Community

Join the AREA
The AREA (www.the-area.com) is a community portal focused on artists and developers using Autodesk® 3D animation products. The site focuses on content created using Autodesk® Maya®, Autodesk® 3ds Max®, Autodesk® Motion Builder™ or Autodesk® VIZ used in games, film, post production or design visualization. Membership is free.

The site creates a central repository of 3D content created by the Autodesk 3D community for the community – fostering collaboration and networking.

The site includes:   

• Tips & Tutorials for beginner, intermediate and advanced users 
• Downloads for product trials, textures and shaders, plug-ins and scripts
• Showcase that will include image and movie galleries, member portfolios and “Behind the Screenz”, a section containing stories focused on artists and developers
• Blogs – from Autodesk product development as well as community members
• Discussion Groups

• Subscribe to the Autodesk® Animation Newsletter
  Subscribe to the newsletter for 3D artists and animators using Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk MotionBuilder, Autodesk VIZ and subscribers to the AREA community web site.

Student Engineering & Design Community
Access to free* software, learning resources and global networking from Autodesk prepares students for visionary careers 

* FREE products subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user license agreement that accompanies download of the software. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear herein.