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Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1

This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.

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ipod modeling...

Hi all... need some help on this. I basically modeled the body as a poly but regarding the circular button / selector, I'm a bit stumped on this....

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by bullet1968

15-06-2011|04:34 AM

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triangle to quad

hi guy pls guide accord the img below tq:ninja:

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by murambi

10-06-2011|08:46 PM

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Smoothing?

Hiya everyone! I'm using Maya 2012 and when I delete faces or merge on polygons, it automatically smooths the edges for me :/ and in this case I'm...

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by Masteryoda

10-06-2011|06:45 AM

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Unable to deselect vertice/edge bug

Quick question about something that bugs me every now and then, usually just live with it, but now I'm gonna ask.... Every now and then I'll get a...

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by ctbram

10-06-2011|05:24 AM

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size setting

hi guys, i want to import my video clip into maya 2011 that i export from after effect cs3. the size is 720*576. how to make the exact size in...

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by omegaend

04-06-2011|02:41 AM

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Character Modeler needed

I need modeling help for my thesis film and I feel you could help me. I have three characters that need to be modeled for my thesis film. I attached...

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by Gen

30-05-2011|09:50 PM

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Vertex Loop

I have just started with Maya and I'm going through the tutorials, and it tells me to select a vertex loop by selecting one vertex and then shift...

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by floey

29-05-2011|11:09 PM

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problem in smoothing

Hi I use maya 2011 .............. I can’t smooth an object with the (2 or 3) buttons but I try to smooth with this buttons another object in...

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by EngMuslima

27-05-2011|07:56 PM

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2 Seprate objects without a Seam

Hi i have a mesh which is made up of 2 separate objects which i would normally combine into one however due to what i am going to do to one of the...

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by marcjs

21-05-2011|01:24 PM

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[Question] Difference Tool

Hello, i have a question concerning the "mesh->booleans->difference" tool. i made a wall out of a cube, then i added text and tryed to subtract...

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by daverave

19-05-2011|07:14 PM

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Demo Reel

Hi, I need to submit a demo reel in modeling. Firstly, How to show that I did it myself. I mean whatever i worked on. How to present it? ...

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by Gen

19-05-2011|02:44 AM

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Spiral/ Spring Help | Page: 1 2

I know, it's bad form for my very first post to be begging for help but I have been searching the internet for SOMETHING to help and all I find are...

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by daverave

02-05-2011|06:02 PM

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Scaling whilst maintaining original proportion

Just wondering if anyone knew a way around this? Heres a simple object i created for the example. I duplicated the object(the one above) and scaled...

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by marlonjohn

01-05-2011|09:40 AM

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Measuring one distance from another.

Whats the way to measure one distance from another? I remember someone mentioning this in another thread a while back, though cant remember :smug:

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by marlonjohn

29-04-2011|12:33 PM

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Flipping faces

Hi! I'm watching the Digital tutor video series building the Quadruped Monster. I'm having a problem with faces flipping backwards and...

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by Ponyboy

26-04-2011|09:27 AM

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Detach faces, then move away from pivot

I have detached the faces of a cylinder. They are now movable independently, but I want them all to have a space between them. I do not want to move...

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by mechanicarts

19-04-2011|04:04 PM

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How can I fix these Tris?

Hey everyone... new to modeling here! Doing a tutorial on a game character where Tris would be no problem, however I plan to use ZBrush for most of...

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by ctbram

19-04-2011|06:16 AM

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Group Scaling

Hello, I have got a bit of a problem with scaling groups. Basically, I have modelled nine spheres, all different sizes, in a specific layout...

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by LauriePriest

10-04-2011|11:00 AM

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Cutting Out Words?

Hey guys I'm trying to model this bottle: http://blacklightbottles.com/images/Chambord.jpg But with a few alterations. I have everything...

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by eclipsechick08

10-04-2011|03:27 AM

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Weird "fire" gradient when I make a selection?

When I make a selection, either in NURBS or Polygons, all the area around will be affected for which I'm notified early...through a fire gradient in...

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by NextDesign

09-04-2011|05:51 AM

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how do i snap align rotation

I want to snap the rotation of a mesh (screw head) to match perfectly with a selected face on another mesh

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by cg451

06-04-2011|02:01 AM

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Sketchup to maya

Hi all, My girlfriend is an architect student and she wants me to render her design to look realistic. She has modelled it (rather, she will model...

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by bullet1968

04-04-2011|10:02 AM

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Modelling Topology

Hey all wanted to start a thread on modelling topology for rigging and animation so ill start of with quite a controversial website let me know what...

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by ligen

03-04-2011|12:16 AM

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And then something went wrong...

So I was modeling a city, mostly of Polygons with some hypershading, and when I opened the file this morning, the models weren't appearing correctly,...

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by bullet1968

31-03-2011|03:08 PM

Replies: 11

Raytracing Shadows and Fog

Hello Everyone I have started with light fog exercise and I came up with a problem as you will see in the image bellow. I created a polygon box. I...

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