Maya Demo to Download?

[AFK_Matrix]

Hi,

 

Just started work for a new company (wooohooo,finally lol) and they use Maya and I am used to 3DS max DOH lol. Its not much of a problem as they will send me on a training course for maya etc so will be up to scratch soon.

 

What i am wondering though is there a demo of the Maya Software I can download so that I can have a play with it at home? As I am not sure when I will be going on the Maya course so I maybe able to get at least the basics learnt before the course if I have the software at home.

 

Also is Maya radically different from 3DS Max? Do you think its going to be hard to convert?

[Dave Buckley]

personally after learning 3ds max for 3 years and then being introduced to maya, i hated it. i still do hate it. but . . . don't let that put you off . . . because people i know, that also learnt max for 3 years and also got introduced to maya when i did, well they now love it and swear by it.

 

essentially they both do the same thing i just couldn't adapt to the interface an the navigation around the menu's in maya. oh and good luck with maya's material editor (the dreaded "hypershade")

 

but i think you should be your own judge as this is just my personal opinion

 

i just think that max is a lot more intuative and new-user friendly

 

you can download the personal learning edition here, its the same as the full but watermarked http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=7663079

[shaneis]

Well I might just have to re-word this in a pro-Maya fashion as opposed to anti-Maya...

 

essentially they both do the same thing i just couldn't adapt to the interface an the navigation around the menu's in maya.

 

Maya's "hotbox" and "marking menus" provide you with very fast access to menu items and you will soon find that all menu functions are merely a subtle mouse gesture away. However, some people prefer to move their mouse pointer to all extremities of the screen to access menus and buttons...go figure.

 

...oh and good luck with maya's material editor (the dreaded "hypershade")

 

The much-loved Hypershade is one of the most powerful and intuitive features of Maya. It is a very powerful node-based editor that allows you to create complex shading networks, expressions, lighting and camera outputs and assign/select materials, geometry, lights, cameras...well, almost everything and create relationships between those nodes all by using simple drag-drop mouse gestures and very little time.

 

...but i think you should be your own judge as this is just my personal opinion...i just think that max is a lot more intuative and new-user friendly

 

Maya's UI is considered one of, if not, the most intuitive and efficient of all the high-end apps. An intermediate or advanced user can work at high volume with little effort and by including MEL scripts and Python into the workflow, you can further customise the UI and add or create custom tools to automate many tasks you regularly perform.

 

Some time soon Kelly, you will be looking back at your Max days and thinking of it as the masochistic period of your life.

 

I suppose I'll upset a few "Maxochists" here...oh well...FLAME-ON!

[Dave Buckley]

hahaha good response i like it:D