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Floating Object

Hi Guys, Im trying to work out how to have an oject drop from the air then float and bob in the water, The float object works fine but the oject wont...

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by Magregus

13-09-2005|04:23 AM

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SIMULATION MAN!

Need to burn off steam? I found out a cool thing to do in Maya! I bet some of you have done this before, but here it goes. Create 5 nurbs spheres and...

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by MattTheMan

13-09-2005|01:02 AM

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2 texture glitches

there are two common probs ive been getting with applying textures: one is when i apply a texture to a block, and then bevel the edges causes the...

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by mtmckinley

12-09-2005|09:42 PM

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Alpha Channel

Hello, I've rendered a picture in Maya Software (Targa, JPG, IFF-> all the same results), but I only see something, when I turn the alpha Channels...

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by LyNx_5.0

12-09-2005|07:43 PM

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replace object - Seems cumbersome in Maya

Hi, A noob transferring over from Lightwave. Seems like most graphic packages both 3D and 2D have a simple "replace object/replace file" command....

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by heynewt

12-09-2005|06:36 PM

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how to decide which type of modelling

i was just wondering how you all decide what type of modelling to go with? as there are a few different ways of modelling everything, its hard,...

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by Falott

12-09-2005|04:50 PM

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scene modeling..

im tired and didnt search through forums, but how do you model a scene like a room and such, im trying to learn how to do that but dont know where to...

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by Phopojijo

12-09-2005|07:24 AM

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fcheck issue

im trying to import a plain image to my scene so i went to file>import and i selected my picture but then i get some fcheck window. i wanted my...

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by haynesy

12-09-2005|05:15 AM

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UVs and the checkerboard

I've only messed around with texturing once or twice, so I don't know much about UVs. I've never used the checkboard but I understand it is to check...

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by Lifire

11-09-2005|07:58 PM

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quick question

i want to place the picture of bart simpson on to this car but i dont want to have all the borders showing. do you guys know how to import like htat?...

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by danotronXX

11-09-2005|04:51 PM

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lightning effect (dynamics)

I created this lightning effect and set the values to what I thought looked best to me. Then I added a background in maya (on a plane) to set up a...

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by Lifire

11-09-2005|08:07 AM

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Rendering shadows/studio effect

This is actually 2 seperate questions. First, I would like to know if it is possible to render shadows out without a floor. I know that sounds...

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by Lifire

11-09-2005|02:26 AM

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Rush Fans - Animated Neil Peart!!

Ok...first...the model could look better (and it was done in 3dMax) but this is pretty cool. Someone made an animation of Neil Peart playing YYZ: ...

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by NitroLiq

10-09-2005|09:51 PM

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compress rar file

i made a rar file so i can put my video in my threat.but my file is still too large. how can i compress it.how can i use codec.

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by mc-fleury

10-09-2005|04:39 PM

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Ball bounce

Hi! I just finished the ball bounce video tutorial and now i want to save it. Can you save it in other formats like .gif or something so that...

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by emptynoflow

10-09-2005|04:15 PM

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curvy meshes

i am modeling a dodge viper the bonnet is very curvy by keeping the shape as basic as possible for as long as i can i can get smooth shape, but when...

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by blomkaal

10-09-2005|11:47 AM

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Maya chat- REGISTER

Hi. I'm trying to use the maya chat att the top of the home page. When i come in it says type: /MOTD then the MOTD command says /msg...

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by kablink

10-09-2005|10:24 AM

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Pixel aspect problems

Ok so I don't know if this is a deal with PS or maya, but my money is on maya. PS doesn't like non square pixel aspect ratios and tells you as soon...

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by Lifire

10-09-2005|07:48 AM

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Some basic queries!

HI ppl, got a few basic queries about things that are so easy in max. I wanna do all that I can do in max and much more. Got a few...

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by winsome

10-09-2005|06:38 AM

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maya book advice and basic workflow

2 things... I should be getting Maya 7 unlimited in the mail any day now, and although im learning a lot form this sites tuts and forums, i feel i...

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by Phopojijo

10-09-2005|12:18 AM

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Environments

Is there any tutorial for environments?? I've tried to do the spherical environments and the cube environments with dire results, is there any...

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by Phopojijo

10-09-2005|12:10 AM

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shaking camera

how do u shake a camera for a short amount of time in the timeline. this is for showing hte power of an earthquake or soemthing

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by lisa_gonzalez

09-09-2005|08:40 PM

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Polygon and extrude prob

Here is the prob. I was following a car tut I got off the net, and all was well, then i wanted to make some fine adjustments to tweak the surface of...

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by portermalone

09-09-2005|08:35 PM

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Dirt Map

How do you create the clay/dirt effect on renders. I use maya Thanks

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by pbman

09-09-2005|07:25 PM

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polygons smooth

i have been making a car, and when i render it it just looks really jagged becasue of the polygons. How do I get it so that it is really smooth like...

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by mtmckinley

09-09-2005|04:27 PM

Replies: 4