Textures for Maya

Frequently Asked Questions

• What are Maya Textures?

  Maya textures are PBR image maps — color, roughness, metalness, normal and displacement — applied to 3D geometry in Maya to simulate realistic surface materials at render time.

• How do I use textures in Maya?

  Download a Poliigon texture set and use the Maya Material Converter to automatically build the shader network for your render engine. You can also import texture maps manually via Maya's Hypershade.

• Which Maya render engines are supported?

  Poliigon textures work with Arnold, V-Ray, Redshift, OctaneRender, KeyShot and RenderMan for Maya.

• Are Poliigon textures licensed for commercial use in Maya?

  Yes. All assets include a commercial license covering client renders, architectural and product visualisation, film and TV production, and game asset creation.

• Are there free textures for Maya?

  Yes. Poliigon offers free textures accessible with a free account. Sign up to download them and browse the full library of 7,000+ assets.