i have maya 4.5!

[mrdesignerperson]

i have maya!

it's the personal learning edition LINK (http://www.aliaswavefront.com/en/products/maya/ple/index.shtml) but it's the full thing!

i have had it for a while, and couldn't successfully get it to install on my computer, as it doesn't have enough physical ram. but i tried again last night, and it worked! it just kinda chugs a bit (requires 512, i have 128 :o)

[milagroman]

are you going to show us some screen shots?

of YOUR work lol not lord of the rings or anything like that.

[mrdesignerperson]

sure, when i've done some.

hopefully within the week, but i'm a bit busy, so it might not be til the weekend.

the main problem is that it's on a computer which gets used a lot for work stuff, so other family members have precedence if they are doing work and i want to use it for 3d stuff.
which has happened already, and will happen a lot more :(

[Slater]

I had it, but I decidied to take it off because I don't have the time to learn it right now. Glad you got it to work.

[milagroman]

anything to show yet?

[mrdesignerperson]

no :(
just getting sorted to go back to university (starts again next week.)
gonna be very busy from next week, so it kinda throws a spanner in the works.
expect very little.
that way you won't be disappointed.
unfortunately.
that's not the way, aha aha, i like it, aha aha.

[loiosh]

Lookin' foreward to seeing somethin', but I understand that Maya has a pretty steep learning curve, so take your time. Big thumbs up when you get something tho.:D No preasure you understand.:lol

[Edited on 4-3-2003 by loiosh]

[mrdesignerperson]

i've now got it onto a computer which i can use a lot more. yay! been getting stuck right into it, but i have a long way to go yet.

screenshots coming soon.

[loiosh]

How's the learning curve? Is it pretty easy to get a handle on? I've considered getting the PLE.

[Denny]

Can you render anything? The PLE version I downloaded doeesnt let me render.

[mrdesignerperson]

mine renders fine.
provided that you include a horrendous watermark and a very slow computer in the definition of 'fine'

but yes, it lets me render without any major hassles.
i've forgotten how to do it, but i'm sure it will tell you in the help files.

[Elgreco]

MrD, if you have Maya you have to go to this site, it's the balls!

digital-tutors (http://www.digital-tutors.com/digital_tutors/maya/index.htm)

[mrdesignerperson]

thanx, elgreco!
fantastic site, just had a superficial look, don't really have time for more than that right now for reasons which i'll go into in about a week.
can't say more than that right now.
well, i dont want to.
don't worry, it's nothing bad, in fact it's quite good.
can't wait to spill the beans.

[fr3ndz0]

maya comes free with unreal tournament 2003, the personal learning edition, but when i installed it i didnt get a thing and i think something was wrong cause the text was kinda scrambled.

[Durhoward]

Maya is pretty hard to learn. I have the learning version, and its really hard to start if no one is there to help you.

[Elgreco]

Durhoward, go to the link I posted above, it's really good and they have a great forum where you can ask all the questions you might have and most of the tuts are videos which make them easier to follow because someone is taking you through it.
Good luck!

Pete