With anima, it is possible to preview your crowd simulations and character placement by using any of the cameras created from the supported DCC applications (3ds Max®, Cinema 4D® and Maya®). The synchronization is made automatically by the anima plugins through the alive™ connection, which continuously updates any modification made to the cameras in your host app and sends them to the anima Designer application.
To learn more details about the process, please take a look at the following documentation: