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audioWave ease in ease out

Hello, for beginner testing i have an audioWave node output going into the x translation input of a cube. This works just fine. What i am...

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by ConfusedMonkey

04-01-2014|03:27 PM

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making holes with the Boolean difference

Hi everyone I am making a model of a petrol engine, I am doing the cylinder head and I am stuck on making holes for the valves etc, I am using the...

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by trikeman

03-01-2014|07:39 PM

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Unexplained light

Hi, I wonder if anyone can tell me what's going on here. I've modeled a street scene and I want to render it out as a night scene, lit by the light...

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by BuzzinFly

03-01-2014|02:32 PM

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Maya Normal Map Problems

Hey! I dont have a lot of experience with Maya and I have a problem with creating some Normal Maps. You may have to get a little bit specific if...

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by Burnyt

02-01-2014|07:19 PM

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Old Wine Barrel

Hi guy's, I need again your advise. Want to model such an old wine barrel for a game. Would you start out with a cylinder, a pipe or maybe just...

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by lecra

02-01-2014|11:16 AM

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Display Windows

Hey, I have been trying to pull up my Outliner and so far no luck. I was using two monitors before I had moved, at the moment I dont have room for 2...

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by Ozgalis

01-01-2014|07:09 PM

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Bullets 3D prints

Ok I have some testing and a few things to make sure are ok but here are a few 'toys' I have printed.

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by bullet1968

01-01-2014|02:56 AM

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Boolean help.

I'd like to do these three sections in the model I'm working on, can someone make it simpler or give me a pointer or three..lol. I'll probably try an...

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by CollinBishop

31-12-2013|09:04 PM

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UVs don't flip after mirroring geometry

hello. when i mirror geometry, UVs don't flip. they stay blue, but are not reversed. how can i reverse them? i need it for normal/displacement...

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by mickhah

31-12-2013|12:41 PM

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Old project and image planes?

I opened up an old project I was working on months ago and the image planes won't display. Script editor says unable to show image plane.. Is their...

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by cj74

30-12-2013|10:13 PM

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Vertex world positions?

I'm trying to get two vertices to match along an axis but, I don't know how to view and change their world positions. How do you view them? ...

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by Gen

30-12-2013|09:11 PM

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Maya 7

Hi, I'm currently working on a game and need to use Maya 7, can't find were to download it. Please help me! Thank you so...

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by NextDesign

30-12-2013|07:58 PM

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UV Question

I have a small project I'm working on at the moment. It's a house that me and my wife are building and I wanted to model and texture it in Maya...

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by CollinBishop

30-12-2013|03:49 AM

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Turning wireframe mesh into geometry?

How do I take a sphere, for instance, and generate geometry based on its wireframe? How do I control the thickness of the "wires"? Thanks. :)

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by mickhah

28-12-2013|11:10 AM

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shatter effect question

Hey guys Im very very new to Maya and am trying to do a shatter effect on a poly model I made. I successfully shattered a primitive sphere, but when...

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by soundmartell

26-12-2013|01:21 PM

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OBJ Sequance to Blendshapes

Does anyone of you know plug-ing or script that would convert OBJ sequence to blendshapes instead of importing them as separated meshes with keyed...

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by NextDesign

26-12-2013|04:26 AM

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Texture resolution: a never ending story

Hi all, I was searching for threads regarding texture resolution. I found tons of them: now i am more confused as before!!:furious: I have in...

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by CollinBishop

24-12-2013|06:30 PM

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Quick selections - How to store.

Hi, First of all, wish to thank all of you fellow users helping me out learning Maya, you are a very helpful folk. Now the question: I make quick...

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by CollinBishop

24-12-2013|12:21 AM

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reversing normals help

hello all i am trying to reverse the normals on something i will be covering with a mesh but whenever i do so the faces expand ...right before this...

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by NextDesign

23-12-2013|07:25 PM

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what computer di I buy? need help!

Hi there, i have a problem - i dont know, what computer to buy for working on maya! I'm fifteen and have been working with a friend of my mums...

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