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Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping

In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts.

Proxy won't render when adjusted - annoying problem

Hi all, say I create a proxy. It will render fine at first - but as soon as I adjust my original (even one vertice), when I render I get an error...

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by gubar

25-09-2007|02:20 PM

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Simple render modeling problem

Hi All. Can anybody be so kind as to give me a pointer why my model is rendering like this...? http://www.freesome.com/bad2.jpg The model...

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by peSK

25-09-2007|11:50 AM

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Border Edges

Hi. Im getting nasty border edges in my model. I just drew a number of polygon boxes. I have combined them. So i have one polygon shape. Then...

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by peSK

25-09-2007|11:48 AM

Replies: 11

memory query

Hello folks, I've just put my mew PC together and upon checking the system info it says thyat I only have 3.25Gig of Ram. Concerned by this I ran...

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by jsprogg

25-09-2007|11:30 AM

Replies: 13

Need idea...

Maybe coz it's 4 p.m or i don't know but i don't have a clue how i can make the second , third ... and etc floors like my scetch see.. any ideas will...

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by marlonjohn

25-09-2007|07:57 AM

Replies: 2

whats the difference between a '3D-modelling' and a 'gaming' card?

...I know... this is such a n00b question. Can I flesh it out though... I want to learn to create 3d models. I have chosen Maya to be the...

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by Some Guy

25-09-2007|01:34 AM

Replies: 10

Converting MP file, Maya PLE

Hello, Is there any way to transfer a file from Maya 8.5 PLE to Maya 8.5? I sometimes do my classwork at home, and I can't transfer it over,...

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by Joopson

25-09-2007|01:04 AM

Replies: 2

Some movie tutorial download help

Well I recently got satellite broadband but unfortunately even when I try to download basic free newbie tutorials like the simple human form one but...

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by jm82792

25-09-2007|01:00 AM

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Changing viewport

i am in the middle of modelling a low poly character and i just tried to go to the top view port, but when i go to the 4 view port screen i have ...

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by tamoose

24-09-2007|07:55 PM

Replies: 2

Animaiton Newbie

I've wanted to learn for a LONG time and now I want to learn more than ever but I am not sure exactly where to begin. I am using a student edition of...

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by Ignacio

24-09-2007|06:35 PM

Replies: 5

Deformers that dissolve

Hey forum. I'm looking for a way to mould polygons without manually shifting each one or squashing them with the 3 main tools (working with high poly...

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by mastone

24-09-2007|03:12 PM

Replies: 4

Texture Image Scale

I am combining a few different textures into one 1024*1024 .jpg. ex. Bricks, shingles, windows, etc. It seems like an orderly approach. Now, to...

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by thespongebob

24-09-2007|01:06 AM

Replies: 3

Problems while bridging

Hi all! I'm following one of the tutorials that come with Maya (the helmet). Actually I have to bridge 2 figures (the helmet with the jaw...

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by ZioRiP

23-09-2007|08:39 PM

Replies: 6

Opening a Maya 8.5 model in 7.0

I just downloaded a model of a computer keyboard from Turbosquid, opened it in WordPad, and changed the "8.5" to "7.0" The model opened fine,...

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by mtmckinley

23-09-2007|08:14 PM

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The image plane got tilted

Hi! I was trying to model a car and we i used the image plane, on the top and side views, the same images on the perseption camera got kind of...

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by jsprogg

23-09-2007|12:13 PM

Replies: 1

Flickering Glow FX

Sorry - I messed up and cannot delete..oops Scraggy

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by Scraggy_dog

23-09-2007|07:56 AM

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unable to start docserver and geometry issues

Two questions, when I open maya 6.5 on my computer the little bar in the lower left corner says "Warning: Unable to start docServer." Whats causing...

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by Rhetoric Camel

23-09-2007|07:36 AM

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I can't see the handles in perspective mode

Hi all. I was following the Poligonal modeling tutorial when in a certain point I just stopped viewing the handles (I mean the three lines that show...

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by ZioRiP

22-09-2007|10:09 PM

Replies: 6

Normal Maps in Maya

Hi, I'be been away from site a long while but would love to come back and try a competition, I was playing around tonight and got stuck........

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by Scraggy_dog

22-09-2007|09:58 PM

Replies: 2

Extrude Orientation

I am modeling a house. The extrude face tool is automatically rotated orthagonally to the face normal ( I am guessing ). I want to extrude the...

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by thespongebob

22-09-2007|08:58 PM

Replies: 2

extremely new user

Hi, I want to help myself into a new direction in life and as I am interrested in drawing thought that modelling items should be interresting. ...

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by mirek03

22-09-2007|11:01 AM

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8.5 shading problem

Hi, I'm following a few video tutorials of Maya and I notice my scene in maya is very slow when I orbit around the view compared to the scenes in...

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by skyjay

22-09-2007|09:52 AM

Replies: 0

bouncing ball

Hi guys, I am redoing my bouncing ball animation , got some questions regarding rigging of the ball Say i want the squash feeling so i put the...

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by mirek03

22-09-2007|06:59 AM

Replies: 10

zbrush versus mudbox

I know I'm not suppose to ask about program preferences like Maya versus 3d max but I was interested in finding out the opinions between Zbrush and...

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