

You can download OpenCOLLADA here, and install it following the instructions. There seem to be some progress for supporting Maya 20 as well. Maya 2011 has since been removed from Autodesk's websites (likely due to age), however OpenCOLLADA has also been updated to support Maya 2012 and Maya 2013. For a long time, the latest version was Maya 2011. To begin, make sure you have installed a version of Maya that is compatible with OpenCOLLADA.

They offer a free 3-year [ student trial for you to play around with. With the use of the OpenCOLLADA plugin, Maya can export a DAE file with the settings required to run in HPL2. Maya] is a professional and comprehensive 3D modeling and animation software.
