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Max to Maya

Is there anyway to save a max file with all the textures applied so it will open in Maya. I know I can export it as an obj but all the texture info...

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by Gen

09-03-2009|09:17 PM

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Game longetivity | Page: 1 2

Is it me or games keep getting shorter and shorter(story mode) been idle this past week feeling abit lazy with maya i think i have cleared three...

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by Chirone

09-03-2009|08:13 PM

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Adding Audio

Hi all, I'm trying to add audio to an animation, it is the right format and it seems to import fine, and even works in the playblast, but when I...

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by djb123

09-03-2009|12:27 PM

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editting set driven keys after they've been made

how do i edit set driven keys after they have been made?

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by Chirone

08-03-2009|07:50 PM

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mental ray area light, please help

Here a test of area lights and just wondering about it! Please help and I don't know why? 1pic. just area light and shadow limit with...

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by Gen

07-03-2009|07:48 PM

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Help! character animation/motion capture problems

Hi, Im using library of motion capture sequences. I would like to be able to take a couple of clips, eg. a walk cycle and a clip of someone...

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by anasasis

07-03-2009|12:39 PM

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character animation

when modelling characters for animation what are some of the biggest mistakes made by noobs(me being one of them) and how can they be avoided...im...

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by gster123

07-03-2009|09:26 AM

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Rotate screwing up

Hey guys, Got a quick problem… I'm trying to rotate an object, and instead of regularly rotating it, it's rotating it and skewing it at the same...

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by Jr.Who

07-03-2009|01:16 AM

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serious games: new in computing now??

i got an email with the subject "Serious Games: New in Computer Now" and my first reaction was 'new?? WTF are they on about??'...

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by Chirone

06-03-2009|09:35 PM

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interior lighting

hi having a problem im getting weird light spots on my renders anyone knows how tto prevent this(bright spot at the corner of the bathtab) its really...

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by Gen

05-03-2009|06:00 PM

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add groups in layers

Hello everybody, I am very new to maya and trying to learn from the book'Mastering maya 8.5' Problem: I create two polygon primitives for...

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by maheshsubbiah

04-03-2009|11:55 AM

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ViewCube screwing up

Hey guys, I got a really weird problem. My ViewCube is like inverting the colors on it, but it's just in this one scene. Anyone seen this before?...

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by Jr.Who

04-03-2009|03:12 AM

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Strange Normal/bump map problem

Hello, Wondering if anyone can help me with this. Basically, I've cut my model in half and only uv mapped that half to save texture space, with...

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by jammer_unknown

03-03-2009|09:06 PM

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Quick Extrude question

Hey everyone! Just a quick question about extrude tool. Is there anyway you can extrude and not have the faces inbetween show up. It just very...

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by sunnee

03-03-2009|08:37 PM

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Re-orient a joint...

I did by mistake a freeze transformation on a hand joint, so now when i try to close it's fingers it gets all messed, the rotation axis no longer...

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by arran

02-03-2009|11:19 PM

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Black Hole Texture Problem

I’m using Maya Software to render out layers in a scene which includes intersecting objects. (The layers need some work in a compositor.) I’ve set up...

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by GDMaster

02-03-2009|08:38 PM

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Melting Man in Maya | Page: 1 2

Hi Guys, I have a character (Poly) in Maya whom I want to melt down in the last scene of my demo reel. (Something like Terminator movie - really...

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by gster123

02-03-2009|04:53 PM

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some custom art on my guitars

i've been bored out of my mind for the past few days so i spent about 6 hours (3 yesterday 3 today) doing some custom art on my guitars, and since i...

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by Acid44

02-03-2009|03:54 AM

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making objects transparent.. for referencing.

How do i make geometry transparent so i can see through it on to my reference plane??

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by NNY Design

02-03-2009|02:47 AM

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perforated tube

Hi all, I'm trying to model a cylinder with rectangle openings in it. I'd like the openings to have rounded corners and have some depth... I...

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by bluemana

02-03-2009|12:29 AM

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Video Card recommendations

Okay, I've googled this to death and thought it's time to ask on here: I work for a multi-media company that does primarily Flash stuff. I've...

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by bluemana

02-03-2009|12:21 AM

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Glow Problems

K well i was playing around with some glow and i thought it would be on the object i was putting in on but for some reason it just put a glow right...

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by bluemana

02-03-2009|12:11 AM

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Backfaces not behaving

Hi all. I am having a bit of trouble with the Backfaces setting in Maya 7.0. I switched backfaces off about a week ago when i was modelling a...

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by bluemana

02-03-2009|12:09 AM