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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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Adding grunge to a mirror surface?

How do I add grunge/ cracks to the mirrored surface below? As to create the mirrored effect I have set the colour to black, so how would I do this as...

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by Radical Edward

06-02-2007|01:35 PM

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Human/Biped Modeling Pose

Hey Guys Ive recently been getting into character modeling and rigging, my question is whats the best pose to model the character in (biped human...

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by j5ive

06-02-2007|11:44 AM

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dynamic cable in rest state

I am making a cable using a nurbs curve, attaching "weights" to the CVs and then using the curve as a wire deformer. Now when I hit play, it works...

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by gster123

06-02-2007|09:15 AM

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Building the temple tutorial problem

Im sure this will be very easy to solve Im on the step where you create the nurb torus for the roof of the temple. I can seem to find out how...

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by publicFunction

06-02-2007|08:43 AM

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Any ideas how to model this characters head?

I've made a quick sketch of a character, attached, the head shape is very simple, just a sphere that has been squashed and stretched here and...

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by jasi_hawk

06-02-2007|07:18 AM

Replies: 1

elf model in three hours...

feedback apreciated

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by jasi_hawk

06-02-2007|07:14 AM

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make=ing a driv belt | Page: 1 2

Hi Can anyone tell me how to make a drive belt, I have 3 pullys and I want to not just make some which looks like a belt running over them but I...

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by publicFunction

05-02-2007|01:16 PM

Replies: 17

newbie question

previously when i go to hypershader and i chose and surface like lambert, i then proceed to add my own external images to it. but i made a mistake...

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by happymat27

05-02-2007|11:51 AM

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batch rendering problems

Hi all, I am having a problem batch rendering out my scene. In the render globals i have put start=1 and endframe=270 but everytime i Batch render...

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by Dann

05-02-2007|07:53 AM

Replies: 8

Audio not playing in playback

Hi there, thanks in advance for the help. I've imported an audio file to use in my animation and have it selected on the timeline (I can see the...

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by spencewah

05-02-2007|04:13 AM

Replies: 0

concatenating input output madness

Something I never really understood about Maya. If I have a poly, then a material and I add a planner. I can add my texture no problem. But lets...

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by ulaoulao

05-02-2007|01:42 AM

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Ideas for Modeling

ok so this is the deal, in two weeks im going to start a project in school with the goal to make me a Portfolio site for myself. and i planning to...

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by arran

05-02-2007|12:45 AM

Replies: 3

meshes from mainstream companies

I bet this question gets posted a lot but has any company like EA or lucasfilms ever upload their models or rigs for people like me to play with?

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by danotronXX

04-02-2007|09:49 PM

Replies: 4

Turbosquid

I just want to check if any of you upload your stuff at www.turbosquid.com ? could be a nice way to make money. i uploaded one of my catapults and...

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by gster123

04-02-2007|09:45 PM

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Mouse not working!!!!

i installed a game and my mouse worked fine after that but then, i shut my cpu down and now it dont move, the keyboard works fine. it is a wireless...

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by marlonjohn

04-02-2007|12:28 PM

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Selection for interface.

I am rigging a character right now and would like to know if I can make it so that when I select an object it gives me manipulator handles but does...

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by Wishbonekenobi

04-02-2007|10:39 AM

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Duplicats Special problem

Hello guies. I have pesky problem in Maya 8. When I do a "duplicats special", remaining me signs in the connection, and this seem bad. all the...

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by colorado

04-02-2007|10:22 AM

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post pics of your unusual work

hiya people it would be really cool to see what your getting up to would be great to see anything unusual that you have modeled in maya.

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by marlonjohn

04-02-2007|09:16 AM

Replies: 12

feathers don't fly

when I paint feathers on my bird creature and animate the bird the feathers that I created in Paint Effects don't follow. Yikes. any body can he-ep...

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by arran

04-02-2007|03:52 AM

Replies: 1

Liquids and movements

I am trying to create realistic looking liquids like cement. I am totally confused and need some ones help. Maybe a tutorial or something. i need...

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by robbiedobbie

04-02-2007|02:56 AM

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Render with audio!

PLEASE can someone help me. Im doing lip sync animation and trying to render it out with the sound but it wont work. When I do a playblast, it works...

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by danmartin83

03-02-2007|08:53 PM

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Blendshape/Rig problem

Guys, I'm having a problem with my rig/blendshapes. I've made a character and a number of facial expressions. The head is controlled using a...

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by JamesP

03-02-2007|06:53 PM

Replies: 12

i have a question about maya.....

hey everyone, I'm fairly new with maya. Does any body knows how to place a sky and ground in maya? I've tried other programs like cinema 4d which is...

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by DotNet54

03-02-2007|05:50 PM

Replies: 1

Size matters

Ok I'll admit it. I haven't found out how to get an object to a specific size. I'm trying to model an aiecraft carrier with a deck that is 888 Feet...

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