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Reference images

Whats a good site to find reference images that could be used to model. eg: front view and side views

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by 13th_resident

13-05-2006|08:33 PM

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Adding sound

Hello. I was wondering how I add an mp3 or sound clip to an animation? Thanks !!

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by Bahamut5098

13-05-2006|06:03 PM

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WOOHOO!

WEll this excites me greatly because well um... yea. Other than playing with Maya im also a musician and my band has our first show on the 1st of...

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by MamoruK

13-05-2006|04:12 PM

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hairs disapear in render

hello I don't know if this has happend to anyone but I have created a hair system for a head it was working good in the begining (in the scnene and...

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by ronkhmps

13-05-2006|04:04 PM

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animating non-spherical eyeball inside eyelid

hi, the eyes for my model are not completely spherical but oval shaped. i need to be able to animate the eyeball so that it doesn't tear through...

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by pbman

13-05-2006|03:42 PM

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problem merge verticies

hi i'm having problems merging verticies, i know your supposed to select one vert then shift select the other, then the next thing to do is click...

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by iron_tick

13-05-2006|03:05 PM

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scaling object with displacement map

I have a chair model that has a displacement map to create a "tufted" geometry which is getting there. When I drop the chair into a scene and scale...

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by erikober

13-05-2006|01:40 PM

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ABOUT BUYING THE DVD's

hey do simply maya send the dvds to australia at extra cost or how do i find dis stuff out

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by ridicule

13-05-2006|06:04 AM

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Best way to learn maya 7.0?

Hi! I'm really new to 3D (and Maya). I have the books: Learning Maya 7: Foundation Learning Maya 7: The Modelíng & Animation Handbook Game...

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by ctbram

13-05-2006|04:45 AM

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Windows Media

i am building a laptop, and i was woundering if windows media will still run maya? or should i stick with xp? and will maya be compatible windows...

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by pixelsoul

12-05-2006|07:04 PM

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Surface transfer prob,

I'm trying to do a surface transfer, but when I select the lamberts out colour to the normal camera in the connection editor i get the error message...

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by j5ive

12-05-2006|01:26 PM

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Composite Software?

So yesterday I tried to make my first composite animation...1 with the background stuff, and 1 with special effects only. They both play...

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by esion

12-05-2006|01:13 PM

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3d model plans

Can anyone tell me what the website was for plans. I remember a great site which had all the plans you could want to use in your modeling but I cant...

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by gster123

12-05-2006|12:23 PM

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how to apply alpha map for transperency to an object

can some one tell me how to apply the alpha map to the object so that i can use it to transperent the porion of a image

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by everybodysmokes

12-05-2006|11:02 AM

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Root bind but lower joints not binded

Hi. My human model is made of individual polygons. When I proceed to binding, I selected all the polygons and then the root joint, then selected...

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by parka

12-05-2006|05:06 AM

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As a Reminder...... | Page: 1 2

For all those who are new to Maya, and asking what they call dumb questions....please don't type that as a main title. In here there are no stupid...

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by SilverBlood

12-05-2006|03:24 AM

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Need Help: Can't open file

I have a 3d model of a museum that I modeled using Maya. After several days of creating the model the file froze. The file is 37 mb. I can open...

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by iron_tick

12-05-2006|02:27 AM

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help with hair on polygon head

hello my friends I have made a polygon human head and now when I want to add hair to it, it won't happen. I mean when I choose create hair from the...

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by ronkhmps

12-05-2006|01:46 AM

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Light Linking

Is there a way to link a light to a layer rather than a specific object. It seems like this could save a lot of time. Thanks

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by Wishbonekenobi

12-05-2006|12:23 AM

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Spline Handles

I'm trying to create a toung rig using a spline handle. The problem I am having is the curve will not attach its self to the joint chain. I can open...

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by meshue

11-05-2006|06:31 PM

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new pc | Page: 1 2

I have a grand to spend on a new desktop, for that i want the whole bundle, a tower monitor and keyboard Even though I am getting ok with maya on...

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by pbman

11-05-2006|06:10 PM

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Tangents/Pre/Cycle in maya 7

hi all, i've got a "simple" question about maya3d 7. i used to play around with maya 1, and i still have some of the tutorials of maya 1. now...

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by SilverBlood

11-05-2006|05:48 PM

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Maya 7.0 unlimited to UT2004

Maya 7.0 unlimited to UT2004 anyone got a link? i REALLY want to make models for it!

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by Joopson

11-05-2006|05:35 PM

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Render settings display problems

I've been getting a weird display problem within the render settings gui. When I click over to any of the render specific tabs, i.e. not the common...

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by k2ronin

11-05-2006|01:49 PM

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New web site

Finally took the time and redesigned my web site from scratch. Check it out. You'll find my new reel and one new mel script plus a lot more (in the...

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