Maya 8.5 PLE?

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# 1 02-05-2009 , 02:42 PM

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Hi,

Recently, this computer had a whole bunch of blue screens due to some driver error that I couldn't fix, so I reformatted the hard drive (after backing up some data). However, I had assumed that it would be possible to re-download Maya 8.5 PLE, but I cannot find the download link from autodesk!

The only thing I can seem to find is the 30-day trial of 2009... Which I do not want. I want the version that I had before, which was an unlimited version (no time limits) but without some features like ncloth, fluids, etc.

Where can I find it?

-Bluethunder

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# 2 02-05-2009 , 03:38 PM

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https://forum.simplymaya.com/showthre...threadid=32366

https://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/as28g11/

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# 3 02-05-2009 , 03:38 PM

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I did a similar thing, and found to my frustration that the PLE is no longer offered. It may be coming back in the future, but right now it's not available.

(Thanks elephantinc)

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# 4 02-05-2009 , 05:51 PM

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Knowing autodesk they will eventually get rid of it but now i think there probably updating it (like instead oif having a 8.5 PLE they might have a 09 PLE)
whatever there doing there taking there time though

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# 5 03-05-2009 , 08:40 AM

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https://www.brothersoft.com/autodesk-maya-65951.html
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# 6 03-05-2009 , 01:47 PM

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Completely forgot to do a thread search, sorry lol.

I certainly hope they'll do an 09 PLE, but I wish they kept the 8.5 PLE cause now I can't do anything (I don't have 4,000 or 6,500 dollars to spend on it..)

The download link, thank you! However, I'm getting about 15 Kbps, so it's gonna take 5 hours... But whatever lol.. It's like dialup again, except I have fios! user added image

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# 7 03-05-2009 , 04:09 PM

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Don't you need a key from Autodesk to use the PLE? I can't remember exactly, but I think I downloaded that brothersoft link, but then I couldn't find a key for it. If you have your old key, that'll maybe work. Just speculating here.

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# 8 03-05-2009 , 04:11 PM

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sos :headbang: forgot about that!
Luckily i still have mine.
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# 9 04-05-2009 , 02:10 AM

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Lol thanks for that, although I did google it and found that key before I got back here lol. It's the exact same one, I think :p

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