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need help modeling sliding panles on space ship

Hi im fairly new to maya and im trying to model a small cartoony space ship, basically the same as "space man spiffs" (from calvin and hobbes, google...

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by SteveN_25

30-10-2007|10:31 PM

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REQ: Mel-Script or Tool for breaking polygon Objects

Hi all, I'm searching for a script or any ida, how to simply "break" a polygon object. Example: I created a "Wall" (Polygon Object) and this...

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by Ricky_75

30-10-2007|08:32 PM

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extrude probs.

hi i press x to snap my faces to the gridline but they only extrude out halfway and i get this horrible pointy bit sticking out to far. the...

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by starjsjswars

30-10-2007|07:18 PM

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help please

i cant see my modeling tab in maya becouse of this im havin trouble with tutorials. i only have animation rendering polygons surfaces...

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by anim8er15

30-10-2007|05:39 PM

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Vertex Mode

I have a question. Ill try to make it so someone can understand. Say I have a cube and I select the top four vertices then use the move tool to move...

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by BennyK

30-10-2007|02:51 PM

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Laggy PC

Hey all, For some strange reason my PC has started lagging up a lot. I've never had a problem before with it, don't have the speediest of...

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by marlonjohn

30-10-2007|01:13 PM

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My flash game

Hi guys, Since this is the Members Lounge, I would like to show you something there is not 3D, but is still a very creative thing. You have...

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by marlonjohn

30-10-2007|11:36 AM

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Change shading on a single object?

Is there a way to make one object show as wireframe and everything else as smooth shading? Thanks!

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by SJCarlson

30-10-2007|06:03 AM

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Tutorials in this website

In my opinion the existing tutorials don't cover a lot of the basics for Maya. a lot of the tutorials contain these but they aren't specific about...

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by Kurt

30-10-2007|01:05 AM

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too many CV's

hi this is an ongoing issue that i cant resolve i have been onto many forums and noone seems to know the answer to the question. the question is...

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by vallaha

29-10-2007|07:01 PM

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Noob Here With a Question About 3d Paint Tool

Hey Guys I am new to maya, 21 years old and im really interested in getting into 3d CG. i just started using about a month and a half ago and its...

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by mastone

29-10-2007|02:36 PM

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Combining Vertices/edges!

i think imma freak out...I've been working on a training material that i bought digital tutorial. Its some sort of space bike. But i model the...

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by Falott

29-10-2007|01:44 PM

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Guitar Hero 3

:bow: :bow: :bow: Guitar Hero 3's out!:bow: :bow: I've been living under a rock for the past few weeks with all the tests I've been studying for...

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by t1ck135

29-10-2007|12:03 AM

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Creating a tracing object

Hi, I'm trying to create a model from these blueprints that I have. I used a polygon cube to create a square-shaped plane to put the blueprint on,...

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by SJCarlson

28-10-2007|07:22 PM

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Can anyone advise? Can not restore saved work?

Hello I am a complete newbie using Maya Autodesk 2008 and just getting to grips with the basic stuff, but each time i save my project and...

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by tthetank

28-10-2007|11:23 AM

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deform object

ok - not sure if i've read this somewhere or if my brain's not working from lack of sleep... but, how do you deform an object without changing it's...

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