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Alias|Wavefront Releases Free Version of Maya

Posted by pudge on from the free-as-in-you-can-afford-it dept.

Gribflex writes "There's good news today for those of us who are heavy into 3D modelling and animation. Alias|Wavefront has released a free version of their popular software Maya. That's right, free." Maya Personal Learning Edition, for Windows and Mac OS X, offers unrestricted access to the features of Maya, but displays a watermark on images, uses a special non-commercial file format, and plug-ins are not supported.

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  1. Free Version? by Satai · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    Leaves a watermark... doesn't use plugins... non-commercial format...

    Ok, so is this a demo? I'm confused as to what seperates this from, say, CoolEdit Pro Demo or Paint Shop Pro, or any of the other semi-crippled products available for test use.

    Anybody know?

  2. Crippled demo rather than free by codexus · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    There are so many limitations in this version. Like huge watermarking on the renders AND inside the program, total incompatibility with all other file formats... That it's just a demo not a free maya.

    If you want to get started on on 3D graphics you should rather use one of the really free (as in beer or as in speech) programs or a low-cost one. It will be much more better than this Maya demo.

    The only use I can see for this version is if you're already a competent 3D artist and you want to add some Maya experience to your resume.

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