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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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Working in the movie industry

Check this out for an interesting job, he sounds really cheerful :D THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS (3D) - Behind The Scenes Video Blog #4 - Opens...

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by Maximiliano

10-03-2012|05:30 PM

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Problem setting panal views

Hello, I've had this problem before and I seem to remember it was a common one. I'm running Maya 2011 on a Mac Pro. On the bottom left panel;...

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by David2011

10-03-2012|06:58 AM

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Underwater Dogs

My dad sends me the darnedest things. This however is worth sharing: Link It's a bit alarming. Enjoy! :D

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by mark_slw

09-03-2012|07:31 PM

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shadow pass inverted result

Hi, i rendered my shadow pass and it came out with inverted result, the shadow are in white while the light are in black. And also the alpha wont...

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by stwert

09-03-2012|06:49 PM

Replies: 4

Animation VS Mesh Density

I'm new when it comes to animation. I mainly do still images where mesh density is not a concern in the majority of time. However, I'm learning...

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by cgisoul

09-03-2012|03:58 PM

Replies: 7

Boolean Union

Anyone have trouble doing this with NURBS models in Maya 2012? My geometry intersects but no union is created.

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by ctbram

09-03-2012|01:12 AM

Replies: 7

Despicable Me 2

In case you guys haven't seen the teaser yet i thought it was hilarious Despicable Me 2 - Official Teaser Trailer (2013) HD Movie - YouTube

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by NextDesign

08-03-2012|04:42 AM

Replies: 3

Building a Dedicated Maya Computer Part 2

From a previous thread I explained that I was building a computer dedicated to my learning Maya 2012 and the good news is that I am building the...

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by NextDesign

08-03-2012|04:28 AM

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Skinning a fish

Yep, it's me again. Thanks to all of you, the fish is textured and such. But I seem to have backed myself into a corner... biting off a bit more than...

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by petersrin

08-03-2012|04:04 AM

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Render error, what's it mean?

Trying to do another AO render and i get this error and i want to know what it means and how to fix it // Error: setParent: Object 'renderView'...

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by n88tr

07-03-2012|07:05 PM

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Edit Nurbs, inserting Isoparm

Hi guys, I am using Maya 2012 on OS X and am following along to the Low Poly Character Tutorial. I have created a Nurbs sphere and am trying to make...

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by Mumbles24

07-03-2012|04:21 PM

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Mirrored Mesh texturing off-colour | Page: 1 2

Hi, I have one mesh object that I have UV unwrapped and baked. I duplicated and mirrored this object with -1 setting, keeping in tact UV settings...

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by ctbram

07-03-2012|02:43 AM

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Inset Tool

Hey all, I'm used to using 3ds max and have noticed Maya doesn't have an inset tool. I've tried using the extrude tool instead but this doesn't...

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by ctbram

07-03-2012|02:39 AM

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UV workflow question

So, I've made this fish, and now I need to UV it... A few questions assuming that, to start, i want the bass to be the same on both sides: 1)...

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by Chirone

07-03-2012|01:44 AM

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Red Tails FX breakdown

Really really nice...... Red Tails VFX Movie Magic cutdown v1 2 H264 - YouTube enjoy Jay

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by THX1138

06-03-2012|11:50 PM

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'Buckled' Mesh

Hi there! I am an admittedly new Maya user looking for a bit of advice in regards to rigging mesh. I have made a simply model in zbrush and brought...

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by Evangeline

06-03-2012|09:41 PM

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uv mapping

Hello, I'm following a tutorial and i am stuck at the uv mapping part, the guy says that you're supposed to cut the marked area in this picture in...

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by Lovee236

06-03-2012|05:46 PM

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PC Running Like Complete Crap | Page: 1 2 3 4

No idea what's been happening to this thing, but over the last 2-3 months my PC has completely deteriorated, now it's at the point where it's...

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by NextDesign

06-03-2012|11:24 AM

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eye modeling

so i've got a slight problem with a character model that i'm working on, main is that i have to piece meal reference pics together but the other is...

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by NextDesign

06-03-2012|05:11 AM

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Render Separate Passes

Hello, I'm currently rendering a series of shots involving aircraft flying above clouds. The Clouds have been created in VUE and imported into...

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by honestdom

05-03-2012|08:48 PM

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OCEANSPLASH For Maya

Splashes make a scene extremely beautiful, but making them takes a lot of research, resources, time etc resulting in a production cost shoot-up. ...

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by jahangirsimplymaya

05-03-2012|12:33 PM

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render different files

Hi, i have animated my scenes into different seperate working files. I am wondering how do i render different files togther, example: the first file...

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by NextDesign

05-03-2012|03:28 AM

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putting a blend shape to a key set

so looking at this little video I get how to set keys and i know how to make blendshapes but how would one key set a blend shape? I need to do this...

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by gfaherty3

04-03-2012|06:08 PM

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Tin Tin Movie | Page: 1 2

Saw Tin Tin today at a preview. Really good. Has a very Raiders of the lost Ark pace about it. Funny film too. They have made it a hyper real...

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by stwert

04-03-2012|03:22 PM

Replies: 16

Cloth Shirt Tutorial

Hello everyone I just signed up. I'm a newbie to Maya and the few tutorials I found on how to make Cloth Shirts were a little too difficult for me....

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by JoesPlaying

04-03-2012|09:32 AM

Replies: 2