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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changing measurements to feet/inches, maya 2012
i was just wondering how i would go about changing the units of measure to feet or inches... im making model of a cabin i want to build
thank you in advance, any information is greatly appreciated
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When you save that scene you changed the unit for they will be retained but any new scene will switch back to the default units of centimeter.
I used to think that Maya switching back to centimeters for all new files was a bug but apparently it is by design. You can go into one of the Maya startup files and set the default to a different unit. I can't remember the path, it's been a long time, and I was advised against it.
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Hi,hey
i was just wondering how i would go about changing the units of measure to feet or inches... im making model of a cabin i want to build
thank you in advance, any information is greatly appreciated
I wouldn't recommend you to change the default unit to feet/inches. Because Maya will go crazy and do weird stuff if you do so. But there is an alternative. If you want to work with feet and inches, use the gridline. I have made a video tutorial in this. Click the link below to watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF1sEN9B1CA
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