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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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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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by freehand

01-07-2007|05:53 PM

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Rigging with Blendshapes

Hello all. I've just finished creating a rigg for a character but i have a problem. It was deforming weirdly in areas like the stomach and arms so i...

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by Some Guy

01-07-2007|01:30 PM

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Poly to Subdiv. I'm desperate

I know, I saw there is the same thread as this, but there is no answer. I can't convert polys to SubDivs. I used cleanup, too. Tell me other tools or...

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by vladimirjp

01-07-2007|11:23 AM

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missing toolbar thingo?

hey guys, i donno why but while i had my head turned to the tv i accidently pressed a couple of keys and my tool thing went missing, the one which...

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by marlonjohn

01-07-2007|08:26 AM

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help? which one to buy?

hello again. I can not decide. can you help me. I will use one of these notebooks for making animations....

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by starjsjswars

01-07-2007|06:26 AM

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Maya 8.0 backfaces

Really easy one for you fellas, just familiarising myself with 8.0 (yes i know i'm way behind) though...currently the back half of any polygon...

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by j5ive

30-06-2007|10:52 AM

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programming | Page: 1 2

Since this is a place we can talk about anything I wanted to know how to create my own computer programming language and Google isn't helping. if...

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by oldhippie_tom

30-06-2007|07:26 AM

Replies: 18

WIN A COURSE AT ESCAPE STUDIOS

Hey guys & girls, I've been looking through course application's recently and came across this competition from Escape studios. Not sure if you...

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by Tim_LIVID

30-06-2007|12:40 AM

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Error message...

Any ideas what this error message means... Error: Invalid flag: -hasCommonGlobalValueProcedure This happens when I try to render the scene, but...

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by j5ive

29-06-2007|01:50 PM

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Averaging normals / vertices

Hi, could someone please explain to me, in layman's terms, what exactly the tools "Average Normals" and "Average Vertices" do, and when they...

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by gubar

29-06-2007|09:21 AM

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Modelling birds

Does anyone know of any resources for modelling birds? Specifically, ravens or crows? I'm sure the basic form, while not easy, is doable with a...

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by RageMatrix

29-06-2007|08:34 AM

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Move 1 vert and it influences others

When modeling with polygons, I would like to be able to move one vertice and have other nearby vertices be influenced. Is this possible or do I have...

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by Perfecto

28-06-2007|09:19 PM

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how do you cut a circle of vertices into a poly cube?

I want to extrude circular features from a poly mesh and I can't use booleans. how do I get a subdivided poly cube to have a perfect ring of vertices...

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by tgage

28-06-2007|08:48 PM

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Adobe Illustrator paths - importable?

Okay...I have found out enough about Maya to understand that it is the software to do what I need it to do...but one question....and this is purely...

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by larryfroot

28-06-2007|07:36 PM

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mental ray?!?!

is mental ray included in the Maya 8.5 PLE? or do i install it? or is it only in full versions?

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by Rhetoric Camel

28-06-2007|07:13 PM

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IK Handles, Help badly needed

hello I have made a skeleton for Human Arm and I tried to attach a IK handle to it to control it. so the problem is after attaching the RPik handle...

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by ronkhmps

28-06-2007|02:29 PM

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Transparency and Light Fog Prob

when i set up the light source so that it's light fog will pass through a transparent material,why do i cannot see the light fog on the other side...

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by happymat27

28-06-2007|02:04 PM

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polygon to subdiv

im still working on the model a person tut from here and i keep running into problems. when i select it. i and try to convert it gives me the error....

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by freehand

28-06-2007|01:21 AM

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measurement in millimetres?

Oh dear....this is a question of such basic simplicity that I am almost too embarrased to ask it...but I have no knowledge of any 3D program, but...

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