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Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping

In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts.

chrome shader

Can anyone explain to me how to make a good chrome shader. The chrome, in my case, will look like shiny metal. I will appreciate links to pre-made...

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by Eelco

29-03-2005|08:33 PM

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Point Allocation Problem for past week

I signed up to recieve points last week on thursday. Hastely I didnt leave my address in the payment form through paypal so my points didnt get...

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by Bonez22

29-03-2005|06:40 PM

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Deformer help

I am having....a small problem lol I need to make this......be able to move around like a hose, but I haven't the slightest idea how to do so....

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by Pony

29-03-2005|08:26 AM

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Annoying problem

Hey guys and gals, i am very new to maya but this site does help alot :) Ive been doing a tutorial on animating a seal bounce a ball on his head...

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by ginga_boy85

28-03-2005|11:39 PM

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Image Planes

Lo all :), I am trying to look for a site that provides free or otherwise Image planes (side view preferred) of cartoon drawings. Google doesnt...

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by mhcannon

28-03-2005|04:06 PM

Replies: 1

PC or Mac

Hello I am going to be buying a laptop for college, where I am going to be studying 3D animation at RIT's school of film and animation. I...

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by Shayder

28-03-2005|03:58 PM

Replies: 5

A Good Fleshy Skin Tone

I placed this post in another section of the forum but never got a response so I'll try here. I've been messing around with colors for a skintone...

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by cung

28-03-2005|11:57 AM

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how to attach these legs to body?

all made by nurbs

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by mhcannon

28-03-2005|05:26 AM

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UV Mapping question

Ok, I am just learning about UV mapping and wanted to try making some planks of wood. I only did a UV map on 2 sides of the box, the top, and one...

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by mhcannon

28-03-2005|12:03 AM

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subdiv, poly problem BIG PROBLEM

I am working on a model and i just converted it into subiv. However in between swtiching back and forth between subdiv and polys my model got...

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by Briko03

27-03-2005|11:42 PM

Replies: 7

how can i install the bonus tools??

i found some website show how to install it but after i tried i couldn't get the drop down menu ... and i don't really know how to get those...

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by monalisa

27-03-2005|10:44 PM

Replies: 0

Keep faces together

Hi guys I'm using Maya 6.5 and i find that whenever i'm modeling in polygons and i want to extrude some faces the keep faces together option in...

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by Adaron

27-03-2005|08:06 PM

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Magyar srác help!

Ha járnak ide Magyarok és tudnak segíteni egy lelkes kezdõnek akkor igen hálás lennék. Leginkább egyenlõre az alapokkal vannak gondjaim! Görbe...

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by Lesko

27-03-2005|07:49 PM

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polys to subd problem!

Hi there.... Couple of steps to this question.... I'm completing the dog tutorial from this website and am trying to convert the polygons to...

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by cung

27-03-2005|06:44 PM

Replies: 6

Good UV Texture Editor Tutorials?

Could someone recommend some good basic tutorials about UV mapping and especially some that go over every feature, step by step. of the UV texture...

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by mhcannon

27-03-2005|03:50 PM

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Bump/Diffuse/Specularity maps.

Hi, i modeled a native american face and i put a color map. i just unwrapped the UV's then colored it in photoshop. Now im trying to make...

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by mhcannon

27-03-2005|03:42 PM

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In the wait of Star Wars

http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=121

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by mhcannon

27-03-2005|03:35 PM

Replies: 3

dual display support

I look for a plugin or script, that allows me using maya on two displays.. especially it belongs to the panel can anyone help? PS.: sorry...

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by LauriePriest

27-03-2005|11:08 AM

Replies: 3

Stupid Problem- No menus.

Hey all. I've just open Maya to start a new model, when I saw that all the menus are gone. I mean the scale, rotate, move tool, and all the commands...

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by ColdBlood

26-03-2005|08:37 PM

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polygon union problem

i am trying to union the leg to my the body in the cartoon dog tutorial and when i push union everything disapeers. this is what i push ...

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by Eelco

26-03-2005|05:05 PM

Replies: 1

constraint

Hi, I am just starting to learn animating in Maya. I want to create a constraint, constraining someones hand to a lid, so that I can lift the lid...

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by Eelco

26-03-2005|04:52 PM

Replies: 1

Shaders

Hi, I have downloadet some shaders from alias, but in what folder do i put it?:bored:

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by blacksheepblacksheep

26-03-2005|12:29 PM

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Freeze transform error message

Hi Im a bit puzzled by an error message when I attempt to freeze transformations on a polygon object. Message says "Error: Freeze Transform was...

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by Scarabrae

26-03-2005|09:08 AM

Replies: 5

question....

hello, im new to the whole modeling and such, and i have a quick question. where can i find blueprints or reference images? or do i need to draw my...

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by tecone

26-03-2005|03:47 AM

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what is the good way to clean up topology???

when i finished modeling ..i found my model have lots of triangle .. or sometime it has more than 4 edges per polygon... anyone please ....???

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by Eelco

26-03-2005|03:42 AM