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title: "How to Renew your V-Ray Personal Learning Edition (PLE) License"
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This page explains how to get again your V-Ray Personal Learning Edition (PLE) license for Maya. Overview The V-Ray Personal Learning Edition (PLE) license for Maya is free for three months. You can get it again after its expiration from  my.chaos.com . Note that you can extend the license as many times as you need. If you already have an active license, go to  my.chaos.com  >  Products  >  Active Products  to download the latest build. Steps To get your expired license again, sign in to  www.chaos.com , go to  Products , and choose  Integrations  from the  Explore Out Ecosystem  section. Then, choose  V-Ray for Maya  from the listed V-Ray integrations. In the V-Ray for Maya section, scroll down, or use the navigation buttons to get to the  PLE  section.  Once here, press  Learn more. A new window opens. Press  GET STARTED  to start the process. If you haven't logged into your Chaos account already, you are prompted to do so now.    A new window opens. Select how you plan to use the product.  Depending on the chosen role, you are asked to enter some additional information about yourself. Once done, click  Submit  to continue to the next step. Educator Customization Individual Customization Student Customization Once the site processes the request, you will see the message below and have a new license available for another 90 days. If your license has expired, you can download it again by following the steps from  How to Download and Install V-Ray Personal Learning Edition for Maya . Steps with Active License If you have an active PLE with seven days or less until the expiration date, follow the steps shown here. Navigate to  my.chaos.com  and find the  V-Ray Personal Learning Edition (PLE) for Maya  product. Click  Renew . Fill in and submit the survey that appears, and you will have another 90 days available for your license duration.