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Maya 2020 fundamentals - modelling the real world

Get halfway through a model and find it's an unworkable mess? Can't add edge loops where you need them? Can't subdivide a mesh properly? If any of this sounds familiar check this course out.

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# 1 12-12-2004 , 12:03 AM

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Hey, I'm just starting to experiment with Maya and I don't know a lot. Can you give me some tips on how to model?

Ryan

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# 2 12-12-2004 , 02:09 PM

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https://www.simplymaya.com/movie_page...html?tut_id=87

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

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# 3 12-12-2004 , 09:04 PM

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How do I build a skeleton? I can't get the joints to go in the right spots. Any tips?

Ryan

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# 4 12-12-2004 , 10:32 PM

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once a joint is placed, press the insert key and you'll be able to move that joint independantly of the chain.

-Mike
The Maya Toolbelt

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# 5 12-12-2004 , 11:20 PM

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Thank you! That helps a lot!

Ryan

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# 6 12-12-2004 , 11:44 PM

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Now when I try to connect another joint to the hip joint it gets connected to the wrong one and it looks like the dude's gonna have three legs. What am I doing wrong? user added image

Ryan

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# 7 12-12-2004 , 11:49 PM

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to connect 2 joints, select the one you want to be connected, shift select the one you want it to connect to, and press the "p" key. This parents it, making the connection in the hierarchy.

-Mike
The Maya Toolbelt

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# 8 12-12-2004 , 11:59 PM

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Thanks! This is so cool that I'm just asking you questions and learning how to do this stuff over the internet! I would have never figured that out all by myself! I really appreciate it. user added image

Ryan

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# 9 04-01-2005 , 04:15 PM

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# 10 04-01-2005 , 10:06 PM

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you can buy Learning Maya 5 | Foundation, it's a great book with a DVD. If you have Maya 6 i think they got the same book for Maya 6. So if you want to learn, read, read, read and read... ...you can download video on Simplymaya too ( i hope i will get some points user added image

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