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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I'm trying to import a Maya ascii created in Boujou. It begins life as an image sequence generated in After effects for use in Boujou, then exported...
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xgabrielx 03-11-2014|02:41 PM
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Getting a REALLY washed out render in my orthographic top view. Tried researching it online but not much available. Have exhausted everything I know....
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03-11-2014|07:00 AM
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This thread is for all those Frequently Asked Questions regarding the use of Maya. Please give this a read through if you are a newcomer to Maya...
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03-11-2014|01:06 AM
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Hi all! Firstly thank you for taking the time to look at this thread, Now I have created a rig for my legs mesh, I bound the bones to the legs...
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Earthyn 30-10-2014|11:58 AM
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Is there a way to rotate the grid that you can snap points to without moving a model? I have some models I'm making that have some objects that are...
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30-10-2014|02:39 AM
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this is kinda tricky... how can i import a movie i rendered in Poser as 'sketch' without any background but only the figure, e.g. walking? does...
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29-10-2014|03:06 PM
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Is it me or this trailer for new star wars animated series is far behind the lucas arts era? I watched the trailer 6 times in a row. After that i...
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28-10-2014|12:06 PM
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ugg slippers sale shoes are made of sheepskin, so that that sheep ought to be slaughtered as a way to herb the particular sheepskin. For that final...
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Crump5336 28-10-2014|05:39 AM
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Hi It has been awile since Iast visited, but I have question. I know it is possible to select the faces of an object that are assigned to a shader...
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AlexSudnikov 27-10-2014|12:03 PM
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I use Maya to make icons, and I've been trying on and off for quite some time to make the "Use Background" shader work as I like. The end result...
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MrSandman 27-10-2014|08:11 AM
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Hello, can someone explain something about texture baking, please? If I'd paint hair in an external program (i.e. Corel Photo Paint) as a PNG or...
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SilverFeather 26-10-2014|07:21 PM
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I have decided to go back to school and decided to get into game design. I love it and Maya is amazing for a newcomer. I recently decided to...
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TyBrockman 26-10-2014|04:59 PM
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hi everyone. just bought new imac apple, I got problem with apple keyboard, where is the insert key in aluminum apple keyboard to get pivot point, ...
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26-10-2014|01:03 PM
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Hey I'm pretty new to Maya and I have the following problem. I created a cube then I did extrude the cube so I have a bigger cube around this...
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Magicool 25-10-2014|05:53 PM
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Hey there folks! I am not sure if this is the right place to ask.. But i'm desperate :) I was wondering if some of you could direct me to basic...
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25-10-2014|01:08 PM
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Hi all, I'm really hoping someone can help - my Emit From Object Nparticles were working great, just balls over a plane, I don't know what I...
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nickynacky 24-10-2014|04:48 PM
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Anyone know of a decent node editor plug in that would work with 2012? I don't have a subscription so don't have access to the new node editor...
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If I post my scene file, anybody willing to analyze my scene and give me a nudge in the right direction? Would really appreciate it !
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MoseleyShoals 24-10-2014|11:25 AM
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Hi This is really urgent, so please anyone help me. I'm not new at Maya, and never had this problem before. I made a face model, everything was...
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edward745 23-10-2014|11:39 AM
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Hi all I have an object like this. I'd like to animate the rings rotating one within the other. The problem is as the outer ring rotates the angle...
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21-10-2014|06:54 AM
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The head of my model has it's geometry scrambled. It was fine when I saved it last night, but I opened the file this morning to discover that the...
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Hypernova 20-10-2014|03:11 PM
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Hi, I constrained something and saved, but when I opened up the file today I saw that it was constrained to the wrong thing. How can I fix this?
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20-10-2014|02:16 PM
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Hey guys I imported a mesh (right) and merged it to another mesh (left). Now its one object, the faces don't seem to 'Harden' on imported part,...
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20-10-2014|01:02 PM
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Hello I ma right now working on a Architectual Visualisation. My Problem is I have to model shingles of a wall. Actually I am nearly driving crazy...
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MrMint1982 20-10-2014|05:37 AM
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hey there. I wanted to know if it is possible to write a MEL or Python script, to delete any selected objects history(and not the script editors...
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