LEGAL & INEXPENSIVE 3DS Max 3, 4 or 5 30-day Trial versions

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There is a series of books written by Kelly L Murdock entitled "3DS Max (relevent version number) Bible".  These book all include a bonus CD.  I have a copy of the 3DS Max 5 Bible and it includes a 30 day trial copy of 3DS Max 5 on the included CD so I would bet that the CD's for the other titles include trial copies of those versions as well.  They are available very inexpensively on Ebay or Amazon (got mine for $5.00 )  but you need to make sure that the copy you are buying has the CD.  These may help people decide if they want to spend the time and effort to get a full licensed copy, and give them something to work with while they try to find one.

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