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Maya 2020 fundamentals - modelling the real world

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When did I sign up?

I cant believe I joined this website 20 years ago. Mental!

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by David

01-10-2021|10:03 AM

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Project managers

So who uses what project manager plugins/scripts. I have used openPipeline for about 15 years and has always worked just fine, but with Maya 2022...

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by Stephen

29-09-2021|03:16 PM

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sound for 'render complete'

Hi there, in Max i used to have a sound that played when my render was done, so I could be away from the computer while it rendered, and come back...

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by kara danvers

17-09-2021|04:30 AM

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Complete Newbie Modeling Question

So, I'm obviously totally new at this modeling thing. I'm running through a bunch of tutorials with the hope to make some models I can print. My...

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by David

02-09-2021|12:51 PM

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Maya View Ports animation errors

Hey everyone, so im having issues with Maya animations and the viewport, when i open maya and scrub through my animation, the character model behaves...

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by murambi

02-09-2021|05:36 AM

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Keyframing Joints

Is it a problem to place Keyframe animation right on the joint nodes? Other than its a hassle for the animators to pick the joints ?

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by Intersteller

10-08-2021|03:51 AM

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polyCylinder1 node missing???

When I make a new cylinder, and view the attributes via the attribute Editor, the polyCylinder1 tab is missing. I've tried the "show" button and it...

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by rizedred

29-07-2021|05:56 AM

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Wacom

I know this hasn't got much to do with maya but i'd like to explore other areas of digital art outside just 3D and develope my 2d skills. I'm...

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by ckyuk

26-07-2021|06:10 PM

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Swimming Textures on already Rigged/Animated Mesh

Issue: Textures generated from within Hypershade were applied to an already rigged/animated mesh. When I render with Arnold the textures swim on the...

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by Revan03

24-06-2021|03:10 PM

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Expression with certain values. How to do?

how to limit the position value to certain values? for example positionY = (11, 15, 60, 47); I just can't write correctly((

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by TBane

23-06-2021|02:07 PM

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Poly and texture reduction of high res character assets

Total novice in using Maya though have quite a bit of Houdini experience. I am tasked with taking existing high resolution character assets,...

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by art3mis

29-05-2021|10:06 PM

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Multi-assign new materials to a number of objects?

Hi, instead of assigning each object a new material individually, is there a way to assign a unique material to all objects in a scene? For my...

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by adev

29-05-2021|10:29 AM

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IKFK Switch Issue - Waitress Rig

I've attached an image of the issue I'm having. I'm still new to maya, but from what I've learned it seems to be an issue with the ikfk switch. I...

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by ffifx

24-05-2021|01:40 AM

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No detail showing with Displacement/ Normal map

Hello, I am a student working with Maya/Mudbox. I am having an issue getting the displacement & normal maps in Maya to look the same as i sculpted...

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by cgartist92

18-05-2021|12:54 AM

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Sculpting tools problem

I'm a noob. I've created a model of a fish and I need to make some sculpting adjustments. I select my object (in Viewport or Outliner), then go to...

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by Bigboomer101

04-05-2021|09:32 PM

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how to clean up?

how can I clean up those additional loops? when i smooth preview, this spot is to hard. I mean the edges that are going from left to right, at the...

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by User808

08-04-2021|11:45 PM

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Can't find save file

So I'm on a Mac and while I was working on my project it crashed but it had temporarily saved. I kept saving through out until I finished. I forgot...

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by strange beginner

08-04-2021|03:23 AM

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Older Maya files

I was searching for the Jedi star fighter and Oliphant tutorials. Do they still exist for purchase?

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by skidz

04-04-2021|09:30 AM

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Cannot duplicate layered texture node

I am having trouble with a very simple task: duplicating layered texture nodes. I have one layered texture node connected to other parts of the...

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by fede123

03-04-2021|07:37 AM

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Adding different textures to debossed surfaces

Hi, I'm creating multi-sided dice with recessed number characters using actual geometry (displacement map then baked) and want the recessed numbers...

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by Blueflash

26-03-2021|04:09 PM

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Maximizing UV Layout Resolution, Layering Textures, & UV Sets

Hi Everyone, This is the first time that I have tried to submit a question on a forum, so please forgive me if I don’t do something correctly. I...

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by Azlyn

20-03-2021|05:45 AM

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Particles+Rigid bodies: Timeline playback not rendering!

Basically, what i'm doing is a keyframeless animation with particles and rigid bodies...sort of a chain of events type thing. It's quite short. ...

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by mriganksarkar

17-03-2021|10:54 AM

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Maya vs 3ds Max ?

Hello, probably this was asked many times before, but I'm going to be more specific, I'm curious what Maya does better than Max since I know Max...

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by FluxMode

13-03-2021|01:31 PM

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Maya Color Management

Hi All, I am having issues with saving out images from the arnold render. I keep getting this error Error: Couldn't apply Color Management to...

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by murambi

09-03-2021|05:10 AM

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Making Curved UV's Straight

I am having an issue with UV's on this magazine I am trying to texture. I am fairly new to UV mapping and i am trying to figure out how to straighten...

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