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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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First model....would like rigging/animation advice please!

Ok, this isn't the first time I'ver ever used maya. I dabbled with it a few years ago and only ever made models by following a video tutorial or...

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by blackstrings

28-11-2007|09:08 PM

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animated environments

sup fellows, how you guys doin? thanks for takin the time reading this, was wondering if you knew where I could find animated environments...

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by mirek03

28-11-2007|08:30 PM

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I miss my Compass...

Hello all, Well, i am now the proud owner of Maya 2008. :attn: But, i have a problem... i miss my compass :hug: The new view cube is...

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by Mayaniac

28-11-2007|08:29 PM

Replies: 3

Free models

Hi, since I have a problem with my model I downloaded from here, and no one can help solve it... I'm looking for alternative places where I can...

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by mirek03

28-11-2007|08:04 PM

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Beowolf VS. Cutesy Animation Films | Page: 1 2

I've watched Beowulf about 4 times already. I am completely left in awe! I feel like American Popculture is finally ready for different types...

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by The Architect

28-11-2007|08:04 PM

Replies: 15

road on a plane

hi folks, i'm working on a maya project for study. first of all, i'm a complete newbie in maya, so i appreciate every comment that helps me...

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by wokendreams

28-11-2007|07:19 PM

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image conversion

I have a figure in Maya imported from Poser and needless to say, Maya does not like the way it is textured. I ran a render diagnostic and...

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by wokendreams

28-11-2007|07:14 PM

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How to animate the mouth

Hi I´m still doing my animation project for my studies. Now I finished the modeling part of bart simpson(I know he doesn´t look really good but I´m...

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by wokendreams

28-11-2007|07:06 PM

Replies: 4

Modeling people/creatures?

Everytime i see a tutorial to model a creature or person, there is also an image plane in the background. Do people ever model people/cars/heads...

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by Mayaniac

28-11-2007|05:35 PM

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how was this done?

just wondering if anyone had any ideas of how this was done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ZwTUUue1w the same guy, Alex Rutterford, also...

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by Altadena

28-11-2007|12:55 PM

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Uv Texture Map gets lost

Hi I made a skateboard out of polygons and added via selecting faces and planar maping an image as texture. However when I rotate the skateboard the...

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by Tobsen

28-11-2007|01:02 AM

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How do I make a ocean loop?

Hi there Could someone please help me. I would like a simple way to make a ocean loop for 50 frames. I found one example where you have to...

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by djknucklez1

27-11-2007|04:35 PM

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Inputs

in the channel box, the inputs aren't there. I made a cylinder and want to make it have more sides. It only says SHAPES and pCylinderShape2,...

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by LauriePriest

27-11-2007|03:49 PM

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Couple of Questions Views & Referance

Hi, Couple of questions. 1. In Solidworks its possible to select a view and do a cut aweay so you can see inside an object for exmaple. It...

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by mattbarb

27-11-2007|02:50 PM

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Alpha image?

Can any one tell me how to apply an alpha image?

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by sunny10471

27-11-2007|01:47 PM

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The Cartoon Dog tutorial possible to animate?

Ive been starting to work on a model of my own by the tips and help from the free Cartoon dog tutorial but before I continue I want to make sure it...

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by Kamirura

27-11-2007|04:48 AM

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Real Flow 4 Tutorials?

anyone know a good place to get some? (besides digital tutors)

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by Rhetoric Camel

26-11-2007|08:24 PM

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hmmm...

I was kinda worried when Autodesk bought Maya. But so far I think everything has been implemented in to Maya has been for the majority very...

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by djknucklez1

26-11-2007|05:50 PM

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hmmm...

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by djknucklez1

26-11-2007|05:38 PM

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Baking problem, all uv sets bake merged

Hello! I have a problem, I have an object/avatar that is one peice. It uses three maps. Head, Upper Body, and Lower Body. What I am trying to do...

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by qwerty

26-11-2007|03:56 PM

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cloth effect without ncloth

Hi I´m working on an animation project for my studies. Unfortunately we are not allowed to use the ncloth plugin for it. I´try to make a short...

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by Tobsen

26-11-2007|12:58 PM

Replies: 4

Casting Kung-Fu

Very impressive matrial artists doing their stuff in front on the camera. Well worth your time checking into. ;) linkage

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by Mayaniac

26-11-2007|11:20 AM

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maya -optimizeRender ??????

hi There dear reader....... i'm a real real newby in may 3d and to this forum lets hope someone can help me on this one......... i want to...

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by ieoie

26-11-2007|08:38 AM

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New game! Garden Defense!

http://p.iwin.com/garden-defense/ Just released my first title in the casual game market - Garden Defense. :) I'll be updating my website with...

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by Ana-Marya

26-11-2007|04:25 AM

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increase realism

kinda random but wouldn't it be cool if there was some meter like those blend shape meters where you could just increase the realism of your shots??...

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