Autodesk acquires Skymatter

Autodesk has signed an agreement to buy Skymatter for an undisclosed figure, with the deal being finalised in the next couple of months.

Skymatter Limited is the company behind 3D modelling software package Mudbox, which has been used on a number of feature films, including King Kong and the Golden Compass, and by developers such as Epic Games.

Skymatter co-founder Tibor Madjar commented, "We look forward to working with Autodesk's product team to evolve the Mudbox capabilities to meet the expanding needs of a wide variety of digital artists and designers."

Mudbox will add to Autodesk's existing software line-up, which includes 3ds Max and Maya.