Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2
This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with
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learning physics
How important would learning physics be for 3d animation and such? Have you ever found yourself having to write up an equation to get best results for an animation or something??
what would you suggest?
thanks.
oh, and i need to know this now, cause my course selection sheet for nexed year is due tommoro for school.
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. But yea, physics for me is not a drag, i kinda like the stuff... i prefer chem tho .
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I was suprised by the quality of that movie!
Recommended!
The virtual guy in the museum was a cool idea too.
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I think Physics is a very interesting subject. It'll make you look at things differently and maybe understand simple things better. You'll probalby learn the basics of gravity and moving objects and light. Maybe some mass related topics and heat also.
I just think its interesting because its what makes up the entire universe that we live in.
According to a theory me and a few freinds came up with, is that if you can create a computer that calculate every action in the universe, and then by the theory every action has a reaction, then you can predict the future just by seeing what reaction a particle will have another particle. Then this possibly ending a life all life as its know because there is no future.
(lot of free time on my hands.
)Well don't want to get into that any further. But you can see where i'm going. It'll make you start to think a lot more. It can be very complex and intersting. Very cool subject.
Anyway, I'm glad I took it in high school. It helped out alot for when i went to college for engineering.
PS.- That movie was cool. Just didn't like the end with the wild ape men.
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I took physics in what we call CEGEP here in Canada, well in Quebec, before going to University and I find that it helps a lot. I am still a newbie, but so far the little things that i've done, I thought 50% physics and 50% art.
I think it would be interesting for you taking physics.
depends on each individual you know!
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See, I didn't learn anything about optics just touched on light waves and wave lengths.
Zombra, you got more in depth in optics than I did.
Ohwell, everyone learns something different.
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* Effects animators could benefit greatly from physics knowledge, as dynamics simulations are a significant tool. The important thing is to remember when to leave physics behind and go for something that looks good.
* Character riggers can also benefit from a physics background in that the mathematical foundation of geometric transformations, which is important to character rigging, will be familiar if you've done much physics work. In physics, as in CG, the idea of "frame of reference" (which in CG is usually referred to as "choice of coordinate space") and the mathematical underpinnings of it are very useful.
* Finally, lighters may be able to analyze their ways out of interesting problems by using some of the problem solving skills learned in physics, though this would not be such a direct application.
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Physics is the key to everything!!!... you definitely should take it.. physics will open the door to a real life!!! :-) and what concernes 3D, you are definitely going to need it!!
P.S. Physics is the KEY mate :-)
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The difference between the two courses, is that... the regents one is learning tons and tons of formulas, taking tests all the time, tons of math and not all that much hands on stuff. colleges usually like it if you take this course. The conceptual physics one is a little easier, more hands on stuff, less tests, less formulas, and more fun the. Soooo.. i pretty much decided on that one because i dont want to spend my senior year of high school all stressed out and stuff.. and i like hands on type stuff also.
so my nexed year school scedual is going to be... (9 periods)
2 periods of english every other day
2 periods of social studies every other day (usually on the days i dont have english)
1 period of conceptual physics
So those are basically my learning classes. totalling up to 3 out of 9 periods per day.
Then i have
1 period of lunch
1 period of gym every other day
and then 4.5 periods of art classes
- drawing a and b
- painting and drawing a and b
- sculpture a and b
- ceramics a and b
- time travellers a and b (you study the different typse of art throughout history and take field trips to museams and stuff)
- this course where you mix computor graphics with painting somehow...
those are all the art classes i chose to take.. but one of them is going to be omitted when they make my scedual, unless i decide not to have a lunch period.
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