation of the Maya Fluid Effects system.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 6, 2003|title=Scientific & Technical Awards Winners|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/scitech/winners/2007.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216053528/http://www.oscars.org/awards/scitech/winners/2007.html|archive-date=February 16, 2009|access-date=December 10, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=January 6, 2003|title=Technical Achievement Award|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/about/awards/technical.html|access-date=December 10, 2010}}</ref>