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apache tutorial

hi all, was wondering if simply maya has any plans to put the apache helicopter tutorial on a dvd to sell. It looks like an excellent...

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by movie3d

05-09-2006|11:40 PM

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Maya 8 :) | Page: 1 2 3

Heya Peeps, Maya 8 on the way :) Have a looksee..... http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=7635018

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by cut_the_krab

05-09-2006|10:39 PM

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Codec troubles...

Hi folks! I'm a maya newbie and I downloaded the Michael Mckinley character rigging tutorial. I tried to see the videos but there was no way. I...

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by animator80

05-09-2006|09:24 PM

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Jsmapper probs

Anyone used the jsmapper utility? I'm having probs, this is what i have so far ... Any ideas what the problem could be, I've been told it could...

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by pbman

05-09-2006|06:12 PM

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Clay Model Render

I see alot of you render in what I belive is caled clay model. Is it possible to give me an idea how to do that for my models, or point me to a...

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by oldhippie_tom

05-09-2006|04:43 PM

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boots... and apparently, ...some ghosts

ok... well, here's a render of my progress on my guy. ... and a new problem. I need to work on the fingers, but I've had this new, blue...

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by pixl813

05-09-2006|03:19 PM

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joint limit

What is the usual skeletal joint limit you use in gaming scenarios? For a main character on screen all the time, wow style?

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by j5ive

05-09-2006|02:53 PM

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Hypershade prob

How do I ensure that mental ray nodes are being displayed in the hypershade / texture tab?

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by j5ive

04-09-2006|11:18 PM

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where is the maya.rayrc file?

where is this file located? I presume its a script editor of sorts

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by oldhippie_tom

04-09-2006|09:53 PM

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Rendering seems to produce artifacts

Hi, I'm finally rendering my animation and some frames are fine while others have a strange black gap/line in them - see the image below to see what...

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by jpardoe

04-09-2006|06:31 PM

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How install a downloaded MEL script?

Any id's. Oh yeah, I'm on a MAC!. Where do I put them? I dwnldd the Bonus Tools update2 on the AREA site. But dunno where t drop them. If YOU do,...

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by c3e

04-09-2006|03:52 PM

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RIP Steve Irwin ( The Croc Hunder ) | Page: 1 2

Don't know if anyone has heard the news latley. Steve Irwin ( The Croc Hunter ) died earlier today while filming an underwater documentary. He has...

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by THX1138

04-09-2006|02:13 PM

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Animation Question

Ok so i have made an Animation Video and i want to make the moving objects in it move slower so the effect lasts longer so how can i do that?

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by Traveler of Worlds

04-09-2006|10:58 AM

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Free Maya UFO Tutorial Here - Must See! | Page: 1 2

OK before you download it let me explain :) My son has been using Maya for a while now and while I was restoring files from my old HD, I found a...

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by AnthonyCg

04-09-2006|08:05 AM

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Noobie Question

Occassionally I get an odd menu that pops up in place of the regular vertices/face/object mode etc menu, and it's replaced with a normal/world etc...

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by NeoStrider

04-09-2006|02:35 AM

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Help with Text

Can anyone point me in the direction of a good text tutorial? I'm looking to animate moving/extruding words. Thanks in advance!

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by tajiomax

04-09-2006|12:28 AM

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Question!!!

I am starting to texture some models I made and it seems like I cant add a File texture to any of the models that are duplicates! Why would this be...

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by mihoss

03-09-2006|10:57 PM

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Adding a soundtrack to my animation?

Hi, I need to add a soundtrack to my animation, and I seem to have managed to import it and make it display in the timeline, but for some reason when...

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by publicFunction

03-09-2006|10:10 PM

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toon shaders

i have recently been playing with toon shaders and i find the name in many ways mis-represents the shaders. they are great for fill lights, and all...

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