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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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help my manipulator tool is shrink

hi guys i have a problem with my manipulator tool its too litte i cant good rotate or scale i will tke it back to the original size can everybody...

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by MattTheMan

19-11-2005|01:58 PM

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How create a surface from a non-planar curve?

Hi After projecting a curve on to a cylindrical surface (the letter 'J'), I now want to be able to colour the 'J' differently to the rest of the...

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by Steve555

19-11-2005|12:25 PM

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GI Joe

I downloaded and installed all the scripting for GI Joe for Maya. Now.. When I choose the options I want (whether it is ground light 64 or...

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by JDigital

19-11-2005|05:31 AM

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Dunno how to correct the problem with poly to sub conversion!

As i was trying to convert this poly model into sub, the problem occurs. I have encounterd this problem loads of times ( what appears in the Script...

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by Perfectly_normal

19-11-2005|03:19 AM

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Shaders and textures?

What is meant by a shader and how are they used? and what is then the difference between a shader and a texture? Mike

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by blomkaal

18-11-2005|06:10 PM

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Smooth doesn't Work?

Well I've made most of my model... and then I realize that it looks a little rough or square. I tried to smooth it but it did not work, made no...

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by blomkaal

18-11-2005|06:07 PM

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Reflections

Hey, could anyone give me any tips on how to make a surface look reflective? i've got a wooden material on a standard plane with a standard Blinn...

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by jimbojones05

18-11-2005|06:01 PM

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Hello

Hi, sorry people it's me again. I really need help on Maya. The tools of which are it the top like....file....edit...create have gone, I know i can...

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by The_Beginner

18-11-2005|05:12 PM

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Glow + Layered texture problem

Good evening all! I have this slight problem when combining glow and normal texture nodes in a layered texture. My situation is this: Layer 1: A...

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by solkku

18-11-2005|05:09 PM

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Texturing problem

For some reason when I rotate my model around I can see the occassional bit of texture showing through like it is semi transparant. Ie. when viewing...

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by j5ive

18-11-2005|10:12 AM

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Importing 3ds files. Fcheck?

Having some problems importing 3ds files into maya. I found this tutorial http://www.highend2d.com/maya/tutorials/import_export/245.html ...

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by Biccard Jeppe

18-11-2005|09:19 AM

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Combining 3d with 2d - help!!!

I have been searching the web forever and I can't seem to find a good tutorial on how to mix a 3D animation - made in Maya - with a 2D film scene -...

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by indiefilmmaker

17-11-2005|08:51 PM

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Reflection

Hey people, could anyone give me some tips how to make a floor look reflective, ive got a wooden material on a plane but I dont know how to make it...

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by Phopojijo

17-11-2005|05:29 PM

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A Simple Question

Just something that 'popped' in there while Ive been sitting here working on a new model, some of you may find this weird, some may find it obvious...

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by darijo203

17-11-2005|01:00 PM

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Binding

Hi guys, Need some help with skinning. I have created a character and a skeleton with the full body naming conventions. The character has eyes,...

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by Lt Jim

17-11-2005|12:49 PM

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how to stop rendering process

any idea how to stop rendering process, let say, we just render to check something (let say the brigthness), so after the ouput kinda showing a...

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by Pursuiter

17-11-2005|08:49 AM

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why this file render to black after i added a cube into it?

weird, at first, i downloaded the file from 3d tutorial site, i rendered it, and i got a nice output like below. ...

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by mrcome

17-11-2005|08:23 AM

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how to delete shader or material that we added to object?

i can't find the way to delete a shader or material after we added it to an object? anyone know how? and just wanna confirm, is lambert a shader?

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by mrcome

17-11-2005|06:03 AM

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Need help with converters... please!!

Hey, i'm helping these people make a small game, they are using game studio and it talks .mdl format files. I need something that i can use to import...

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by NextDesign

17-11-2005|01:59 AM

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"Create a new scene" script

How do I make a script that replicates "Create a new scene" but with some parameters set to different defaults? I'd like one that comes up in...

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by vladimirjp

16-11-2005|10:42 PM

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Help with tft

i have just got a new monitor an it has one pixel which is red all the time - is there a way to fix it as it is ver annoying :headbang: two)...

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by pbman

16-11-2005|02:51 PM

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can't asign shader to objekt

i have uvmaped an object and now there is imposible for me to change shader. before i uvmaped it, i deleted the uv's. can that be the reason? But i...

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by Lt Jim

16-11-2005|01:15 PM

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how come my screwdriver like this?

i follow exactly what the tutorial said, but how come my screwdriver like this? http://micah.noobgrinder.com/screwdrivertut/ this is my...

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