Attaching Surfaces

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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# 1 06-02-2005 , 07:59 PM

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hi , ive just started to work with nurbs , i got some pretty good head surfaces just need a little bit smoothing . anyway my problem is that when i try to attach to surfaces after i rebuild them with the same number of spans some of them connects great but some of them fliped in , the outer surface turn black while the inner have the right color , . any1 knows what the prob ???

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# 2 07-02-2005 , 07:05 AM

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Hey, just a suggestion.. maybe try smoothing it out. I don't know exactly what you mean but do you convert it to polys or something after your through with nurbs? if so then use the

Edit Polygons>Normals>Soften Harden> Options and set it to soft or hard, up to you. Like i said I haven't had that problem in a while and i haven't used maya in a while, but maybe that will fix it user added image

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# 3 07-02-2005 , 08:08 AM

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My guess...and it's only a guess, is that somehow you got the surface normals reversed on one or more of you're NURBS surface patches. But I can't see how. The only way I could get them to flip was with the suface editing tool.

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# 4 07-02-2005 , 09:19 AM

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i never used the surface editing tool and the surfaces reversed only when i attach them ..
dunno its just wierd

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# 5 07-02-2005 , 10:09 AM

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if you display the normals, do they all still point one direction?

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# 6 07-02-2005 , 01:51 PM

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Display normals ?
i dont know what u mean but before the attach the all point out to the same direction , they are being reversed only when i hit the attach surfaces button .
anyway here is the pic with the surfaces details
cheack it out

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# 7 07-02-2005 , 02:14 PM

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can you post the file? I'll take a look at it for you.

What version of maya is this made in?

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# 8 07-02-2005 , 03:05 PM

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Try applying a different lambert to your file. Middlemouse drag it on user added image

. Lambert, blinn.. w/e. Just try another texture now that its attatched.

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# 9 07-02-2005 , 04:35 PM

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you want the matching numbers (14 in your case) to be the same direction. Right now, they're opposite.

Select one of the surfaces and go to Edit Nurbs > Reverse Surface Direction > Options and choose Swap. This will swap the direction without editing the flow of the surface.

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