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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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my first animated short

hi this is my first animated short, all comments are welcome! http://www.metacafe.com/watch/711382/vanhel_singh/

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by jali

06-07-2007|02:00 PM

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photoshop painting of a parrot

hey guys, love to hear some feed back on the parrot. it was done in photoshop.

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by arran

06-07-2007|08:51 AM

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painting weights

im rigging a character using maya 6 and am having trouble painting weights. After I bind my skeleton to my skin and open the paint skin weights...

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by kjaneski

06-07-2007|06:44 AM

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3d model w.i.p

it's been a while since i modeled anything, so i thought i'd start it up again, here's some pics, all comments are welcome!

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by jali

06-07-2007|12:39 AM

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im 100% new to this

hey everyone i know that i shouldn't be tempting this without going on some form of basic course, and i have asked connexions (uk) about any...

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by Perfecto

05-07-2007|09:56 PM

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Maya or Max?

I was wondering, what are the ups and downs of Maya vs. Max. Does anyone know if one is better than the other? Or are there certain things in each...

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by rakesh3d

05-07-2007|11:18 AM

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animated writing tut

i just got an idea for a "diary entry" animation but i need to know how to animate writing so if anyone could tell me how to do it or post a link to...

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by Acid44

05-07-2007|07:26 AM

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texturing transparency problem

I've been following the simply maya sword texturing tut http://simplymaya.com/movie_pages/tutorial.mhtml?tut_id=26 to get started on texturing my...

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by cyndre

05-07-2007|04:14 AM

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Texturing

I downloaded lot's of videos abbout texturing but all of that was for photoshop. SO: How to apply texture to object. How to make UV map?

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by ColdWave

04-07-2007|08:59 PM

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Some questions re learning Maya

Hi, a few questions: 1) How would you rate Maya's in built tutorial's? 2) Is there any one book which is considered the key text for...

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by gubar

04-07-2007|06:46 PM

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Question on older tuts

Hey guys, question for you all... lots of little botton changes and things in maya 8.5... Is there any of are older tuts that you would like to see...

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by twisteddragon33

04-07-2007|12:54 PM

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flipping objects

You all know how can be some layer flipped by going edit>free transform>flip horizontal. I want to do same in maya 8.5. How can i do it? I looked...

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by dimitar

04-07-2007|03:50 AM

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Final Rig Lite version required

Hi folks. Can anyone help with the following. Radiant square released a free version of Final Rig called Final Rig Lite, which enabled you to...

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by Stephen

04-07-2007|01:37 AM

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3d Webcomic/graphic novel | Page: 1 2 3 4

Hey Guys n Gals This coming Sunday (27th May 2k7) Im launching my online graphic novel/comic, www.outlaws-tales.com. Its all done in Maya, Ps, and...

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by Jay

03-07-2007|09:04 PM

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fireworks

Fireworks+maya= what do i do I know how to make fireworks in the dynamics menu but i whant to know how to edit it to look like the modern day...

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by t1ck135

03-07-2007|08:55 PM

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layered shader

hey im following a tut on a layered shader u plug in the file then it says set its blend mode to multiply or other settings but i cant find where...

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by gster123

03-07-2007|08:44 PM

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Very Big Problem

Has anyone had files just disappear off their hardrive? I was workin on a skyscraper in Maya, and I as progressed I saved it three seperate times...

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by Roknor

03-07-2007|05:14 PM

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Car Tutorial | Page: 1 2

Hey everyone, Im thinking about doing a car tutorial when my semester ends in school. I have 3 weeks so right now, im only focusing on that which...

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by AnthonyCg

03-07-2007|06:51 AM

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registry

my regisrty is completely warped and im wondering if anyone knows of any tools other than registry first aid that could helpp me when i used RFA...

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by Acid44

03-07-2007|04:41 AM

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Cast a shadow and light question

Hey guys, Shadow question: I have a problem with my scene. I have made car in maya. But now i have found a great background of a road with some...

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by tvholicjames

03-07-2007|03:46 AM

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2 questions - video tutorial by two American guys, and split vertex tool

Hi, someone has given me a disk with various tutorials on it. One is an avi file; all it contains is a video capture of Maya being used, and two...

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by mmoore5553

03-07-2007|01:25 AM

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converting 3ds max to maya/maya to 3ds max

so is there a software or some way to do tihs but not to loose much

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by tweetytunes

03-07-2007|12:05 AM

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Rotation Axis Problem

Hey guys, IÕm having a problem with my rotation axis (at least, thatÕs what I think itÕs called). When I try to scale an object it scales it to...

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by Joopson

02-07-2007|10:36 AM

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convertion problems

i cant convert anything maya over to milkshape without it breaking it up. the model seems to go just fine, but the textures never ever work.....

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by stabi

02-07-2007|05:15 AM

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rigging

where can i learn to rig my models because people keep talking about it. If someone could show me a video tutorial that would be awesome but just a...

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