hee hee... How many
years has the PLE been available

? from what i remember, import/export is also disabled. as Juan mentioned, it's a perfectly named piece of software. But that's about it. I find it is very frustrating to spend time learning something (and later modeling/texturing something you are proud of) which can not be used outside of the PLE. But if your ambition is to put Maya skills on your resume, then it's perfect...
shorty