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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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Bump maps - one side raised, the other lowered?

Hi folks, just watched a texturing tutorial from Digital Tutors. When he made the bump map, one side of his object had raised bumps, the other...

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by jsprogg

12-09-2007|02:24 PM

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UVmap not showing

Hi everone, I'm having a hard time with a UV map for a character's clothing. I made a character, UV mapped it, and extruded the faces around the...

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by Weyu

12-09-2007|07:07 AM

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Blueprints

Does anyone know where I can find detailed blueprints for the following assualt rifles: G36 (no variants) FNC M16A2 or M16A4 I'm trying to...

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by The Architect

12-09-2007|06:31 AM

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Im Back! | Page: 1 2

Hey everyone, I don't know if any of you care, but for those that remember me, hello! The reason I was gone was because I was getting into the...

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by mirek03

12-09-2007|04:34 AM

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A White Plane That Fades Into A White Background

hello again, i want to do this effect in maya. how can i do this?

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by happymat27

11-09-2007|07:06 PM

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Seperate Polygon?

hello, how can i make 2 cubes of this object? i have tried to select all faces on the one side, detach component, seperate, combine selected...

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by DocMAX

11-09-2007|12:57 PM

Replies: 3

why ?

what i am trying to do is to select the attribute of the cylinder but when i click on it ... refers to change of the name only !!! it should pop...

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by happymat27

11-09-2007|08:58 AM

Replies: 2

Hello world

Hi all, i have just signed up to the site as i have started uni today and i have to learn Maya! I have a bit of experience in 3D, but using 3DSMax....

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by mirek03

11-09-2007|12:05 AM

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Cheapest tablet that will be adequate for drawing textures?

What's the minimum you could spend to get a tablet that will work well for texturing? Got an ageing xp system, 1024x1280 monitor, and am in the...

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by gster123

10-09-2007|08:30 PM

Replies: 7

Simple fair/hair problem

Well my problem is fairly simple but it can take ages finding a simple answer in help files/tutorials. How do I change so I see more % hair/fur in my...

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by Weyu

10-09-2007|04:25 PM

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Maths!?!

Hello at all! :attn: Probably you know my threads and also you know that I´m a very beginner... During my experience I made with Maya I never...

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by marlonjohn

10-09-2007|02:09 PM

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IronMan trailer

Looks a hoot!! http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/ironman/large_trailer.html Jay

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by marlonjohn

10-09-2007|02:01 PM

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Surface material problem

Hi, I'm working on a character, and deleting, extruding and appending etc. I have a problem now that changes I make to the surface material...

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by gubar

10-09-2007|01:15 PM

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how do i apply paint effects to text

i just wanna to write something with fire texture

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by alessandro754

10-09-2007|01:04 PM

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Modeling the great wall of china

Hi guys, I am trying to model something that looks a lot a like the great wall of china. I was wondering how could i make the polygon wall to...

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by m4nu

10-09-2007|04:49 AM

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a failed interview.

So I'm calling this company for a phone interview on a modeling position which is pretty hard to find around the area I live in. So everything goes...

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by danotronXX

10-09-2007|04:19 AM

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Rig hard body?

hello, i want to make a spider with metalic legs. so they are not bendable. how can i make a good bind without bending the metalic body parts?

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by DocMAX

09-09-2007|09:54 PM

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Particle render error

Hi. I've been trying to create an explosion effect using cloud particles. Everything is fine, except for at the end of its lifetime each particle...

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by 3dBloke

09-09-2007|07:37 PM

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weight values controlled by a texture

Hi everybody, I'm not very familiar to maya, but I would like to do the following. I want to use an animated procedural texture to control the...

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by kgoossens

09-09-2007|02:54 PM

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EASIER TEXTURING Q.

Let me post a more simpler question Does anyone know how to texture in maya 8.5??? thanx :beer:

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by mr pix.

09-09-2007|12:34 PM

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Split Edge Ring Tool and Snapping

How do I make the the Split Edge Ring Tool snap to grid ? Mine doesn't seem to want to snap. I have experimented with snap tolerences to no avail. ...

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by AikoWorld

09-09-2007|09:47 AM

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exporting models

can anyone tell me how to export an object from one scene so i can import it into another scene ? and then how to import it.

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by AikoWorld

09-09-2007|09:43 AM

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Bump Map

Hey guys does anyone have any free tutorials link for bump mapping and also is it possible to photo shop a rock wall texture and make a bump out of...

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by gster123

09-09-2007|09:29 AM

Replies: 2

TEXTURE Question

Hi im using Maya 8.5 and for some reason am having problem texturing a simple CUBE in the shape of a plank of wood. My aim is to take this simple...

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by gster123

09-09-2007|09:25 AM