Alias|Wavefront's "Maya Personal Learning Edition" Now Available

The much-anticipated new offering provides free, non-commercial access to the award-winning "Maya Complete" 3D software, the Maya Personal Learning Edition, which provides users of Mac OS X with free access to a personal-use, non-commercial version of Maya. The software can be downloaded effective immediately from the Maya Personal Learning Edition web site. In the six weeks since the product was announced, over 67,000 pre-registrations for the software have been received.

Maya Personal Learning Edition gives 3D graphics and animation students, current industry professionals, and those interested in breaking into the world of computer graphics an opportunity to explore the award-winning Maya Complete software, in a non-commercial capacity. Current support for those using Maya Personal Learning Edition takes the form of a web-based resource center that provides access to learning materials, discussion forums, content exchanges where users can share work and download free sample files, and galleries in which Maya Personal Learning Edition users may exhibit their projects. The resource center also becomes available effective immediately.

The servers are severely congested as one might expect. By the end of March, CD copies will be available from the Alias|Wavefront online store at a cost of USD $5 plus shipping and handling.