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Animating a Glow Effect

This should be simple, but I am stumped. How do I animate the glow attribute of a material? Thanks

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by Dr.Polygon

23-06-2010|03:55 PM

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Need help making a Doctor Who title sequence

Hello all :) I've been using Maya for nearly two years, I know how to model, texture animate fairly well but would like to know more about using...

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by gster123

22-06-2010|08:32 PM

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Time for a update | Page: 1 2 3 4

Hi All Is it just me or is it time for this site to get a gereral update, the board is getting slower as far as I can see. dont get me wrong I realy...

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by G-Man

21-06-2010|01:25 AM

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Knife laws in the Dominican Republic

Hey everyone! I am visiting the Dominican Republic next week, and I am wondering if anyone knows the laws regarding carrying a pocket-knife or...

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by Joopson

20-06-2010|07:22 PM

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Nurbs display in the viewport

Hey, I know I've seen how to fix this before, but can't remember. In the viewport a planar NURBS piece of geometry doesn't display right to the...

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by stwert

20-06-2010|04:56 PM

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Plugins for older versions of Maya

There is a plug-in for Maya 3 and 4 that allows you to create models for an old video game. Is there a way to get older plugins to work with newer...

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by Perfecto

20-06-2010|04:56 PM

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Maya and ZBrush

Hi, When i look in the WIP and Finished works thread I see a lot of good work. The most of it is done with maya in combination with ZBrush. I am...

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by Johndoe050

18-06-2010|07:38 PM

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Landed first freelance gig

Hi Everyone, This is a great day for me, I landed my first freelance gig today. Its not a big project but hey its exposure. I can thank...

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by bullet1968

17-06-2010|01:32 PM

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Autocad DXF import troubles

I have asked this before I think. I cant or Maya wont import Autocad DXF's??? I thought this would do it and yes the plug in is turned on. Will...

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by bullet1968

15-06-2010|01:13 PM

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6000 word essay. Need topic suggestions. | Page: 1 2

I have to write a 6000 word essay for something called 'The extended project', which is equivalent to an AS but I'm struggling for topic ideas. ...

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by elephantinc

13-06-2010|09:35 PM

Replies: 15

Mental Ray Blurry texture

Hey Guys, My turn for a question! Ran into a strange problem that I've never had before, I fixed it but wondered if anyone knows why it might...

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by Jay

12-06-2010|10:43 PM

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Driving animation by way of audio

I'm sure this has been answered in some capacity somewhere but maybe someone can get me on the right path. What I'm looking to do is drive some...

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by NextDesign

12-06-2010|09:22 PM

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Particle collision question

I'm trying to figure out how to make the particles from two different emitters collide or react to each other. Does anyone know what kind of...

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by kittykate

12-06-2010|06:53 PM

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building car with only polygons

Hey Guys! I am doing my 4th car & as i 'm getting better i face new problems. The first cars was build like the simplymaya ferrari. polygon base...

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by Joey81

11-06-2010|01:36 PM

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use background shader issue.

Hi Everyone, Been a while since I posted, I am having a problem with the use background shader. I am using it to get shadows under my robot but...

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by Perfecto

11-06-2010|01:11 AM

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Time sheets

Hi folks. Can you help me in my research in finding an adequate system for monitoring jobs and time spent on certain scenes? What do studios use to...

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by NextDesign

11-06-2010|12:38 AM

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randomly select verts through MEL?

anyone have any idea how to randomly select verts on any object through Mel scripting? I want to make a script where when a button is pressed, there...

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by NextDesign

11-06-2010|12:35 AM

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Animation work flow

I guess this might be a highly subjective, but I'm wondering what is the most common work flow with dealing with character animation with Maya. ...

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by jjmacky88

10-06-2010|04:29 AM

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Anyone that went to university, is a desktop practical? | Page: 1 2

I'm looking for a new computer and as I'll be going to university in little over a year I was wondering, is a desktop practical at university? I'd...

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by bullet1968

09-06-2010|09:44 AM

Replies: 19

Shortened Maya FAQ :P | Page: 1 2

Q: WTF just happened? A: Huh? :P

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by bullet1968

09-06-2010|12:37 AM

Replies: 21

Blend shapes

hey all again! I've been trying to make a spring work using blend shapes for quite some time now. my theory is that if i use blend shapes instead...

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by pineapple_pirate

08-06-2010|10:13 PM

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Maya to Maya, PC to Mac

Hi Guys I'm currently working on a large project that my PC can't seem to render, So I've been transferring the models I've made on the PC to my...

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by should_be_shot

08-06-2010|09:14 AM

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Returning newby

Started maya last year... managed 3 months solid, then got caught up in my uni course. The problem I have is that I have returned to a model that...

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by bullet1968

08-06-2010|07:53 AM

Replies: 4

model kit instructions

While looking for replacement instructions for one of my REAL models I found this site, not too flash, too many cars. Might be good for refs??? dont...

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by bullet1968

06-06-2010|04:11 PM

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Move Tool Setings - Normals?

Here's another dumb question from your resident newb maya user. I may be completely misjudging this tool but I thought if I selected "Normals" in...

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by NextDesign

06-06-2010|03:25 PM