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Polygon limit

Hey guys I have a noob question that is very important for me to know. If someone says that the poygon limit is 2000, does he mean Faces or...

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by ctbram

06-10-2012|07:09 PM

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motion builder scaled model

i used motion builder and when assigning the bones some of the mesh scaled big. But i like this scale now n wish to keep it but when i export it all...

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by asamad

06-10-2012|09:50 AM

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Problem when rendering particle flow along motion path

Hey all, I was hoping someone could help me figure this problem out. I am making particles follow along a nurbs curve using a motion path. Everything...

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by Gen

06-10-2012|01:53 AM

Replies: 1

Fur Issue

Hi all, I have 2 issues for fur at the moment. 1. I added fur, and used paint fur Tool. Everything works, like direction... but not baldness....

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by simplycreative03

05-10-2012|11:09 PM

Replies: 10

Firebird/transam fender?

I'm modeling a 79 TA (trans am) and the front fender has me stumped. I have a 79 in my garage so you'd think I wouldn't have this issue..lol. The frt...

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by daverave

05-10-2012|09:07 PM

Replies: 2

Smoth sufrace help

When I'm adding additional edge loop to the mesh, the sides of the surfaces becomes uneven. I've tried to moving vertexes, tried to averaging...

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by simplycreative03

04-10-2012|06:35 PM

Replies: 5

Members Discussion

How long did it take for you to comprehend Maya? Months? Weeks? :) How much type realistically did you spend on Maya to understand how it works...

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by Nilla

04-10-2012|06:24 PM

Replies: 5

Black Hol... :(

Can someone tell me a workaround for using the blackhole.....the shader seems to crash everytime I re-open the file. Please help :(............:(

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by simplycreative03

03-10-2012|08:00 PM

Replies: 2

Ivy Generator 2012

Hello folks, I've made some modifications to Thomas Luft's awesome app Ivy Generator. It's working much faster now. Here's the link: EDIT:...

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by NextDesign

02-10-2012|04:51 PM

Replies: 1

Best video capturing software?

Hey i want to make videos, and need your suggestion for good video capturing software like videocapx ?

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by NextDesign

02-10-2012|03:03 AM

Replies: 7

Selecting Faces Problem

Hi I have a problem when building a model, I cannot drag select a bunch of faces - lasso does not do it either. Check pic. I have success when I...

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by danielchappelle

01-10-2012|06:11 PM

Replies: 2

crazy rotation in hand

Hi, i experienced this problem quite a lot when i am animating a character. The hand will spin out of control and setting keyframes to adjust it...

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by NextDesign

01-10-2012|11:34 AM

Replies: 1

Possible Maya for my school

Hi there, So I am a total newbie at Maya and have been offered the opportunity to be trained on Maya for a possible course of studies to be...

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by simplycreative03

30-09-2012|10:16 PM

Replies: 6

Screen recording for import to after effects

Okay, I'm about at the end of my patience here. All I want to do is capture my screen with decent quality, getting video and audio, and import that...

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by stwert

30-09-2012|09:25 PM

Replies: 7

Eyes Rigging problem (moving pivot)

Hello everyone I'm having problems rigging a character's eyes. The eye balls are bound to the head bone and they move normally when the head is...

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by NextDesign

30-09-2012|05:57 AM

Replies: 3

Viewcube appears in every view except backbiew. Help

And the modeling is facing the correct way in front and side view but in backview the modeling is showing front view. And with no viewcube in that...

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by lovely123

29-09-2012|11:02 PM

Replies: 2

Texturing Help Please

Ok, I'm trying to make a CRT monitor. So I make a rectangular box using polygons with the same height and length dimensions. Then I extrude the back...

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by B1GW1LL1E

29-09-2012|07:05 PM

Replies: 2

Maya - Menu question

Hi guys, I am learning Maya through one of the training of the site. The version of video is old. In my Maya which is 2013 I do not have...

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by stwert

29-09-2012|05:26 PM

Replies: 3

can't see image plane in top view maya | Page: 1 2

when i import a image into the image plane for the top view its much bigger then the same images imported into the other views. any ideas?

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by Gen

28-09-2012|09:39 PM

Replies: 16

Panel Menu Gone

I can't seem to get the panel menu to display. This is the menu bar in my perspective view which usually has menus such as view, shading etc. I've...

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by ninakat

28-09-2012|06:46 PM

Replies: 3

Stop motion tank short

My younger brother made this stop motion animation a couple years ago and I finally convinced him to put in online. After a somewhat lengthy title...

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by bullet1968

28-09-2012|09:56 AM

Replies: 4

Hey bullet they found your wallet

Australians are suddenly a whole lot better off after the government statistician "found" A$325 billion ($338 billion). ...

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by bullet1968

28-09-2012|09:43 AM

Replies: 4

What configuration do i need for my PC

I work in mental ray n very frustated with the speed.. I do some animation n lighting too.. Please tel me the configuration needed to have dramatic...

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