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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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noob need help: how to make a flaming eye

Hello everyone! I have a question here. when talking about dynamics & special effects, I'm a total noob. I have seen free tut about ring of fire,...

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by drknow

24-09-2003|01:47 AM

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Fluid Effects within an Object

I am trying to work out how to apply say a blue ink being dropped into a glass tube that has water in it, but the tube is not straight, and is more...

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by ragecgi

21-09-2003|07:21 PM

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lightning

Hey when i add lightning into this scene is just straight i wonder if i'm overlooking something trying to get the lightning to to hit the object...

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by mtmckinley

18-09-2003|01:57 AM

Replies: 7

disable/enable gravity

I am working on a project for school and i need a gravity dynamic to only be enabled starting at a certain frame. How would I be able to accomplish...

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by ragecgi

07-09-2003|08:20 PM

Replies: 4

laser fog??

I just make a gun and try to set a laser on the front of a gun but then: 1) how to make the laser light the one of the shotgun of quake 3 2) how to...

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by ragecgi

06-09-2003|09:41 PM

Replies: 3

Environment fog

Hi, I'm looking for some help with environment fog. I've followed the docs on how to set it up, but I can't get any good results. I'm using the...

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by ragecgi

05-09-2003|08:11 PM

Replies: 12

how to show fire from the barrel

making the gun i put some holes in the barrel then 1) how to set the fire to avoid goin trhu the barrel 2) how to set the fire to go trhu the holes

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by ragecgi

05-09-2003|08:00 PM

Replies: 3

Colored Visible Lights?!! HOW!!!

how are these kinds of effects created? Im interested in creating these sorts of lighting effects and such, for example, a glowing pool of light,...

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by ragecgi

04-09-2003|09:22 PM

Replies: 3

T3 teaser

Im working on a project and I wanted to mimic the t3 teaser trailer seen here, With the melting of the logo and the lazer cutting, if any one could...

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by ragecgi

04-09-2003|05:57 AM

Replies: 1

Balloons?

Hi all, Has anybody got a clue as to how I would go about animating some balloons using dynamics? Thx, James

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by ragecgi

02-09-2003|04:18 PM

Replies: 3

Coloring Particles?

Anyone can give me a hand? I wanna know how to make a single emitter that randomly emits red and green particles. I know I can cheat by creating 2...

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by ragecgi

31-08-2003|02:24 AM

Replies: 4

Hot air?

Anyone know how to make a transparency heat wave arises from a desert ground? Or hot air from a airplane engine? :confused:

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by ragecgi

27-08-2003|03:36 PM

Replies: 6

Particle Animation - Too fast for field interaction?

Hello! mtmckinley's Tuorial for creating Water by using Blobby Particles inspired me a hell much, Thanx for...

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by ragecgi

22-08-2003|05:15 AM

Replies: 14

Paint Effects

So I'm using Paint Effects to try these gaseous cloud like things, and I like how they look (pretty much). However, they only seem to render when...

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by ragecgi

20-08-2003|10:52 PM

Replies: 8

need some feedback!!

wassup guys...I need some help creating an effect and wondered if you could help. Remember in cartoons when a fight occurs there's a cloud that gets...

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by ragecgi

20-08-2003|10:44 PM

Replies: 1

making streaks behind moving objects

say i wanted to animate a sphere and as it moved a blue streak would appear behind it in the path that it travelled. but would only appear when the...

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by paki

20-08-2003|07:30 AM

Replies: 8

Blowing stuff up ! (Explosions) | Page: 1 2

Oke, I am back again... I have a simple question. I have a model and Iwant to blow it up in gods now how many pieces, including a nice explosion...

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by ragecgi

19-08-2003|09:10 PM

Replies: 19

Stopping Dynamic Effects "going through walls"

Hey guys. I cut a poly sphere in half to create a bowl. I then created another small object and added the dynamic fire effect(default settings)...

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by Vampus

19-08-2003|06:14 PM

Replies: 4

flak explosions

ok, ive seen some flak explosions -- they blow up like a normal explosions then bits of debris go flying out taking some of the cloud with them ...

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by ragecgi

16-08-2003|06:03 AM

Replies: 3

Particle display

Still making the transition from Max. In Max, theres a display setting where you can have only a percentage of your particles displayed in the...

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by Vampus

15-08-2003|06:57 PM

Replies: 2

Hardware Rendered Shadows

Hello. Im new here. :D I would like to ask assistance concerning rendering my multistreaks with shadows to give it volume. Is it possible to...

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by ragecgi

14-08-2003|06:11 PM

Replies: 1

Waving Flag

Im having trouble getting my softbodies flag to wave like it should be.I would like to know what effects goes into making a flag wave randonly side...

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by ragecgi

13-08-2003|10:56 PM

Replies: 9

Footprint dust effect

Hi all, I am just new to this forum. I wanna create a footprint on the sand with the dust effect swirling due to impact. I create a NURBS surface,...

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by lovefailer

13-08-2003|08:29 PM