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Complex UV Layout in Maya

Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character

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lattice deformation issue

I have a 3x3x3 lattice encompassing a cube. There are 2 clusters: TopClus has 1.0 weight for all lattice verts on top, and .5 for center verts....

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by petersrin

04-08-2012|04:52 PM

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ZBrush Question

Busy with the Surfing w/a Alien tut and I hit a small problem with ZBrush. When I hit Ctrl+A only part of the object is masked. I get the same...

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by PixalZA

03-08-2012|08:35 PM

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bind skin/skin weight tool

hello. i have problem with weighting. i have a character which consists of multiple objects (body, head, hands etc.). i bound skin and now i can't...

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by mickhah

03-08-2012|01:09 PM

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Starwars the Old republic | Page: 1 2 3

I don't know about you guys, but having played Knights of the old republic 1 and 2, I was really anticipating a KOTOR 3, so when they announced an...

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by murambi

03-08-2012|05:33 AM

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put an object into hypershade

hello. is there any way to put an object into the hypershade from the viewport? i always drag objects from the outliner, but it takes long to find...

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by ctbram

03-08-2012|04:08 AM

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import trouble

hello. when i'm importing some stuff from another .ma file, i can't name objects with the name of that file. for example, i import into my scene...

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by PixalZA

02-08-2012|01:22 PM

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How do I load my base diffuse to my character?

Hello, I've created a base diffuse texture map, normals map, and UV map for my model. Now I'm wondering, how do I load them all back onto my model? ...

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by Gen

01-08-2012|04:31 AM

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maya2011 x,y,z arrow help me?

Those arrows are not turning back to what it looked like, so i wanted to make them back, how should i fix this?...

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by honestdom

30-07-2012|07:36 PM

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scale rigged char

hello. i have a problem. i have made a character, rigged it and only after that realized, that i need it bigger than it is. is there any way to scale...

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by petersrin

30-07-2012|04:29 AM

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How do I fix this?

I know it looks horrible, horrible isn't the word more like pure crap but I'd like to keep going and fix it. I know it's a geo disaster and I plan on...

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by metalartguy74

29-07-2012|05:16 PM

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Vray 2.0 demo | Page: 1 2 3

Guys, here is a demo I just watched for vray 2.0 and it looks really interesting. I was particularly interested in the displacement section around...

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by bullet1968

28-07-2012|11:46 PM

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Egyption Slaves VFX shot

Hi, I have been asked to make a shot of Egyption slaves working on a pyramid. I have modelled up the pyramid itself but am now trying to work out...

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by mastone

28-07-2012|03:52 PM

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deplicate special Not working Need Help From simple maya

i need a help from all forums about this problem - YouTube i need help for that problem please From The Best forum in the world

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by ctbram

27-07-2012|06:45 PM

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Maya Books on cheap for sale...

I am selling my Maya books on ebay, very cheap considering they are £35.00 RRP. I no longer need them as i have finished university and got my...

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by NextDesign

25-07-2012|08:44 PM

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Average Joes

Hey guys my buddy is trying to make a video called Average Joes, it is just us everyday people going out and doing anything with an adrenaline rush,...

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by Ozgalis

25-07-2012|08:21 PM

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Previewer Productivity

Hi guys, I was wondering if you know of a file previewer that can preview OBJ/DAE/FBX or even .ma files without actually opening it in Maya. Just...

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by ctbram

25-07-2012|05:06 PM

Replies: 3

Ready Player One

Just thought I'd throw this up here, anyone who's into gaming would enjoy this book. But I think it will DEFINiTELY be made into a film. Something...

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by Nilla

25-07-2012|01:31 PM

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wtf am i doing wrong..lol.

:banghead:I'm trying to model a car (chevelle) and when I mirror geo and the smooth mesh preview this is what I get. A giant heap of crap..lol. I...

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by daverave

25-07-2012|07:16 AM

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Camera export

Hello, Is there any way to export camera keyframes from one scene to another in Maya? The camera is parented onto a locator. Thanks in...

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by isabellasouth

24-07-2012|07:41 PM

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Weight Problem

Dear people, I AM A NEWBIE I made a model, every going good. rigged it good so far. bindded worked fine . weighted everything. problem i went to...

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by salihsuliman

24-07-2012|04:29 PM

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Animating face Color of Polygon

Hi, I’ve been working on Maya for short time.... I’m looking to animate the color of several faces of a polygon. Example, frame 1 starts as blue, by...

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by honestdom

24-07-2012|03:01 PM

Replies: 6

hishedotcom

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by ctbram

23-07-2012|08:22 PM

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File Referencing losing texture

Okay, this was working yesterday, but today my tetris block (titled "tallGuy") is purple in the viewport, rendering implies it has no texture, but as...

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by petersrin

23-07-2012|02:33 AM

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Blendshapes: Deform the orginal mouth to the blendshapes position

Hi Guys/ Girls I have created a bunch of blendshaped faces to aniamte, but when I blendshape them to the original and use the sliders the...

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by petersrin

23-07-2012|02:30 AM