hey im making an ashtray. I used the subtract tool with some cylinders to create the given shape. now i want to fill the wholes it created. when i mean 'fill', i mean i just want it closed, i...

while using maya the move/rotate/scale manipulators changed. the lines are now extending to infinity. they also aren't working properly. how can i reset the manipulators to get them back to their...

hey neo thanks for the help. i took your advice and used the 'use background'. im having a another problem now. i can only see the shadow at certain angles. if im looking at the object straight...

hey i have this penguin as a character. i also have a white plane as the floor and i have the background white. I have a directional light above the camera. When the penguin is on the ground it...

i guess it doesnt have to use dynamics. so i guess my question would be: how do i group the two objects at a specific keyframe and then have them continue moving as a group?

I have a penguin in the air. I have the animation set so that a passive plunger becomes active and falls on the penguin from above. right now the plunger hits the penguin and bounces off while the...

i went to the duplicate tool but i dont see an axis choice or a degree choice. it allows me to choose the translation (x,y,z) points and the rotation (x,y,z) but almost impossible to get it to...

hey im new to maya. how can i duplicate an object a few times around another object. for example, if i have a cilinder, how would i make a row of screws (spaced) on it.

another quick question,...