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Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2

This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with complex objects.

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material (shaders)

I have a polygon cube (Create/Primitives) and would like to make it shiny gold. Hlp??????! Tnx

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by ragecgi

17-08-2003|12:44 AM

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SSS For Maya

A new beta demo was just released by lightEngine3d for SSS (Sub Surface Scattering) in Maya. I just got it working and it seems pretty cool. ...

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by drknow

17-08-2003|12:27 AM

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Vehicle Modeling

Hi, I'm new to Maya, and these forums as well... I was wondering if anyone knows of a vahicle modeling tutorial for beginners. I do know a few...

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by adldesigner

16-08-2003|09:23 PM

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Can't burn CD's for some reason. Help needed. | Page: 1 2

As some of you probably remember, my computer crashed about two months ago more or less. I was fiddling around in some files and poof - I get an...

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by Darkware

16-08-2003|07:43 PM

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best hardware for Maya 5 | Page: 1 2

Hello folks... I am willing to get a new computer mainly to use Maya... which parts should a pay attention to? I know I need a good 3d video card,...

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by ^^TwEeK^^

16-08-2003|07:20 PM

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good book?

I'm kind of new to Maya and I'm wondering if anyone has a good project based book that they can recommend? Looking for something similar to "Learning...

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by carrot juice

16-08-2003|04:44 PM

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blend shape targets.. shed a lil light ..

hi .. i dont know if this is the right place to post about this .. but i need some light shed on how to go about making blend shape targets.. can...

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by mtmckinley

16-08-2003|02:45 PM

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Forehead wrinkles

Ok, Ive got this guy started.........Im just wondering.....should I model all of the wrinkles, or put them in the bump map, or maybe just do the big...

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by drknow

16-08-2003|02:09 PM

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THE BEST

Simply Maya is by far the best website.

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by adldesigner

16-08-2003|10:36 AM

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What do you drive??? | Page: 1 2

I dont know if anything like this has been asked before on simplymaya, but what do all of you 3d lovers drive???? I drive a beat up 1988 Honda...

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by adldesigner

16-08-2003|10:26 AM

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newbie query

I have just succeeded to make Maya 5 work and I know nothing about so I started learning from square 1. I've read in many sites that Maya isn't easy...

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by dragonfx

16-08-2003|08:57 AM

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bunustools install tutorial

hi, i need detailed instructions on how to install the bonustools for maya5 i managed the extra menu to appear, but it lacks lots of the things...

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by dragonfx

16-08-2003|08:53 AM

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Paint effect not showing through glass in render

When I render my scene, the grass that I drew with Paint Effects does not appear through a "glass shader" that I created (Transparency set to white)....

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by ragecgi

16-08-2003|06:01 AM

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Displacement

I'm trying to understand how to do displacement in Maya, but cannot get it to do anything. I've made sure I have mesh to be displaced, and made a...

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by strarup

15-08-2003|11:41 PM

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Mirror reflection

Does anyone know a simple way to set up a mirror reflection. I can't find it in any docs. Thanks.

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by Dann

15-08-2003|11:30 PM

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Basic Modelling Question

Greetings my friend, this is my first question/message on this site. 1) What is the difference when you set the height & width & depth in the...

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by mtmckinley

15-08-2003|11:01 PM

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got power?

I wonder how many 3d projects were not saved before the power outage in north east us/south east canada:)

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by Vampus

15-08-2003|08:03 PM

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Argo

Heyheyhey! Ehm, do you you that Jeep in Star Trek Nemesis? It´s called Argo, and I love that car... Would like to model it in Maya, but for that, I...

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by Bryce

15-08-2003|07:11 PM

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sm and slw meet up

Mr endorphin (better known as dicky) from slw - and his brother are flying over to the uk this weekend - and if these 2 can fly from holland then it...

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by Kevin

15-08-2003|03:31 PM

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Invitation to RenderNode Magazine web site

Please refrain from advertising on this site.

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by Alan

15-08-2003|02:28 PM

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Locking stuff

Can I lock parts/points of my model so i dont grab them when i use the lasso tool? Thanks

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by juice690

15-08-2003|01:27 PM

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ROFL! -or- "How NOT to be a VIP movie guy"

LOL!! http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail58.html ..my bad if this was posted in the past:)

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by Alan

15-08-2003|01:00 PM

Replies: 6

Blaster Worm attacks Microsoft.com

Well, according to info on the worm, it was set to start a DoS attack on August 15th, on Microsoft.com. As of right now (1:31am ) I, as well as four...

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by Alan

15-08-2003|12:41 PM

Replies: 8