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Complex UV Layout in Maya

Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character

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Control Vertex

I'm really really new to Maya. I started off with doing the dog tutorial. I did the first piece right, but I'm on the second sphere for the mouth....

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by shebells

20-06-2007|01:32 PM

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Rendering issue - white specs | Page: 1 2

Hi all, as shown in the attached image, I often get white specks appearing in my renders. It happens with both IPR and Maya Software (I'm unsure...

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by gubar

20-06-2007|08:35 AM

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linkin softwares

hi guys im relatively new to maya(been using it for 6months)now the problem is this after modelling i have noticed that everybody uses photoshop for...

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by murambi

20-06-2007|04:29 AM

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Im a student!

Ive just been accepted to join a course at my local college studying games development. I took my laptop and showed the interviewer how far i had got...

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by saudi_deepak

20-06-2007|12:20 AM

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Maya 8.5 SP1 Update

thought I would post this for anyone runing 8.5, theres a service pack that sorts out some bugs, heres the link ...

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by the_brein

19-06-2007|10:49 PM

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Perspective switcher dohickey

In 8.0 theres a really cool new feature that i love. Its the arrows in the perspective window in the upper right corner that you can click to switch...

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by badtertle

19-06-2007|10:05 PM

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Simple modeling problem... please help!

Hi! I need some help with a model I'm trying to do of a logo. I need to turn this: ...

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by mamikapapo

19-06-2007|06:26 PM

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Modeling the MATRIX trench coat

I hope I amin the right area. Is there a tutorial on making the trench coat from the matrix or something simular? Thank you for the help! :) ...

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by Shredder777

19-06-2007|06:01 PM

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Mapping UV's SOS

I'm hello, Can anyone help me, I have a UV mapping sos one my hands. I am a new user of maya and I am having problems mapping UV for my character. ...

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by smurphy454

19-06-2007|03:16 PM

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hardware textring problem

IU have got maya 8.5 and am following a tutorial from gnomon for an eyeball. The thing is, I am having problems with the shading part of it, as what...

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by wethepe0ple

18-06-2007|10:23 PM

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How was this made with maya?

hi everyone. do you know how was this cloud made with maya? can you animate this cloud? look at the image. model and render. if you know...

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by kbrown

18-06-2007|08:19 PM

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proffessional codec/compressor

hi, I was wondering if you guys knew what kind of compressor or codec pros use when they release a movie on a standard 4.5gb dvd. I'm...

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by kbrown

18-06-2007|08:15 PM

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Help With Crab

hello there, i have to model a crab for a project but i have no idea how to go abt it, i have modeled mostly architecture, and organics scare me, so...

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by Weyu

18-06-2007|07:16 AM

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Scaling in side view...

when i try to scale in side or top view, it shows the little lines to scale but wont let me scale anything.. anyone know why

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by mirek03

18-06-2007|05:36 AM

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Views

So here I'm having another little bit of trouble! When I'm in all 4 views, I can see my work on all 4 view ports but when I go to click on any 1 of...

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by Zerobit

18-06-2007|03:31 AM

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Apply image to poly plane

Sorry, it's been a couple years since I played with Maya and I've forgotten some of the basics. But we just purchased 8.5 here at work so I'm...

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by INOX

17-06-2007|09:56 PM

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Upgrading Laptop?

is it possible to upgrade a dell laptop's video card and procesor

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by gster123

17-06-2007|08:54 PM

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building a website gallery

Been working on my website and now I have reached a sticking point. I need to know the best way of setting up a gallery page(s) on it. I got...

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by gster123

17-06-2007|08:47 PM

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starting a shape

I've noticed in the tutorials and also on Maya PLE, when you go to bring in an object, (nurb, polygon, sub-D) It automaticly places it at center in...

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by Zerobit

17-06-2007|06:45 PM

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Problem with smoth

Whenever I try to to smooth my object nothing happens, and Maya has to close down if I try to move the object or anything. The problem begun when I...

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by Weyu

17-06-2007|03:46 PM

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Need help wid sand shader and dynamics

hey could somebody help me building a sand shader. looking like sand at the beach.. ;) and i need to fill the treasure chest wid them gold...

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by Weyu

17-06-2007|02:40 PM

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Text alpha reflecting background

Any ideas how I can eliminate the hdr sphere being reflected on to the text plane alpha? I've turned off several bits and pieces in the render stats...

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by gster123

17-06-2007|01:12 PM

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Co-ordinate issues in Maya

Hi, I'm working on a character modeling tutorial. From the initial half model, I've "Special Duplicated" with an offset of -1 on the x axis to...

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by gubar

17-06-2007|08:52 AM