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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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how can you get your tools to show in all viewports.rotate and scale only show in one.please help this sucks.

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by NeoStrider

19-10-2006|08:39 PM

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Renaming joints

How do i rename joints? Also how do i add FBIK labels to somthing with more then 5 fingers and at the end of the fingers are little pincers. Obviosly...

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by kerragan

19-10-2006|07:58 PM

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Big SubD texturing question

Okay, possible solution question first : Is there a way to run smooth twice on a polygon model and then take the UV data, and apply it to the...

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by jungledubber

19-10-2006|06:06 PM

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graphics card | Page: 1 2

im woundering are geforce graphics cards good???? or radeon????? im thinking about a geforec 7200 or one of those types in the 7000, are those the...

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by davis_drawings

19-10-2006|10:15 AM

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Another two questions...

I'm currently working on the free character modelling tutorial, and I'm at the part where I change from polygons in to Sub-Ds. ..I get two...

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by GhosTz

19-10-2006|05:36 AM

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NURBS PROBLEM

Guys i have i problem with isoparms. Iadded a few isoparms , now it wont let me use the move tool. Anyone know how to overcome this?

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by mr pix.

19-10-2006|01:55 AM

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Renderpasses not in render globals!

Hi everyone, for some reason the "Render passes" menu is not showing up withing mental ray's (actually any renderers) render global display! please...

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by Joopson

19-10-2006|01:23 AM

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Move to origin

How to i move my charicter directly onto the origin point? Also, after i have done that how do i make sure that the spine bones are exactly in the...

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by NeoStrider

19-10-2006|01:19 AM

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How did he do that?

I've just been watching the "GI Texturing" DVD by Jason Edwards, and I'm completely flumoxed! In the 2nd video, (Part 2) Mr Edwards applies a...

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by Jay

19-10-2006|12:26 AM

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Blendshapes

Hi all. I have a poly head with blendshapes attached, but with the targets deleted. And what I need to do is re adjust the head using softmod tool,...

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by stephen.h1

18-10-2006|07:06 PM

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Downloads?

I'm not exactly sure if this should go here, but since it's regarding a beginner video, I'll post it here. I'm having problems with downloading...

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by rasetsu

18-10-2006|06:32 AM

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how do i make a poly thing smooth??

how do i make a poly thing smooth?? thanks:D (its in maya for anyone who think i post stuff about ps/rhino osv.)

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by mrbozzo

18-10-2006|06:07 AM

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Graphics Card Problems

Ok, here's the deal. I am new to 3D and so I got Maya and instaled and Maya is displaying a window that says "Shadow mapping extensions insufficient...

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by gster123

17-10-2006|10:56 PM

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control over tubecurve

hello there, newbie-question: i would like to get some tubes with nice technical curves. when i extrude a nurbs circle along a path, the curves...

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by schrobbat

17-10-2006|10:02 PM

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NURBS Attach Surfaces problem

Im working on modelling a car from a tutorial. The tutorial doesn't say how to do anything really, so Im basically going on my own. ...

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by Coldfire

17-10-2006|07:06 PM

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how to make shperes and things a solid color

how do I make a solid circle instead of the see-through?

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by coldsteel1993

17-10-2006|07:06 PM

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Boolean problems.

Whenever I try to use the "Difference" option from the Boolean menu, it removes both objects, instead of what it's supposed to do. In other...

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by mr pix.

17-10-2006|07:00 PM

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smoot poly - paint weights question.

hi, if I have my character and I want to bind it's skin to a skeleton, what's the best way to go ahead? A) bind the skin, paint the weights and...

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by farbtopf

17-10-2006|03:57 PM

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Creating equidistant objects on a curve

Hi, Let's say I have a guide curve (e.g. the letter S) flat on the plane. And let's say that I want to create multiple equidistant spheres on...

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by NeoStrider

17-10-2006|01:51 PM

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Date Chooser/Picker in MEL

Has anyone ever seen a date chooser written in MEL? Googling doesn't really turn up anything, so I figured I could ask here. I might try to write one...

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by dvmorris

17-10-2006|12:51 PM

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Maya in movies

Just out of curiosity what recent movies used maya. I noe pixar uses it but what other componies use it?

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by 13th_resident

17-10-2006|10:05 AM

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custom string attributes in the channel box and spreadsheet view

does anyone know how to make a custom string attribute show up in the attribute spread sheet editor or the channel box? I can get all the other data...

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by dvmorris

17-10-2006|03:47 AM

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CLOTH QUESTION?

hey peeps, anybody now how to create underwear, im creatng clothing for my female character and am learning cloth. I followed the cloth tutorial...

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by mr pix.

17-10-2006|01:10 AM

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My Planar is not smooth !!

I have a swimming pool that I created. I just draw the curve and duplicte it and then loft the two curves Then I tried the Planar down to close the...

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by Shadyi

16-10-2006|10:22 PM

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Animating: pass-thru, not colliding! HELP!

URGENT - ! I want the ball to hit the door as it comes out of the tube, so that the door falls over, but the ball is passing right through the door...

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by mr pix.

16-10-2006|09:13 AM

Replies: 3