For many studios, this version became a stable baseline before transitioning to later versions. Key highlights of the era included:
: A new display mode for object sets helps handle scenes containing a large number of faces more efficiently.
: Addressed a major bug where +/- direction was not working correctly in the initial 2019 release. File Browser Previews
) praised this version because it allowed their artists to iterate more often, raising the quality of art rather than just pumping out more shots. A Bittersweet Sacrifice
in the Outliner. This mode is specifically optimized to handle sets containing a large number of faces, preventing the interface from hanging when selecting high-poly assets. System Requirements for Stability To make the most of these performance gains, recommends the following hardware for the 2019 series: Minimum Specification Recommended Specification 64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core SSE4.2 instruction set support 16 GB or more Disk Space 4 GB free space SSD for faster loading Maya Certified Hardware Updated drivers for Viewport 2.0 Summary of the 2019.1 Evolution