Digit magazine free 3D software 2003-12-04 - By John Hattan
Back > From: darylcrandall2002 [mailto:Daryl@(protected)] > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 9:12 AM > To: Carrara@(protected) > Subject: [Carrara] Digit magazine free 3D software > > Just a side note. After seeing that Digit magazine has lots > of free software included with CD's I've gotten the Carrara > 1.1 as well as many other things that are either "lite" > versions of major software, or older versions, or demo versions. > > This month in issue 067 (November)of DIGIT they have a copy of Maya > 5 PLE (Personal Learning Edition). I got it and the first > thing I noticed is that is seems to have a big learning curve > (expected) the second thing I noticed is that it requires a > 3-button mouse (not a problem), the third thing I noticed is > that it is SO much more intuitive. > > I can't say much yet about it's reliability and advanced > features but just working with it for a few minutes has > firmly convinced me that this is a professional tool. Of > course it has a professional price too. $2000 US for the > complete version and $7000 US for the everything version. > > OK, so I'll continue to use Carrara 2.0 for now. But if you > want to see for yourself what Maya has to offer, find a copy > of November's Digit 067
You can also download Maya PLE at:
http://www.alias.com/eng/products-services/maya/maya_ple/index.shtml
Be aware, though, that the software's crippled and it puts a watermark across anything you render, and the full Maya doesn't read PLE files, so don't plan to use it for anything but learning.
Here's the FAQ about it.
http://www.alias.com/eng/products-services/maya/maya_ple/faq.shtml
--- John Hattan The Code Zone - Sweet Software for a Saturnine World john@(protected) http://www.thecodezone.com
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