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Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1

This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.

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side,top and front view

hi, when i open a new or an existing file in maya 7 and when i go to the 4 pane view the 3 other views are the same.... but when i go to predefined...

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by mrbozzo

16-05-2007|02:53 AM

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Usebackground Material comes out grainy in render

Hello All Please help I have a scene that I used a "UseBackground" Material on a nurbs plane. but when I render them in mental ray or in software...

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by marlonjohn

16-05-2007|12:35 AM

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Batch Render Q

How do I alter the path to where the 'batches' are saved to? At the minute it is greyed out in the render globals. Not a major issue but just curious...

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by marlonjohn

16-05-2007|12:31 AM

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Exporting to .Obj

im in maya 8.5 unlimited and when i try to export an OBJ file it works, but then when i try to open it again in another program like realflow,...

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by meredith

15-05-2007|10:54 PM

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half life 2 import/export

does anyone know where i could get a import/export script for half life 2's MDL files for maya 7 or 3ds max 8? if so could you please post a...

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by Acid44

15-05-2007|05:39 PM

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Demo reel help

What resolution is ideal for rendering out to for creating a demo reel to be watched in the UK, and what format produces best quality?

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by BadG3r

15-05-2007|12:39 PM

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Freelancing help please

Hi all, I am a recent graduate from the UK and have been trying to break into the industry like most! A few fellow 3d animator/artist students have...

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by sunnee

15-05-2007|09:36 AM

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I'm having issues with my rig.

I'm working on my first ever character in Maya for a class, and I'm running into issues. I rigged the skeleton before binding and then smooth bound...

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by publicFunction

15-05-2007|06:22 AM

Replies: 10

Duplicating references

I've created a reference for a tree object in my scene. How can I duplicate that reference without increasing the file size? So far what I have...

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by parka

15-05-2007|01:19 AM

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problem with FKIK arm

sorry for my poor english i am having a problem in setting the FKIK arms for my characeter. right skeleton bends down when I rotate it...

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by Perfecto

14-05-2007|07:32 PM

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Scaling a tangent curve

Hi, Is it possible to scale a tangent? Basically the same whay it would be done in illustrator. Select the tangent, select the tangent handle and...

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by Falott

14-05-2007|06:19 PM

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depth map shadow intensity

how do I increase the intensity of a depth map shadow?

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by Falott

14-05-2007|06:12 PM

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Rollercoaster | Page: 1 2

How do you build a rollercoaster in maya and what should i use to animate it, i also want it to have real life simulation. thanks

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by robbiedobbie

14-05-2007|04:33 PM

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What is he using

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6fyeYNl6UU&mode=related&search= look at this video of a nuke in maya. how dose he do this. i really would like to...

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by robbiedobbie

14-05-2007|03:29 PM

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How can install maya plug-in?

for example i wanna MJ POLOY 1.copy to "maya\script\" 2.open maya but i haven't mj ploy can u tell what was happen?

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by lmner

14-05-2007|12:38 PM

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Persp camera goes crazy

When I hit F while on the persp camera, the camera will fly to a very far away place (as evidence by the coordinates). As a result, I can't see...

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by parka

14-05-2007|10:07 AM

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exporting models into after effects for compositing

Is there a way to export your models in maya for after effects so the models can be in 3d space in after effects. Also instead of making a green...

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by banksta

14-05-2007|07:55 AM

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Joining hand to wrist

Hi guys, looking for some help. I have modelled the hand from the Maya tutorial and I am trying to attach it to a wrist (or a simple square shape...

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by mastone

13-05-2007|07:28 PM

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building new pc and need help

hey all ..I am building a pc for maya and just personal use ... i currently have 1.6 and 1 gig ram ...and nvidia 5500 card ... i want something...

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by mmoore5553

13-05-2007|04:39 PM

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maya 8.5 question

i was using maya 7.0 for awhile and i just recently got maya 8.5 unlimited and really annoyed that when you create a primitive insted of it just...

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by Altadena

13-05-2007|02:39 PM

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render globals and video mach

Really liked Michael McKinley's render global videos. Anyway, I saved a movie as an MPEG to a folder and it plays as a video without any trouble. The...

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by 3deeder

13-05-2007|01:14 PM

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What is your way?

I asked me, how would I create Geom wich must be one part, and can´t build with primitives! Probably a gear with 73 cogs. How would you create it ?...

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