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Autodesk has announced the release of a new version of Maya Personal Learning Edition (PLE), the free version of its 3D modeling and rendering software. The new release is based on Maya Complete 8.5, and provides free access to many of the major features of Maya for students and others who want to learn how the software works. It’s available for Mac OS X and Windows XP.

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