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    Getting Started

    Welcome to Maya!

    The topics in this section will help you get acquainted with Maya functionality and the user interface.

    See Interface overview for information about the basic Maya interface.

    When you're ready to learn more, see Learning Resources and the topics in the Basics section.

    Topics in this Section

    • Learning Resources
    • Start Maya from the command line
    • Japanese/Simplified Chinese Maya
    • Running Maya on Mac OS X or Linux

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