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Maya 2020 fundamentals - modelling the real world

Get halfway through a model and find it's an unworkable mess? Can't add edge loops where you need them? Can't subdivide a mesh properly? If any of this sounds familiar check this course out.

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viewing .jpg file on plane

This is in regards to the cartoon dog tutorial... I followed step by step per the video to place a nurbs primitive plane, and successfully placed...

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by emc2673

02-07-2006|12:29 AM

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Normal maps

Hi just would like to know if there are any clear tutorials on applying normal maps in maya 7. I have got my normal map out of zbrush but hypershade...

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by Falott

01-07-2006|02:59 PM

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How do you make CGI Spiderman? Has anybody done it?

Seems to me that after seeing Spiderman 3 teaser trailer, it got me hyped about Spiderman. I am big Spidy fan. And for that i like to make my own...

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by hulkis2001

30-06-2006|08:58 PM

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Alpha Channels

I am working with maya 5. I have a little problem with my rendered output. When i take my renderings into a compositing software like AE, it doesn't...

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by gster123

30-06-2006|04:58 PM

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maya 4 subDdisplay in maya 7 | Page: 1 2

hello. im currently using maya for some modeling, but i remember in maya 5 and 4 , when you converted to subD the lines didnt look so messy. they...

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by vladimirjp

30-06-2006|04:02 PM

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Rendering errors with RenderMan

Hi everyone! I’m posting this request for help, after some time spent trying to fix a problem I’m having with the training course “Introduction to...

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by wuthoqquan

30-06-2006|12:19 PM

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Textures stretching

How do I make it so that my textures don't stretch. I have a long model that I am trying to model, but it's just taking the texture and stretching it...

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by patio87

29-06-2006|09:41 PM

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Using Maya for designing special effects

One of the wonderful uses I have found for Maya is to develop special effects that will take place in the real world. Because it is optically...

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by Jay

29-06-2006|09:17 PM

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Render Global Frame Extension Question

I've searched the forum in vain for the answer to this problem I'm having, so I beg the indulgence of the moderators and of all of you! :-) I wish...

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by NeoStrider

29-06-2006|06:18 PM

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How do I create this?

I'm trying to make a logo, but I'm having problems. I got the CV curves down, but it won't let me bevel them, and when it does, it does it in the...

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by Lt Jim

29-06-2006|05:31 PM

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polys to subdiv

I have just started doing the spitfire tutorial and i had to convert the wing to subdivs from polys. It turned out like this and instead of being...

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by pbman

29-06-2006|01:35 PM

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Maya 6.0 getting started files

Hi there. For some reason my installation of Maya 6 doesn't have the files for the getting started tutorials. I was wondering where I could download...

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by dave_baer

29-06-2006|12:04 PM

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Help ,,, my wife she hate maya. read the story,,,

Hi guy's, I have big problem. I adore maya 3D animation, but my wife absolutely hates it, as I spend so much time immersed in it. Every time i'm busy...

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by happymat27

29-06-2006|10:25 AM

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polys room

how do i see how many ploys are in my sence i always here ppl say how many ploys are then thanks

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by patio87

29-06-2006|07:06 AM

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Rener Error | Page: 1 2

Good morning. I am doing the tutorial on Texturing the Haunted House. I am getting this error on what appears to be every object in the scene. It...

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by mmoore5553

28-06-2006|07:13 PM

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bad news for every shake user with maya

hi everyone. today i heard from hiehend 3d website about end of Apple shake 4 program. there is no future update for this program. the price from...

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by pbman

28-06-2006|03:26 PM

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Import OBJ

Hi I have a problem with importing .obj's across from lightwave when the object has polys with >4 vertices. I just get an 'error reading file'...

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by SpaceGoat

27-06-2006|02:54 PM

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Shadows

Is there a way to blur shadows so you don't get such hard edges? Thanks.

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by Joopson

26-06-2006|05:53 PM

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deformation

Hello, I used to use Softimage/XSI years ago and it had/has a very useful animation tool called a spline deformation. I'm trying to find out if...

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by gster123

26-06-2006|05:47 PM

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a simple question to the creators of the tutorials

hi all who read this, I was wondering (since i'm building a game) can u use spaceships u make in a tutorial to create a game?

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by SilverBlood

26-06-2006|02:47 PM

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Black scene

Hi It's not realy a problem but rather a question just to know. Normally the stage of maya is gray .. but i did somthink, I do no what, but now...

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by vlargon

26-06-2006|10:15 AM

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need new computer for maya

its computer upgrade time im happy to build my own computer ive not realy got any thing in my current computer so i'll be starting from scratch...

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by dragonfx

26-06-2006|09:26 AM

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What IS THis Smooth Proxy for?

What IS THAT Smooth Proxy for? Im really confused what that stuff for. Anybody, ideas plz...

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by Anhslaught

26-06-2006|12:39 AM

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Selling my gnomon and total training dvds

I hope this is allowed, but I wanted to let everyone know that I'm parting with my huge collection of gnomon dvds that i've collected over the years....

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by Anhslaught

26-06-2006|12:23 AM

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3d movies????and maya tuts

Where can you view all these 3d movies that i keep reading about, because i never see them any where just articles about up comming ones or released...

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