Is Maya LT similar enough to Maya to follow Maya tutorials on?

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Hi guys

I just subscribed to Maya LT as the price has dropped down low enough now that I can justify having it even if I don’t plan to use it all the time.

The other reason I got it was that the breadth of content and tutorial for Maya as far as I can see is by far the best for Maya than for any other 3D packages. Having said that those content are for Maya, and not Maya LT.

tl;dr: So is Maya LT similar enough to Maya that I should be able to follow along at least 80-90% of Maya tutorials comfortably?

I understand some features are not available on LT - and that it can vary from tutorial to tutorial, but in terms of where everything is menu wise, keyboard shortcuts wise, etc, am I going to have a hard time? I have most of the basics nailed down already so I am not a complete newbie at least

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Nah, not really I managed to muddle through fine (Never used Maya before). You can import full Maya files as well if they require you to do so…

All the tools you’ll need for game assets are in there, I think there was one case where I used “detach” instead of separate… Apart from that it’s business as usual :)…

I have to admit though, Maya is a little odd to get used to… But once you do it’s pretty nifty.

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I used Maya videos and for the most part, they are not that different. Go ahead and use them.

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Cool, that’s what I was hoping. Thanks guys

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Yes, most of the basics are the same (just certain features are missing).