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Editing a rigged mesh - Help pls!

I have been wondering about this for a while - If you have a standard mesh of a human and it is rigged; how do you then edit that mesh whilst it is...

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by Snatch22

03-02-2010|12:17 PM

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smooth rendering

hi! i´m a total maya noob (i´m changed from c4d to maya) and i got a question: when i model a lowpoly face, i can smooth it in the object...

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by loopon

03-02-2010|10:18 AM

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quadro FX 3450 card issues? | Page: 1 2

Does anyone else on these forums have this graphics card? If so I was wondering if you are also having issues watching 1080p hd videos on youtube? I...

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by NextDesign

03-02-2010|05:38 AM

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Poll: What's your backup

I've just started backing up my stuff with a method I think is pretty decent. I'll share it, since I'm kinda proud of it, haha. I have two hard...

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by NextDesign

03-02-2010|05:19 AM

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mousing options

hey all...very new here...coming to maya from a old version of viz..loving it so far but am not 100% comfortable with the 3 button mouse (for some...

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by G-Man

03-02-2010|02:37 AM

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How to lock this thing

Hi, when ever I work on nurbs and wanted to zoom in closer, all suddenly the curves line began to move apart from the image plane. How do you lock...

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by lesang23

02-02-2010|08:05 AM

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IK handle moves when parenting to a reverse foot joint

hello funny thing is I recently faced this problem which is new to me and never seen it before. I have created a joint set for a leg from hip to...

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by stwert

01-02-2010|05:33 PM

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Maya 2010 scripts on Mac OSX

Hello everybody, I'm trying out Maya 2010 on my company's computer but I can't get old scripts I use in Maya 2008 to work. I use a lot...

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by mmarinheiro

01-02-2010|12:47 PM

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Selection and move tools acting differently than before

I am very new to Maya, so I would like to know about the settings which are causing some basic tools to act differently. These tools were acting fine...

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by schiiism

01-02-2010|03:28 AM

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Dishaping a polygon advice.

Hello, Fairly new Maya-ist here. I'm trying to create a 3D "palisade" for a 3D isometric medieval game. Medieval thusly means the poles should...

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by jsprogg

31-01-2010|07:39 PM

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design interface to manipulate maya object

hello everyone. i'm new here and i'm somewhat of an amateur in using maya. i haven't worked on maya that much but i do enjoy it a lot. the reason i'm...

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by NextDesign

31-01-2010|06:14 PM

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Reflections

playing around with some old model and i came across a problem.The reflections on this car look terrible anyone know of a how to fix this

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by Gen

31-01-2010|08:56 AM

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Changing camera behavior in a large set

Hi, I have a scene where it's a large area set in a school play yard, and then off to the side I have an actual classroom. The yard is obviously a...

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by Ozgalis

31-01-2010|07:26 AM

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3d character with live footage

Hi, I am kind of new to using Maya. I have a 3d character I made in Maya and want to incorporate him with some live footage. I can have the...

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by NextDesign

30-01-2010|06:56 PM

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Conveyor Belt for a treadmill

hi and hello! i try to modell a treadmill, but i don't know how to animate it? i wanted to take a plane, but how is it possible that it moves...

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by bumusu

29-01-2010|11:05 AM

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The Third and The Seventh - Genius work

I don't know if this has been posted before, but it's worth posting again. I was led onto this short film via an obscure link from the Blender...

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by iamcreasy

29-01-2010|06:17 AM

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Rotate Manipulators

hey all! I've come over from xsi and despite the steeper than expected learning curve for maya I'm really enjoying it! The only limiting issue...

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by pineapple_pirate

28-01-2010|09:59 PM

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Animation Curves in the Graph Editor

I have some curves in the graph editor and the curve had some major peaks and pits in the curves. now the "wavelength" is flatten? why? how? Can...

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by stwert

28-01-2010|07:28 PM

Replies: 2

nedd Help

Hey, when I try to pan my object with the middle mouse button it is not responding, the mouse works fine on all my other applications. Justr...

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by silverspawn

28-01-2010|05:50 PM

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rigging problem!

hi everybody! i modelled two legs, rigged and combined them with the command "animation -> skin -> bind skin -> smooth skin" everything works...

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by bumusu

28-01-2010|08:44 AM

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Fence texture

Can anyone recommend a simply maya tutorial that specifically goes over setting up transparencies in maya? What I'm looking to do is create the...

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by Gen

27-01-2010|08:54 PM

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3D graphics requirement

Hello, I've been using maya 8 for over a year now and i truly love it. Hope to upgrade to newest version in the near future. I've been...

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by Gen

27-01-2010|07:59 PM

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How to Texture a Large Area?

I have a plane which I tweaked to look like terrain and I want to texture it, but it is large, like about 500 maya units square. The biggest texture...

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