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Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1

This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.

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Maya 6.0 and LOD minmaxdistance

Hey, I'm running Maya 6 on Windows 2000. Can someone do this and tell me if Maya freezes: 1. make sphere 2. edit->lod->group 3. open the lod...

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by sjlocke

14-07-2004|01:01 PM

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blur reflections?

is there a way in maya to blur reflections? thanks in advance. tiz

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by tiz

13-07-2004|10:56 PM

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Simplymaya.com now Paypal enabled

Hopefully this will make it easier for all you people with paypal accounts... check it out :) http://www.simplymaya.com/payment.mhtml

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by tank2002

13-07-2004|08:54 PM

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abstract maya

looking for a site or tuts on how to creat abstract art in maya like at a site like depthcore.com

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by distroyalt

13-07-2004|08:49 PM

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downloading problems...

maybe I am just missing something really silly, but everytime I tried to DL a .zip file I got a.pl file. Now when I try to DL I get a message...

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by timidbull

13-07-2004|06:48 PM

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30.000 members

30.000 members way to go SM....

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by NextDesign

13-07-2004|03:29 PM

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insets too soft

What is the best way to get sharp insets when using polymodeling and smoothing? They get too soft for my taste.

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by DJbLAZER

13-07-2004|11:25 AM

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no handlers for rotation, resize,... in maya 5

maya 5.0 personal learning edition There are no yellow, red, blue, green arrow, circle and cube when a click on an object and then on a tool for...

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by boxxer

13-07-2004|10:08 AM

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Change font on shelves

Is it possible to change the font under the icons on the shelves toolbar? Im running Win XP.

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by DJbLAZER

13-07-2004|02:41 AM

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machine spec

hiya, could anyone help pls regarding setting up a new 3d machine. currently i am trying to introduce to my company the world of 3d, and need to...

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by ransick

12-07-2004|05:51 PM

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Newbee help with EnvFog

helu fellow 3d`ers. I am trying out the EnvFog thing. but dossent realy get it. I havent tryed so much but wpuld like to know a little about how i...

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by Saiyan

12-07-2004|04:54 PM

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ramps shader and layered shader

hey everyone, lately i've been trying to make realistically looking glass in maya. i found out that using a rampshader helps alot. this way the...

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by tiz

12-07-2004|01:35 PM

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Grow Selection?

I think something is wrong, can someone please try this and let me know if it works with you. Select any one face on your object. Then go... ...

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by mtmckinley

12-07-2004|12:48 PM

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Terrains

Is it anyone who can tell me in a simple and neat way to make good looking trerrain?

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by Stephen

12-07-2004|11:31 AM

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Maya UNLIMITED for MAC!

the news is not even 3mins old! It was announced at the Mac dev conference... Dont know the release date tho..

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by gazzamataz

12-07-2004|08:58 AM

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Making Glass look real

For some reason, I can’t seem to get a good glass render in Maya, using Mental Ray render. I have no problem making some real looking glass ware in...

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by carrot juice

12-07-2004|03:37 AM

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Dynamic Explosions mel

i was told that the Dynamic Explosions video come with a mel to make smoke trails. is there some place were i can get it ?

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by opn6

11-07-2004|11:34 PM

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Making a fish-eye lens. How?

I'm making a skateboard animation, and skateboard videos are always filmed with fish-eye lenses. Is tried using a reflective sphere in front of the...

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by twesterhof

11-07-2004|09:10 PM

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snap to grid... X.X

ok so here is the thing... i turned on maya 5 todan and whenever i try and move anythin g it keeps snapping to the grid and the " snap to grid tool"...

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by fire_master

11-07-2004|04:18 PM

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A question about tga, targa format

Hi! I have rendered a picture in tga format but when I open the tga picture I get a timeslider, like when you see a movie clip or listen to music....

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by mister.p

11-07-2004|09:35 AM

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lost all texture data in mb.... why?

ok, I haven't used Maya in a long while now because I've been fiddlng around in Flash MX... I recently opened a particular mb file and found that the...

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by Darkware

11-07-2004|02:02 AM

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Please Help - Dual Monitor prob

Hi all, I finally got my system set up with Dual monitors. Works great, but I am having problems with the video tutorials. When I click on one it...

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by Point Constraint

10-07-2004|10:26 PM

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Simply site hosting

for the bronze hosting package on simplysitehosting.com it says u get 5gb bandwidth...is that a daily limit or a monthly limit?

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by Nem

10-07-2004|02:47 PM

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Apache Texturing NOW COMPLETE

The apache Texturing tutorial has now been complete, parts 6 and 7 have been encoded and upoaded :) - many thanks to Kman! ...

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by jetduck

10-07-2004|02:31 PM

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Face in Maya

hello people... I'm a beginner in maya. And I don't know, haw to create a polygon face in Maya... Maybe somebody of you can send me a tutorial or a...

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by Kevin

10-07-2004|01:57 PM

Replies: 3