Maya Personal Learning Eddition available!
- Thread starter dlookus
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kilowatt
mach-o mach-o man
Thats pretty sweet! The link didn't work for me though.
I think Autodesk makes Autocad for learning, and it costs $300 and works for only 2 years
thats pretty cool that Alias Wavefrount made a free demo/learning edition.
For those of you looking for a completely free cross platform 3d development suit that runs on:
x86: linux, Be, Winblows, Solaris, FreeBSD
ppc: linux, Be, MacOS X
sparc: linux, Solaris
Try Blender http://www.blender.nl
the macosx version is VERY beta, but it runs SO much faster on my mac than on my pc.
Its a full featured 3d development platform. It has python integrated right into it. As well as a 3d gaming engine. Even web browser plugins exist to view/play blender models within the browser.
btw, I am firmly against software and music piracy of any kind.
I think Autodesk makes Autocad for learning, and it costs $300 and works for only 2 years
thats pretty cool that Alias Wavefrount made a free demo/learning edition.For those of you looking for a completely free cross platform 3d development suit that runs on:
x86: linux, Be, Winblows, Solaris, FreeBSD
ppc: linux, Be, MacOS X
sparc: linux, Solaris
Try Blender http://www.blender.nl
the macosx version is VERY beta, but it runs SO much faster on my mac than on my pc.
Its a full featured 3d development platform. It has python integrated right into it. As well as a 3d gaming engine. Even web browser plugins exist to view/play blender models within the browser.
btw, I am firmly against software and music piracy of any kind.
dlookus
Disgruntled user
Well I downloaded it. Iwas prepared for a watermark on rendered images, but what I wasn't prepared for was a watermarked modeling environment. Horrible. Why don't they just flash a strobe in my eyes while I try to model something.
This is not going to make be drop $7500 on Maya.
Kilowatt that sounds pretty cool I'll have to check it out.
This is not going to make be drop $7500 on Maya.
Kilowatt that sounds pretty cool I'll have to check it out.
Well is free.. but think about people that are going to order the cd...lol....very very unhappy with that "demo".. lightwave demo is waaaaay better.... i mean the way it works not the program itself...Those watermarks make it impossible even to try to design something.. i mean .. it gets annoying to work with those thing definetly .. NOT worthed the dload.
That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard! I have been waiting two months for this educational version, and this is the crap they give us. I'm totally for them protecting their software, that is fine, but all they need to do is the watermarking on the rendered images and the proprietary file format on saves and they're safe. How on earth can they expect to convert new customers with such a stupid presentation? If I'm gonna drop $7500, I damn well better be able to test it to its fullest to make sure it's the right move. Now there's no chance I'm going through all that hassle. Granted, it was probably unlikely that I would/could drop that kind of money, but I'm sure there are other people closer to that decision that might not make it because of this. How can you be brilliant enough to program multi-light raytracing and so dumb as to destroy the modeling environment, forever ensuring that no customer will dig deeper into your product? Anyone?
On the other hand, the other idiots over at Lightwave don't even have a demo of their product (correct me if I'm wrong, but I've tried to find one). Hello, yoohoo, geniuses, anyone home? I ain't dropping $2500 for your program just cuz somebody gave it a good review. Get with the freaking program you morons (marketing/programmers at said companies).
Even Quark is smart enough to dropship demos all over the place.
On the other hand, the other idiots over at Lightwave don't even have a demo of their product (correct me if I'm wrong, but I've tried to find one). Hello, yoohoo, geniuses, anyone home? I ain't dropping $2500 for your program just cuz somebody gave it a good review. Get with the freaking program you morons (marketing/programmers at said companies).
Even Quark is smart enough to dropship demos all over the place.
DL'd PLE last night, couldn't get it to run on the iMac (only tried once, it crashed, even in X, reboot). Runs great on DP G4 though.
The model environment does have the annoying watermark, but I think it's still workable for learning the program. Overall, it seems pretty solid, runs well and looks great.
It's clearly a stellar program, well organized and al the rest, but man does it require some dedication. Like all these higher end 3D apps, you can't simply dabble around, you've gotta dedicate some serious time.
The model environment does have the annoying watermark, but I think it's still workable for learning the program. Overall, it seems pretty solid, runs well and looks great.
It's clearly a stellar program, well organized and al the rest, but man does it require some dedication. Like all these higher end 3D apps, you can't simply dabble around, you've gotta dedicate some serious time.