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Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2

This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with complex objects.

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Polyygon Edge Smooth

Hi, Can someone remind me how to smooth an edge on a polygon??? Thanks, Matt

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by gster123

28-03-2008|11:11 PM

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animating a subdiv model

hi - new to the forum. i've modeled a poly character and the converted it to subdivs for smoothing and adding some finer detail. this is my first...

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by kotchin

28-03-2008|09:36 AM

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maya into photoshop

hi there, could anyone tell me a simple way of importing a 3d nurb or polygon from maya into photoshop cs3 extended. i wanted to try out some of the...

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by albadesign

28-03-2008|02:23 AM

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can you animate the visibility of an object in maya?

Or in other words, let's say I have an object in an animation that I want to "fade" in, from 0% opacity to 100% opacity in, say 15 frames. I'm a...

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by INOX

28-03-2008|01:08 AM

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Need help! Maya Hair on Poly problems!!!

Im trying to model the human body (First time for me by the way) , and at the moment i havent gotten any further then the head and when i tried to...

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by Acid44

28-03-2008|12:09 AM

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April Fool's Day pranks

Hey guys, What did any of you do for the special holiday today? My sister and mom have already turned off my alarm, put toilet paper all over my...

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by Acid44

27-03-2008|09:25 PM

Replies: 4

Vertices

Hello, how do I pick the specific vertex that is shared with another? For example, in my castle (see my other thread), bunch of squares are...

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by effacer

27-03-2008|07:31 PM

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No sound with divx

Any one having problems with the older videos not having sound with Divx?

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by R-Tillery

27-03-2008|02:01 PM

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refining polygon model

hi, i'm trying to refine a polygon shape I made, that actually consist of a bunch of triangular prisms. i'd need to know 1) a way to snap together...

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by LauriePriest

27-03-2008|10:22 AM

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need help

hi i just renderd some frames out as jpg's 100 in total, my questition is how to i change the duration of the frames adobe premiere is playing...

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by jali

27-03-2008|06:46 AM

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Smooth bind - max influences?

Hi folks, the default is 5, though this seems a lot for a human character. I've read that 3 is preferable, or 4. Anyone here have any...

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by LauriePriest

26-03-2008|11:42 PM

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Modelling help...

I have modeled half of a character. One side is exactly how I want it and the other side is a bit of a mess to be honest. Can someone point me in...

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by gster123

26-03-2008|10:54 PM

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water cooling kit

hey, my brother in law is looking for a water colling kit for his pc but all he can find is pumps and separate peices of tubes and what-not... can...

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by gster123

26-03-2008|07:24 PM

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Castle problem

I am working on making a castle from "Game Art for Teens: Second edition" by Lee Perdew. Many parts of his book is confusing, and not very...

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by LadySekhmet

26-03-2008|04:44 PM

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cloth for dummies

Hi guys after watching final fantasy:advent children all i could do was salivate over the gorgeous clothing and textures and wondered how the managed...

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by mastone

26-03-2008|09:41 AM

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Polygon to Subdiv

Hi I'm trying to convert a human model from polygon to Subdiv and for some reason it won't do anything. Any ideas how to fix this problem? ...

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by mastone

26-03-2008|09:30 AM

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One question for someone?!

I'm just a beginner with Maya. I have problem with rendering. When I put tree from Visor window and render with Maya software render tree appears but...

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by bendingiscool

26-03-2008|05:52 AM

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Blueprints ?

Can you give me a website of some skyscraper blueprints or some high buildings coz i'm going to make a town :) and i will try simulate the Zunami...

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by arran

25-03-2008|02:13 PM

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Team Phoenix Searching Modelers

Hello, this is Andreas from " Team Phoenix " Currently we're searching 2-3 Experienced modelers to our new game Phoenix Realms : The Three Cities ,...

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by publicFunction

25-03-2008|02:06 PM

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How to render in wireframe ?

How i can render my wire while my object is rotating :) Coz i'm going to make a demoreal :attn: I have a lot of new cool stuffs soon i will get back...

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by ColdWave

25-03-2008|12:40 PM

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tools

How do you reset the Main top menu tools? Even "help" is gone! thanks

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by robodog

25-03-2008|08:54 AM

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32 02 64??

hi all.., i was thinking (and got a head ache so immediately stopped) .., i recently bulit a new PC (as some might remember) and it has a dual core...

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by gster123

25-03-2008|04:04 AM

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New member introducing himself

Hi I just signed up and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Brad Wright, and I'm a senior animation student in Tucson, AZ. I'm looking to...

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by Jr.Who

25-03-2008|02:55 AM

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help whit mental ray

hello i fairly new to maya and have the 2008 version but every time i try to get to the render option and then mental ray it says " // Error: Cannot...

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by loonitun

25-03-2008|02:42 AM

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maya 2008 ext2..??

man i have only had it on an hour and im loving these new features.., so far all i have seen is the new selection tools and the 'muscle' shelf.., ...

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