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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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Too many SubD Faces!

My SubD movel has too many faces at level zero! Is there a quick way to reduce them, or do I have to meticulously work with the polys in proxy mode?

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by Pony

22-03-2004|08:50 PM

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Lasso and step through vertices

Is there a selection tool similar to the lasso tool in Photoshop where you can draw a free form shape as your selection area? This would be useful...

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by contrast

22-03-2004|07:40 PM

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planar surfaces prevent trims later

I'm just getting the hang of modeling but I have a lot of trouble with complex shapes. I don't like using planar surfaces because they are just...

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by jAQUAN

20-03-2004|01:50 AM

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stitching

hey all, im having trouble with some nurbs. i modeled a head in polys, then converted to sub-d's then nurbs. now i am trying to stitch the nurbs so...

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by mtmckinley

17-03-2004|02:24 PM

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realistic eyelids

Im having trouble modeling realistic eyelids for the character I'm working on in polygons. I know one way to do it wich is by creating them out of...

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by Darkware

16-03-2004|03:11 AM

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grouping curves

is there anyway to group/join curves so that it acts like 1 curve instead of say....3 or 4?

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by Darkware

15-03-2004|10:00 PM

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fillet problem: see-through seams

Well, I've been working with filleting for a while now, but have never come across this problem until now. I have a flat surface and am trying to...

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by camee

15-03-2004|08:21 AM

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Boolean trouble

im making a simple model of a house but when i try to cut the windows and doors one of three things happen. First is both the cutting object and main...

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by Myte_mouse

14-03-2004|09:02 PM

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disabled object ?

Hi! trying to merge vertices but I get an error cannot merge disabled objects. making a colomn, I xtracted a section so I didnt have to redo the...

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by dragonsfire

13-03-2004|04:04 PM

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Polygon to sub division problem

like you can see in the red box of the picture the area is darker then the other parts , i dont know why it is . all of it was modelled by boxes and...

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by Kurt

13-03-2004|03:38 PM

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joining poly edges part 3

Hi, I can join all the verts up fine using snap tool, then I merge all 8 verts together 2 at a time, but when I click and drag the now newly merged...

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by juice690

12-03-2004|12:39 PM

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Joining poly edges part 2

hmm, this is what happens when I join edges of a newly grouped object... why? Thanks again for any help - also if anyone could answer my...

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by Alan

11-03-2004|10:21 AM

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Joining poly edges and one other question

Hi i'm currenty modeling a head and I need to join a newly drawn polygon shape to my existing model how do I go about doing that i've tried using the...

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by juice690

10-03-2004|05:04 PM

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Can I mirror while modeling?

If I'm sculpting a NURBS cylinder by moving around CVs, and I want the changes I make on the right side to be mirrored on the left side, is there any...

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by dragonsfire

10-03-2004|03:16 PM

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Modeling SuperHeroes!

I'm trying to model two superheroes and then animate a fight between them. Does anyone know where to find tutorials that might be helpful? Like a...

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by tajiomax

07-03-2004|09:00 PM

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Detach without changing texture placement

Hi! I got a nurbs suface with i tiled texture on it (4x4 tiles). when i detach the two new surfaces get 4x4 EACH. so there is a 8x4 resulting. ...

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by train_ucl

06-03-2004|01:51 PM

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Nurbs to Poly and Smoothing

Well guess this is my first question, i was modelling simple stuff like the hammer from the tutorial maya ple came with and have a question. Nurbs...

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by Andy William

04-03-2004|04:09 AM

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Problems extruding multiple edges

Ok, I have been extruding multiple edges and every single time, the edges are not together, so I ended up merging the vertices one by one. Is there...

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by tvholicjames

03-03-2004|05:36 PM

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****the true organics****

i am modeling trees. I need a LOT of help..Gimmie tips/links/advice....whatever suggestions you have put em here

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by Darkware

03-03-2004|04:34 AM

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Mental Block

I have an unsual problem when it comes to modeling... I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this or not, but here goes: I model primarily...

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by azjohnl

03-03-2004|03:39 AM

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Low Poly?

All right, this may be the worlds dumbest question, but what exactly would be considered as a low poly model? My professors always told me that...

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by azjohnl

02-03-2004|08:06 AM

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Lightwave Stencil Equvilent in Maya

So some of you may know about the lightwave stencil too. As far as i can tell it's like the "project curve on Surface" command for polys but its got...

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by dberry

01-03-2004|08:44 PM

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Modeling mouth

Whats the best way of doing gums/teeth? Extrude the inside of mouth, or do them seperatly. Leaning more toward extruding , but wondering if that...

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by dragonsfire

22-02-2004|06:32 PM