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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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Maya fluids Buring Cottage (Falling wood & more ) WIP

More things to add and remove. Suggestion needed.. plz do some. https://vimeo.com/72544794

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by minkumis

29-09-2013|07:58 AM

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Bad render with Instanced Particles

Hi, I created a snapshot sequence of an animation then referenced it in a particle system as an instance. It's all working fine with the exception...

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by CyberGolem

27-09-2013|05:03 AM

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realflow plugin

Hi does anybody have realflow plugin for maya 2012 or higher. i would greatly appreciate it if someone could upload it. Thanks

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by David

27-09-2013|02:25 AM

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Fluid ncache changes simulation

I have a fluids smoke simulation I'm quite happy with, but when I go to create a fluid ncache, it changes my simulation, and the same goes for batch...

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by bconrad1

26-09-2013|07:35 PM

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Rendering Particles At HD 1080p

Hey forum! Need help with Maya software render. I have a scene of a solar system, there is an emitter in the middle set as Omni and it generates...

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by LauriePriest

16-09-2013|01:14 PM

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nParticles Output Mesh Problem

Hi, I'm trying to simulate water with nParticles, I have cached the simulation to disk but the output mesh changes in appearance during the...

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by LauriePriest

16-09-2013|01:12 PM

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Dynamic problem

I am currently in the process of creating my first short animation, I have ran into a few problems some I have managed to sort by trial and error,...

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by Dante78

28-08-2013|10:25 AM

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Pulldownit wood fracture

PDI wood fracture Rnd https://vimeo.com/72546241

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by minkumis

17-08-2013|03:42 PM

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Burning cottage fire test...Maya fluids

Rnd for the Burning cottage project... Just fire for now. Maya fluids, test with the very low resolution. Plz watch it, and suggestion for...

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by minkumis

03-08-2013|02:56 PM

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Modeling a hanging ceiling cloth, tied to bars. How?

Here is a picture of what I'm trying to model: http://z3.ifrm.com/28044/46/0/p481638/help.jpg It's the tannish/beige, looks like a burlap sack,...

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by tiptopolive

31-07-2013|09:04 PM

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Can't change ocean color

Hi there! When I made my ocean, I can't change the water color. I mean when I change it nothing happens. The oceans stays BLACK. Yes, black :D It's...

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by Gen

25-07-2013|08:07 PM

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Maya Strange fluid transparency problem

I made a nuclear explosion and have a strange fluid transparency problem. See link below. There are also my fluid shading parameters. How can I...

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by Goffer

21-07-2013|01:37 PM

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nParticle shading attributes

I must be losing it, as I can't figure this out. What kind of shading type or shader do you need for nParticles to respect the attributes in the...

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by stwert

22-06-2013|03:09 PM

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Scattering an Object Across another Object's Surface

Hi All, I hope this is the right section. In 3dsmax you can scatter one object across another objects surface. How do you do this in Maya? ...

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by cyranovb

21-06-2013|03:13 PM

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Dynamics Error message

Hello I have been having trouble in Maya 2011 with Dynamics. So I ran a simple test to illustrate. Create CUBE, add Vortex and then PLAY but does...

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by daverave

18-04-2013|08:01 PM

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nHair doesn't render

I'm trying to render hair, and it doesn't show up at all when I render with mental ray. I've tried playing with the shading attributes in the...

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by stwert

06-04-2013|09:36 PM

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Hardware Render: need a depth pass for sprites to be comped in AE

Hi folks. New to this forum. I have a question I've been researching for a few hours now with no luck. So I have a static field of sprites that a...

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by ckuper

06-04-2013|06:31 PM

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Paint Effect Stroke question

Heya I'm kinda new to paint effects and couldnt really figure out how to solve this. I know that the speed of painting brush strokes determines...

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by Wyshia

03-04-2013|06:01 AM

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nParticles Volume Text

Hello everyone. im stuck with nParticles in maya, i am trying to create something like this (Upcoming Tutorial: Cherry 7up Render on Vimeo) I know...

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by stwert

19-03-2013|12:47 AM

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Deforming using joints, book cover

Hi there, Can anyone help me with the below? I'm trying to create a book cover that repositions as the pages turn, as in the diagram below....

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by dansimon78

13-03-2013|10:02 PM

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Collada not Exporting Ncloth

Can anyone help me understand why my Ncloth will not export out as a DAE/FBX Collada export? I keep getting errors suggesting that only one shape...

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by alpahkitty

05-03-2013|04:19 PM

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Ncloth_Folded_Comforter

Does anyone have any suggestions for producing a nice folded bed cover on a bed? I have been playing around with Ncloth and gotten an okay rendition...

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by stwert

02-03-2013|11:33 PM

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Fluids problem

Hello Ppl, I am working on a smoke simulation and when I render it out, I get this blocky fluid smoke. I have tried changing the base resolution...

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by daverave

17-02-2013|10:45 AM

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Constraining Challenge

Hi everyone, I've faced a problem in Maya Dynamics and Constraints. In my scene there is a grouped model with several children (as 3 groups ) which...

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by mortezarel

17-01-2013|08:06 PM

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Where's Info on Bullet-DMM-Substance?

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong place on the forum, I wasn't sure where it would go. So I wish to know how to use Maya 2013's Bullet physics,...

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by CollinBishop

12-01-2013|05:44 AM