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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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Need help in charater modelling

I need help in modelling a simple character.... the only detailed part i need is for the eyes, lips and the ears ( the parts which i cannot do). Can...

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by Rinom

06-10-2008|06:52 PM

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How to go back to polygon view while rendering

hey! i created an object in maya and then i went to window - render editor - mental ray - approximation editor and clicked on create to get a sub div...

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by Gen

05-10-2008|04:10 AM

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Hide Object

Hi well i know that ALt + H hides all object without the selected one but how to you bring it back?

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by gster123

04-10-2008|11:50 PM

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UV mapping basics video tutorial for beginners

Ive made a UV mapping video tutorial for beginners its designed to give a basic and fast (only 5 mins!) overview of what UV mappings about. Its my...

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by Chirone

04-10-2008|10:52 PM

Replies: 14

taking out the halos on layer renders

hi all, I'm trying to render a scene in layers but when I do I get a slightly black outline on the foreground layer when its against the...

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by danotronXX

04-10-2008|10:32 AM

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Character Skeleton (about orienting joints)

I have a questioning about orienting the joints so it will be easier to animate my character. Do I need to have the x all facing the child joints...

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by RockyMills_01

04-10-2008|07:22 AM

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More Rendering Questions

*What does 'Contrast Threshold' under Anti-Aliasing do? *What do I use Gamma for? What is Gamma correction? Thanks in advance, Benny

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by BennyK

04-10-2008|04:23 AM

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employment contract runs out...need advice

I work for a large studio in the UK. This is my first job since leaving university. My contract is ending at the end of October, and I know that they...

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by Alan

03-10-2008|10:14 AM

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photoshop cs4 3d painting

yes Adobe Photoshop cs4 is going to have 3d painting theirs a write up on it at highend3d.com theirs also a huge bunch of awesome features.

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by mirek03

03-10-2008|04:15 AM

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How to learn 3d for noobs | Page: 1 2

Another day, another plug.... Ive written a guide on how to learn 3d for noobs, like where to find tutorials and things...

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by elephantinc

02-10-2008|01:33 PM

Replies: 21

No shape inputs

Hey forum, had a slight problem with Maya. I've been making some polygon objects from simple shapes like squares and cylinders, as that's my...

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by Rollie

02-10-2008|05:55 AM

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Bullet for Maya

Hey guy's Found thins and though I would post it for anyone interested http://www.bulletphysics.com/Bullet/wordpress/ (second article down in...

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by LauriePriest

02-10-2008|05:42 AM

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How to make a Decent block of metal. :)

Hi, my names Neil Im fairly new to maya so theres plenty for me to learn :) However, recently i was trying to make a simplepoly box resemble a...

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by Ruff

02-10-2008|04:58 AM

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ALPHA MAP HELP

can anyone tell me why i'm gting these dark boarders when i use an alpha mask? It even shows up on renders, i've used alpha masks in the past...

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by happymat27

01-10-2008|04:19 PM

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pilot completes jetpack challenge

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7637327.stm

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by marlonjohn

01-10-2008|11:36 AM

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Jack Thompson Pwned!

Pwned! Cham-pag-ne anyone? :p

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by marlonjohn

01-10-2008|11:22 AM

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Game idea... need Maya creators ^^ | Page: 1 2 3

Hello. This is my first post and i have tryed to learn Maya by my own but it dident work out so good... So i hope i might get some help on this fourm...

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by Denaton

01-10-2008|08:57 AM

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dvd tutorials

will the dvd tutorials b made available again soon? i have been downloading tutorials for a week or so now, but find the constant pausing and...

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by ben hobden

01-10-2008|08:30 AM

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Measure in cm in Maya

Hi, is it possible to create a cube or a plane with specific measures like i do in Autocad. I would like to create specific objects and the only...

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by BennyK

27-09-2008|02:16 PM

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automatically select object

Every time I click on an object in component mode I automatically select only the face of the object and not the whole object. Maya is still in...

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by alecchalmers

26-09-2008|09:25 PM

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problem with the mia_ material_x | Page: 1 2

I am working in an animation with just two glasses and a camera following a path to experiment with the mia_material_x (maya 2008). My problem is...

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by Gen

26-09-2008|08:20 PM

Replies: 16

Replace object with Maya 2008

Hi I am working with Maya 2008 and i was wondering if there is a way to replace objects in the scene with different object fast. Basically i have...

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by dubai3d

26-09-2008|11:09 AM

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Reflection questions

How can I make reflections of objects that aren't actually modeled? For example make a reflection of a window or other objects? Do I need to use HDRI...

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by BennyK

26-09-2008|02:13 AM

Replies: 11

Windows user problems

Yet again, my computer has crapped itself... 20 minutes ago my computer was working, i shut i down came back couple minutes later to turn it on and...

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