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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Help with Maya birail please.
please say something if you know something. I know its bit silly question after few year modeling. but sometime simple shape can be quite hard to play with my mind.
here the screen shot of my curves...
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more idea welcome plz
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Okay I have given this some thought and using curves is not the best approach if you intend to convert to poly's in the end.
You could use a nurbs planar by selecting all the curves then surface>planar options then select general, quads, polygon, and then adjust the edges per surf in u and v. But you get a messy result and poor surface flow. See the first attached image.
I included the .mb file as the last attachment.
Cheers
Rick
Option 1. NURB
1. nurbs curve network
2. planar result and option setting. Lots of triangles and poor topology
Option 2. Polygon
1. The unsmoothed topology I just started with a equilateral triangle cut off the corners and then drew in the geometry. There are of course many ways to achieve the same result. Just use create polygon and draw it out. It's not a complex shape.
2. smoothed. bingo! Next problem please.