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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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Maya keyframes and animation

Hello, I am currently learning Maya. It's quite a learning curve. How much different is Maya from Flash when it comes to animation? Both use...

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by DigitalArtist

29-11-2008|11:37 AM

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Don't let this happen to you!

http://thedanzatap.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/villian-1.jpg Now we know how it happens. hehe...

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by honestdom

25-11-2008|06:46 AM

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Poll: programs like makhuman non/acceptable?

do you think using a program like makhuman or similaar is acceptable in 3d, whether using it for the actual model or just using it for a base mesh?...

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by Jay

25-11-2008|05:02 AM

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Learning Autodesk Maya 2009:The Modeling & Animation Handbook

Anyone know about this or have used it a ton? I'm trying to get through it but I'm stuck on one step. If anyone knows, feel free to post.

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by Gunius

25-11-2008|12:31 AM

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TEXTURE MAPPING

Im trying to map a leather texture onto my curve dashboard but am getting weird and ill-fitting results. Any tips pls? Initially used a lambert with...

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by yobo

24-11-2008|05:37 PM

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Create UV Options dialog not displaying

I've been working through some tutorials on textures using PLE. One tutorial involves making a simple, beveled, cube and applying Planar UV maps to...

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by WesPaugh

24-11-2008|03:12 PM

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Fiels and bodies

How it it possible to add rigid bodies to existing fields, like gravity? I have made some bodies and attached gravity field tothem but now i want...

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by gster123

24-11-2008|09:09 AM

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rendering keep/remove image

trbied searching the help for this and the preferences but how do i stop maya from automatically saving all the renders in the render view? when i...

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by Chirone

24-11-2008|01:07 AM

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Good way to model a house...

Ok, so this is an embarrassing question. As you might understand, I'm new with Maya, but I thought I had a better grip of it than I seem to have,...

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by naruto234

23-11-2008|09:49 PM

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Changing from object space to world space - scale tool

Hello! I had posted a thread on this yesterday, but I still haven't solved the problem. Thank you for your help. Actually I made a mistake. I...

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by arnoldmoon

23-11-2008|08:52 PM

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color car blueprints

Is there a site that has car blueprints in color?

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by arran

23-11-2008|08:44 PM

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Site tutorial | Page: 1 2 3

Hey All Im just coming to the end of a new tute for the site, its a hard surface one, and Ive been asked by David to create a caricature like the...

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by marlonjohn

23-11-2008|12:50 PM

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kratos

who modelled kratos of god of war?

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by jali

23-11-2008|10:56 AM

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Is there a job for me?

Hi, Iv just finished a multi-media course at university where we touched on 3d. Unfortunately it was only for a very short amount of time but it...

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by jali

23-11-2008|05:34 AM

Replies: 3

JAGGED EDGES

Hello, im rendering an illustrator path i made of some text (cld not get the font), but the final render gives me un-smooth edges on some letters....

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by yobo

23-11-2008|02:01 AM

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Polygon Shaping

Hi I remember seeing somewhere that you could cut a shape out of a polygon with another one, IE I have a Cube and I want to use a Cylinder to cut in...

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by KaMate

22-11-2008|08:34 PM

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Blendshapes -facial features

I have a single character mesh, i duplicate him then removed all the body parts except for the head. Now maya doesnt want the head to be blendshaped...

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by To La Bomb

22-11-2008|03:53 PM

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left arm moves freely when animating

I have been building my own model following the learning maya 7 modeling guide, and have come to the point of animating a simple walk, i have began...

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by toby.26

22-11-2008|11:29 AM

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Parent camera to character's head?

nvm, i figured it out.

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by To La Bomb

22-11-2008|02:44 AM

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Maya 2009 problem - no mental ray options

Hi folks, just installed 2009 and having a problem. I've tried disabling and re-enabling the mental ray plugin, and deleted the preferences but...

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by AikoWorld

21-11-2008|10:35 PM

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open source game engines that work with maya

Is there any open source game engines that work with maya?

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by NitroLiq

21-11-2008|05:15 PM

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How did you find SM? | Page: 1 2

how did you come across SimplyMaya? for me it was a google search for "Maya Forum", simplymaya came up second so i looked around a bit and signed...

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by marlonjohn

21-11-2008|04:42 PM

Replies: 18

Not a Fan...

...but the new Star Trek movie looks promising. It look like it harks back to the old tv series in places from when I was a kid, and they even kept...

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by marlonjohn

21-11-2008|04:39 PM

Replies: 12

Need Help

Friend used his points and got me Ninja tutorial for my b-day However once i got to part 3 Kurt's model appears completely different from the part...

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by marlonjohn

21-11-2008|04:33 PM