Help!!! Lost my model

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

Watch

# 1 07-11-2002 , 07:22 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Jun 2002

Location: Texas

Posts: 374

I was doing the shark tutorial from the VIP section but i can't view my object any longer, only in perspective. Side, top and front are blank. I've tried selecting the object and using shift F, this only frames the model in perspective, also tried shift A. I've tried closing Maya and restarting. Same problem. Anyone got a solution. This is the first time i've had this issue.

Quote

# 2 07-11-2002 , 07:30 AM

Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2002

Location: CCS, Venezuela

Posts: 3,363

Hmm, perhaps you accidentaly disconnected the object from it´s default shaders.

Open the Hypershade and look for the shark model nodes,
MMB-drag the shark node to to the default lamber shader node, and if it´s what I think it is, it should appear.

Hope it helps mate ...

adldesigner
Caracas, Venezuela
Hell .. not gone perse, but with a certainly lower post count per day.

Quote

# 3 07-11-2002 , 07:37 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Jun 2002

Location: Texas

Posts: 374

I doubt it, i still see it in the perspective view. Also, i can only see my image planes in the perspective view, grid as well. Gone in all the orthographic views. They're just totally blank.

Quote

# 4 07-11-2002 , 07:38 AM

Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2002

Location: CCS, Venezuela

Posts: 3,363

Can you get a screenshot? of the views and the Hypershade?

adldesigner
Caracas, Venezuela
Hell .. not gone perse, but with a certainly lower post count per day.

Quote

# 5 07-11-2002 , 07:46 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Jun 2002

Location: Texas

Posts: 374

Here you go. Thanks.

Quote

# 6 07-11-2002 , 07:53 AM

Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2002

Location: CCS, Venezuela

Posts: 3,363

Hmm.. This is strange, it could be a video issue, but since this one is such a generalized answer, let´s try to dwell a little into the problem ... did you check the preferences for any ortographic views changes? Check diplay settings for ortographics cameras too ...

adldesigner
Caracas, Venezuela
Hell .. not gone perse, but with a certainly lower post count per day.

Quote

# 7 07-11-2002 , 08:01 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Jun 2002

Location: Texas

Posts: 374

ok, got them back. I've no idea what happened. I just went to View and selected Defualt home for each camera. Back where i was now. Thanks adldesigner for your help. I appreciate it.

Quote

# 8 07-11-2002 , 08:06 AM

Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2002

Location: CCS, Venezuela

Posts: 3,363

Great! Glad you sorted it out mate!

adldesigner
Caracas, Venezuela
Hell .. not gone perse, but with a certainly lower post count per day.

Quote

# 9 07-11-2002 , 08:12 AM

Kevin

Guest

Posts: n/a

move over the windows and press "a" user added image

or "f" for frame all

Quote

# 10 07-11-2002 , 08:28 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Jun 2002

Location: Texas

Posts: 374

Kev, i tried all of those, shift f, shift a, f, a, none of them would work, only for perspective. It was probably something i did by mistake. It's all working now anyway. Thanks.

Quote

# 11 07-11-2002 , 06:58 PM

Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002

Location: Queens, NY

Posts: 31

I have a problem like this except it affects my perspective window. Sometimes when I hit "f" in the perspective window my object dissapears. I open my outliner and select the perspective camera and it's X,Y, and Z translation are at -1459814513871. The front, side and top views are fine. Anyone else get this???

Quote

# 12 07-11-2002 , 07:18 PM

The Maya Mountain
Join Date: Aug 2002

Location: Seattle, WA

Posts: 8,245

Yes, I've seen that before. It happens every now and then. I usually do as was described and return my camera to default, or simply type in 0 in the screwed up translation channel. Both work.

-Mike
The Maya Toolbelt

Quote