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
# 1 22-02-2012 , 09:43 PM
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maya muscle system

has anyone used this yet? I'm thinking that I might want to start playing around with it and was wondering if anyone here has any experience with it yet.

# 2 22-02-2012 , 10:44 PM
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Ehh, it's pretty tricky I think.
There are still some issues with your imp I think you should address before you move on to learn something new. Just a thought.

# 3 22-02-2012 , 10:47 PM
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wasn't gonna really use it on the imp since i would have to start from scratch yet again if i wanted to. i'm just wanting to explore it for future models.

however feel free to point them out in my WIP thread


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# 4 22-02-2012 , 11:04 PM
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Yeah from what I understand, muscle systems are difficult even for experienced riggers.

# 5 21-03-2012 , 01:17 AM
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I have a little experience with the Maya muscle system, but I think many people over complicate it or just feel intimidated by it... This is not to say that it's not difficult.

It is a little tricky at first but it doesn't take much to add basic muscles to your rig, you would of course have to mess around with it and tweak some things to get a basic understanding but once you do it isn't nearly as difficult as some might think and once you have a basic understanding of how to use the Maya muscle system it's not too hard to get into the more complex stuff... I would recommend a reasonable amount of knowledge regarding building rigs before jumping into that though.

One thing is for sure though, once you get into using the muscle system with your rigs for your animations. They will definitely look much better and stand out more, providing you do it right user added image

I would say that it's definitely worth exploring the muscle system and seeing what you can do with what you learn.

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