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Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1

This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.

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you have to see this

check out this guys website you will love his vfx shots http://www.lysator.liu.se/~zap/main.html

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by Chirone

04-12-2008|11:55 AM

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inspiration | Page: 1 2

Hi all what do guys usually do for inspiration as of now im feeling abit un-inspired

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by marlonjohn

04-12-2008|09:02 AM

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Two graphics cards?

Alright I have the ability to hook up two graphics cards to my computer, they are two completely different graphics cards, one is a Radeon x300 (I...

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by marlonjohn

04-12-2008|08:53 AM

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ReFaMo Software - Renderfarm Control & Monitor

Hello guys, I would like to introduce a software called "Refamo" that many 3D artists especially those involved with renderings will find it...

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by andronikos916

04-12-2008|07:37 AM

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rendering with BlackHole question

Hi, This bothers me so much. I rendered everything in layers. But when I composited the house using Shake, the house look like it just cut into...

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by NeoStrider

04-12-2008|01:41 AM

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Exporting as w3d problem

Hey all, So im trying to export my 3d enviorment in MAYA 8.5 as a w3d file using Shockwave Exporter, its the one that college has gave us so i...

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by GamesDevelopmentSEDC

04-12-2008|01:10 AM

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rendering a video

I batch rendered a 3d sword... its not moving just the camera is moving (im bsing something for a quick project) and i have 2 questions.... 1 does...

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by honestdom

03-12-2008|10:51 PM

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Julian Beever's pavement drawings 3d

anyone ever seen this before? It's pretty cool, this guy does a good job figured I'd share this with you http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/pave.htm

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by Rhetoric Camel

03-12-2008|06:11 PM

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camera parented to head proxy

Whenever I parent my camera to my ragdoll head it distorts my camera perspective. I dont know why this is happening. I dont want it to be changed....

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by budgent

03-12-2008|04:51 PM

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yet another eps import question

Hi, I read the previous posts on EPS import, and actually managed to import some files in a previous project, but for some reason, today, it won't...

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by garch

03-12-2008|10:29 AM

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Render Network ideas to help set up

Im wondering if I can render with my laptop and desktop. I have a few questions to anyone that might have tried this. First do i need both versions...

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by ColdWave

03-12-2008|04:50 AM

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How do i conncect planes / vertex to each other?

Hey guys, maybe this sounds stupid but i've been struggling with this quite a while gonna try to break it down very simple with that image i...

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by Chirone

03-12-2008|03:27 AM

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explosions and such

me and a classmate were thinking of a way to make a video of a skull being stepped on and crushed, only our teacher doesn't understand maya so we are...

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by Chirone

03-12-2008|12:12 AM

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Bad mesh construction

Hi folks, it's the newbie again...:P so I've been following a tutorial but as i deselected everthing at a certain stage i noticed there where...

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by anasasis

02-12-2008|06:35 PM

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Split Edgering tool?

Hey there, how can i create a circlular poligon split around my polygon object? there is no such tool in my upper icon tab so there must be a...

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by Hygami

02-12-2008|05:27 PM

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laser beam?

how do i create a laser beam? examples : light saber, i cant figuer it out need help!

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by Chirone

02-12-2008|08:23 AM

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painting weights after proxy objects parented to character

i have a ragdoll that i have parented to my joints. Can I go go back and paint weights on it or do I have to delete the constrains first.

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by To La Bomb

01-12-2008|05:44 PM

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Maya hair- before or after rigging

When adding hair to a character (using the maya hair system) do you add it before or after rigging? (or does it not matter?)

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by elephantinc

01-12-2008|12:42 PM

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merge layers - photoshop.

i'm trying to merge 2 layers in photoshop. the top layer is on hard light at a 100%. the bottom layer is on normal but at 57%. the pic on the left...

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by arran

01-12-2008|08:38 AM

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ZBrush- Is it worth it?

I've seen you lot do some pretty sweet looking stuff with zbrush, and frankly, I hate bumpmapping in every damn detail. So I ask you, is ZBrush worth...

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