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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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renderning AVI in mental ray

1 = how do i render a movie file (avi)using mental ray? next question is how do i use lens flares and halos in mental ray (Optical FX node...

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by gster123

16-05-2007|03:00 AM

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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

Replies: 2

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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