Maya
n. Hinduism

1. The power of a god or demon to transform a concept into an element of the sensible world.
2. The transitory, manifold appearance of the sensible world, which obscures the undifferentiated spiritual reality from which it originates; the illusory appearance of the sensible world.

Here you will find utilities and resources related to Alias Software's Maya, a comprehensive 3D rendering, modeling, and animation tool.

MEL Tools
MEL tools are programs written in the MEL (Maya Embedded Language) language.
These tools can be installed by placing the .mel file in your maya installation's 'scripts' directory.
    In Windows: c:\documents and settings\your_user\my documents\maya\scripts\
    In UNIX / Linux: ~/maya/scripts/

Shaders
Shaders are scenes containing one shader network for use in your own scenes.
You should merge the scene by importing it via your Hypershade, Multilister, or reference the scene with the Reference Editor (recommended).