The topic says it all, i wan't to know if there is any way to convert the Maya PLE files so that i can use them with Maya. Because in school i've made some quite good stuff that i would like to be able to open at home in to :/
The Maya PLE file format can only be opened with Maya PLE. The idea behind this is that any work created in Maya PLE should be of non-commercial nature. If one could convert PLE files to Maya format, then a company could theoretically use PLE to develop models then simply transfer them to Maya.
The same goes for the Softimage XSI EXP .exp file format.
There is the remote possibility that Valve may choose to support PLE for game content creation (ala UT2k3) but it is pure speculation on my part (translation: probably not going to happen).
If you would like to read more about the limitations of Maya PLE refer to the readme listed below.
