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You can go to their site, aliaswavefront.com, and download a version of maya for free. It's called maya personal learning edition. I came across it last night in my 3d animation class (cause I forgot my zip disk and couldn't work on my project hehe), and downloaded it tonight. It's pretty much a full working copy of maya (I haven't tried it all out yet, so I don't know what, if anything, has been disabled). The only restriction that I can find is in the EULA and it states that it isn't for commercial use (you basically can't make money off of it).
I think this is the smartest move a company like this can make. First of all, it'll cut down on warezed versions of maya a lot. They'll still be available, sure, but I'm guessing that a lot less people will be using them (why risk a kazaa virus when you can get it straight from the manufacturer?).
Second, if I have my own graphics company, and there are a whole ton of maya artists with a lot of experience out there, what program do you think I'm going to use in my business?
Third, as a 3d animation student, I don't exactly have 2 or 3 grand to drop on each 3d program I want to try out. If maya is free to learn on, and no other programs are, I'm definitely going to learn maya. Once I'm ready to make a career out of 3d graphics, guess which program I'm going to buy?
If you've ever been interested in 3d animation, definitely check it out. They even have a user resource area where people can submit textures, shaders, models, and scenes for the enjoyment and education of others.
This rocks.
I think this is the smartest move a company like this can make. First of all, it'll cut down on warezed versions of maya a lot. They'll still be available, sure, but I'm guessing that a lot less people will be using them (why risk a kazaa virus when you can get it straight from the manufacturer?).
Second, if I have my own graphics company, and there are a whole ton of maya artists with a lot of experience out there, what program do you think I'm going to use in my business?
Third, as a 3d animation student, I don't exactly have 2 or 3 grand to drop on each 3d program I want to try out. If maya is free to learn on, and no other programs are, I'm definitely going to learn maya. Once I'm ready to make a career out of 3d graphics, guess which program I'm going to buy?
If you've ever been interested in 3d animation, definitely check it out. They even have a user resource area where people can submit textures, shaders, models, and scenes for the enjoyment and education of others.
This rocks.
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