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Complex UV Layout in Maya

Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character

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Separating lofted nurbs object from polygon?

Hello, I've created a nurbs object with the loft method and then converted that into polygons. I'd like to remove the nurbs and keep the polygon...

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by sampson01

08-04-2014|07:04 PM

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Having problems with SimplyMaya Flash on this site

I am having a problem with Flash in Simply Maya website which is dosn't work and freezes is there any solution or anybody came a cross this problem....

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by eihabarabia

08-04-2014|06:00 AM

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Extra CV's, or, partial faces...?

Following close on my previous post, I extruded four faces several times. All looked well until I noticed some extra CV's out of place when I looked...

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by KELLEY

06-04-2014|11:43 PM

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How to restore a face...

After an hour, or so, pulling CV's, extruding faces, deleting, using Ctrl_Z and such, I've managed to undo some mistakes and am ready to push forward...

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by KELLEY

06-04-2014|09:32 PM

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uv's going very squiffy, havent seen this before

hi all, I really need some advice uv-ing this piece, its a card holder for a juke box. I've only used procedurals until now, and everything's been...

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by nickynacky

06-04-2014|06:22 PM

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maxwell displacement repeat uv problem

Maya 2014 Maxwell 3.0 Mavericks 10.9.2 Tutorial http://www.digitaltutors.com/lesson/15218-Adding-displacements-to-Maxwell-materials material...

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by garbegh

06-04-2014|05:38 PM

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VRay and Maya 2014

Hi guys I've posted similar thread on some forums, but didn't get the useful answer, so i wanted to try here :) I'm new in Vray for Maya 2014...

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by skivi

06-04-2014|01:40 PM

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maya

hi , to everyone i a trying to create a sphere and a plane with suppose 100 number of pieces , the scene is that the 100 or N number of pieces need...

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by stwert

06-04-2014|12:50 PM

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ANIMATING A RUN CYCLE IN MAYA

So I just tried to animate a run cycle and it was horrible. Is there a more efficient way to do it then to fully rig the model then just start...

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by 3dStudent

06-04-2014|03:56 AM

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Two monitors for MAYA?

Does MAYA support the use of two monitors? With so many menus and options windows, the modeling window gets kinda small. It would be nice to park the...

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by tweetytunes

05-04-2014|08:13 PM

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Blender guide for Maya users ( Maya controlls emulation file included)

Hi. I have set up a guide and a controll scheme for Maya users, that also want to try Blender/use it in their pipeline. Here is the link. What do you...

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by mahri726

05-04-2014|10:56 AM

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New Animation/Render/Simulation Station Help

Hey guys, my current rig is very old (2006 i think) and im looking into buying a new one. I've looked into some parts to build my own but I was just...

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by jsprogg

05-04-2014|09:45 AM

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Duplicate Face

After choosing the faces I want to duplicate, it only lets me scale when the tool appears. Anyone know a way around this. I just want to duplicate...

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by Jay

05-04-2014|12:42 AM

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History Deletion

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening All, I've decided to take a plunge into 3D Modeling/Animation(this appears to be a bottomless rabbit hole), and...

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by CollinBishop

03-04-2014|06:37 PM

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UV Editor doesn't want to respond...

After a week of texturing (on a different model) I was feeling quite confident using the UV Editor. Tonight, I cannot get the six-sided flattened...

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by CollinBishop

03-04-2014|01:54 PM

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Tools swap functionality?

Hello! New to the forums and the site in general, so pleasure to meet you! I'm currently working on a project for work, and I came across an...

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by ThreeFro

03-04-2014|02:03 AM

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interior lights while using Physical Sun&Sky

Hey guys, just creating some mock exterior scenes for a friend, i have a few huts in one scene and a few igloos in another scene. I am rendering them...

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by chilledoutredhead

02-04-2014|09:16 PM

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Move edges issue

Hi Everyone, I'm working through Dariush Derakhshani's "Introducing Autodesk Maya 2013," but I'm stuck on a portion where he asks you to move an...

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by Gen

02-04-2014|08:16 PM

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Maya Send Job to Backburner - Tile Rendering Added

I don't know if this is even the right place to put this but here goes. If you use Backburner to batch your images and have ever wonder "Ugh, I wish...

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by David

02-04-2014|11:27 AM

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Books for "beginners"

Hi, I would like to get a bit beter with maya and since I spend quite some time in the train between home and university, I would like to use a...

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by RuhigBrauner

02-04-2014|10:34 AM

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Proper Joint Placement

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f4gcs94qp12i3hg/screenshot_26.jpg Hey all. Where might you all place joints for the legs and hips? I'm not sure what...

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by srlake314

02-04-2014|05:36 AM

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MB file will not even display itself

Yeah. Tried to do what seemed to be a fairly easy assignment. Nothing showed up in the window, not even the grid. Just a blank dark grey area that is...

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by tnbee

01-04-2014|06:36 PM

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Problems with UV's...

I have a .jpeg that I want to apply to a wall. (pic._#1) I did a screen cap. of the wall in Front View and built the .jpeg in Photoshop. They should...

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by KELLEY

01-04-2014|04:41 PM

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How to install PyMel and Python scripts in Maya 2008?

Hello! Couldn't someone of the experienced people help me with installing Python in Maya ? I'm a noob in Maya and want to use some useful scripts but...

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by Nixa

01-04-2014|08:41 AM

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baking contour renter into texture.

Is there a way in maya or another software to bake the contour render into the texture image? lets say i have a house model and want contours on all...

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by CollinBishop

01-04-2014|01:16 AM

Replies: 2