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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Hi folks, When i bevel edges i often get unwanted edges (the ones that go from side to side of the arch), do you recommend to delete them ? :o
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by cb8rwh
12-05-2004|10:19 PM
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Hi all, when trying to refine a poly object which has both sharp angles and smooth flowing areas - what process do you use. As you can see in...
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cb8rwh 06-05-2004|07:47 PM
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Hey guys and gals, I'm well on my way to building my character now (Crae McShae) but I need a foot and I'm having a really hard time with his...
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by Russell
05-05-2004|10:43 PM
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Is there a way to force smoothness between two surfaces when using the stitch tool? I always get sort of a crease when I use the stitch tool and I...
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05-05-2004|09:38 PM
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ello, when shaping arms into muscle how do you go about it? I have a smooth poly arm which I want to make a much more defined muscular surface. ...
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04-05-2004|06:35 PM
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Hey guys. I'm trying to work through the Phillips webcam tut on learningmaya.com...
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01-05-2004|01:59 PM
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I'm trying to cut a hole in a nubs surface. I've projected the shape i want to remove but where to go next? I'm quite stuck with this one. Any...
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DrRobotnik 30-04-2004|07:29 AM
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In a momentary slip of concentration, I constructed my entire scene in the mirror image of how I intended it. I have a sprite which is animated to...
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orangepeel 29-04-2004|11:28 AM
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I'm using NURBS to make a computer keyboard key but am getting strange gaps in my model. I created this model by using extruded curves and then...
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ptaverner 29-04-2004|04:11 AM
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how would you birail a complex shape like this? im not sure where to put the profiles and where to put the rails (or how many to use)
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Nem 24-04-2004|09:55 PM
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Hi there could you do a tutorial on how to do archways please i wanted to do do a ruined building with a roman look and wanted to do crossing...
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by Alan
21-04-2004|02:07 PM
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Sorry to put this in a separate post but I don't know how to add another image onto a thread? Anyway... I've tried increasing the number of verts on...
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juice690 19-04-2004|05:28 PM
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Does anyone have a tutorial on modeling a sneaker (or something like it) using nurbs?? I'd like to understand how to make nurbs lay on top of each...
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Heinrich 15-04-2004|04:00 PM
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lets say u wanted to create a thick cloth,,,,,is there an easy good way to create it? Im totaly noob to maya.......Thanks in advance...
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by Kurt
09-04-2004|05:01 AM
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hi guys, ive just recently modelled a subaru wrx with poly, and i have smoothed it, and i went to mirror geometry with merge vertices ticked and...
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by Alan
08-04-2004|10:18 AM
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I was reading about this chap's setup method in XSI and was curious as to whether it can be done in Maya. Basically he works on a low poly version of...
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NitroLiq 07-04-2004|02:18 PM
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Hi don't know if anyones interested but here's how my maps coming along thanks to the help of Dragons fire, pure morning & nightphantom ( do you guys...
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juice690 06-04-2004|07:02 PM
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how to view to polygon counter in maya 5?
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siawyuan 06-04-2004|03:40 PM
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Hi i'm doing an illustration of a map, In Maya I've created an polygon plane and turned the subdivisions to max settings 50 width/ 50 height and...
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juice690 05-04-2004|10:13 AM
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In the tutorial of Michael Mckinley(Game Character), I got the picture from www.3d.sk, but the problem is how to set up the image plan?
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01-04-2004|05:45 PM
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I'm trying to use the rebuild curves option to make several of my curves match up in CV count, but any attempts make them all wierd. The averaging...
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I never can figure out how to close off shapes like this. Please shed some light. I use the square tool set to close on 3 splines for now but it...
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by jAQUAN
30-03-2004|09:17 AM
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Im trying to make a Yin Yang symbol. You can see how im trying to do it from the picture. I have a circle and 2 smaller circles inside that one. I...
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Tim_LIVID 28-03-2004|10:45 AM
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Hi, I did some modeling at subD level 3 but it doesn't look to good. Is there any way to bring that lvl 3 chunk back up to lvl 2?
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by Kurt
24-03-2004|02:35 AM
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Hiyas! I really hope, you can help me out on this one. I'm tryin' for a few hours now to do the Dragon Head-Tutorial. It's really great, and I...
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Blues_Guy 22-03-2004|10:49 PM
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