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# 2 05-07-2007 , 02:14 PM
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Glad you joined SM sirchipmunk! Welcome to the world of Maya. I've been learning Maya for 4 months and it's been lot's of fun. It's a really great piece of software.

The free version "Maya PLE" is an unlimited free trial. Meaning you can use it forever, not just 30 days like most programs. There are a few limitations such as it doesn't have ncloth or fur. Also if you model something in Maya PLE you can't open it on your friends version. However you can open your friends Maya files with the PLE (minus the ncloth, fur and fluids). If your okay with a watermark being on your renders, PLE is very useful for learning the software.

The software, including the PLE version, has some built in tutorials and help files (F1). I recommend starting out going through the basics. Then once you get familiar with basic things, download some of the free tuts here such as the Cartoon Dog and the basic Human modeling tutorial. You can also buy books on learning Maya too.

Do a google search on "Maya PLE" and then look for a listing with an Autodesk web address.

Good luck! Oh yeah, there's alot of people at SM to help you through your journey. Looking forward to seeing you grow as a 3d artist.


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