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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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hi , im searching for some sites were i can download little (or long)animated video clips .. i d prefer funny once.. thx mat

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by Shadeblade

14-12-2005|06:08 PM

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Attached Curves keep un-ataching themselves?

I created a closed loop cv curve by ataching 4 smaller cv curves together. I then did a Close Curves on it to make sure it was properly closed The...

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by Steve555

14-12-2005|03:26 PM

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Local rotational axis

I'm following a tutorial and incorporating it on my own model. The problem is that my model has been combined and is one single entity and i want to...

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by mtmckinley

14-12-2005|02:34 PM

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Cool!

Just saw this: http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/1132751116

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by kablink

14-12-2005|02:23 PM

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a nice polygon texturing tutorial

http://ramyhanna.com/texturing/polyTutorial/texturingTutorial01.html step by step approach. this is from highend2d...

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by anthelme

14-12-2005|10:15 AM

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rotate pivot point

Hi there, How can I rotate my object pivot point? to rotate my pivot point the maya help says: select the rotate-tool and press the insert...

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by mhcannon

14-12-2005|06:58 AM

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Boolean Operations on Polygons

I'm creating my RJ-45 jack from scratch and i'm trying to use the boolean operation of difference but keep getting an error. Can someone help out? I...

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by mhcannon

14-12-2005|06:53 AM

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Dielectric material with bump mapping

I recently downloaded some Mental Ray Phenomenon from www.bmcaff.com I've found the “Dielectric shader with bump mapping” really useful. The only...

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by edoplaza

14-12-2005|01:56 AM

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i cant skin this head!!

hey guys i was wondering if you could help me with this problem. I seemed to have skinned a character set up the ik handles and point/orient...

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by Falott

14-12-2005|12:37 AM

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spinning wheel

If I want to do an animation with a car, is there anyway u can make the wheels spinn when you move the car in the keyframe so it looks like the car...

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by neigan

13-12-2005|10:27 PM

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High quality rendering mode - artifacts

When I apply a texture to an object and then go into high quality rendering mode the texture is covered in artifacts. Can anyone explain why this...

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by jpardoe

13-12-2005|09:22 PM

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UV's not staying still. Please help urgent!!

Hello all. I've just finished rigging my character, about to start skinning. But el problemo with my UV's, when I move certain IK's my UV's go...

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by Biccard Jeppe

13-12-2005|01:50 PM

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Peltmapping... for Maya! (6/7)

http://sunitparekh.com/pelting/ Ah got to love what you find when you look... looks pretty powerful too.

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by Funky Bunnies

12-12-2005|10:58 PM

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Using unfold maya 7.0

We use 3ds Max 8 at school, and pelt unwrapping is my hero. 3ds max is an ugly program. But pelt unwrapping is some life saving shit. I have tried...

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by mc-fleury

12-12-2005|10:29 PM

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need a tipp

hi i want to creat this nice guy .. but i would like to ask how would you begin? sure at first i gonna draw a side view and a better frantview but...

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by mc-fleury

12-12-2005|09:21 PM

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shortcut key move and sew

I am trying to layout a uv ma but I have a prob Is there a shortcut key to help me with move and sew uvs. At the moment I'm have to keep going up...

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by portermalone

12-12-2005|08:16 PM

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my layout is crazy

I accidently clicked some things and now my layout is very crazy! I have searched for 1 hour and I cant find how to fix it. Here's how it looks....

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by portermalone

12-12-2005|07:55 PM

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hologram

hello dont no if u guys have seen this but i imagine it would be good for modelers if it works well. ...

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by gster123

12-12-2005|07:03 PM

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being put on hold?

I get alot of different explanations when I ask the definition of an employer putting a freelance contractor on hold. Could someone please explain...

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by David

12-12-2005|06:31 PM

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HDRI Tut

I am doing this tutorial http://www.metic.net/maya/HDRI/hdri.php and towards the end, the HDRI image was eliminated from the rendered scene by simply...

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by Gtea

12-12-2005|05:06 PM

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GI Joe | Page: 1 2

i downloaded it and changed its setting lik it said an now i have a shortcut for it on my custom shelf. my problem is how to use it. i understand...

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by Bizzarostormy

12-12-2005|04:39 PM

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A question about polygon splitting

I've watched a few of the free tutorials on this site, and one of them told me that I need to make sure all my polygon faces have 4 sides. Apparently...

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by mtmckinley

12-12-2005|03:08 PM

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Modeling barbed wire

Hi everybody, this is my first post in this forum and I hope to get some help on modeling barbed wire for a composite photograph. I've already...

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by mtmckinley

12-12-2005|02:53 PM