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Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1

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# 1 02-04-2003 , 01:51 AM

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ok heres what i have created..nothing flash...but i need to know how to ..

A) make the ripples smaller (i used a turbulence field)

B) make it smooth...eg so i can put the avi on loop

any help is greatly appreciated..

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# 2 02-04-2003 , 02:10 AM

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Hey, i dont know much about animating in MAYA, but whati can say is that for water, unless you can get it to loop properly, you could make it so half way through the water ripple, you can rewind it back to the first frame, then it will repeat. I know this isnt a good way to do it, butmaybe temporary user added image

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# 3 02-04-2003 , 06:14 PM

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M, that mor Dynamics that Animation.

VAMP1Re, Izzy (aka ragecgi) is your man for this.

Yeah, but no but yeah but no....

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# 4 02-04-2003 , 10:30 PM

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A: Make sure you have enough geometry to deform. Then tweak the turbulence field settings. Magnitude and frequency would be the ones to start with. Try the others too.

B: Not that easy. Turbulence field is pseudo random so you never know when it's gonna be the same than in the first frame for example. M's suggestion might work...

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# 5 02-04-2003 , 10:53 PM

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hmmm...

is there another way to do this? eg without using a turbulence field?

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# 6 03-04-2003 , 03:48 PM

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BTW, did you model your signature? If so, great job!

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# 7 03-04-2003 , 06:57 PM

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I would agree with Kbrown user added image

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# 8 03-04-2003 , 11:16 PM

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i made it in photoshop but the vamp is from another image...

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# 9 11-04-2003 , 05:46 AM

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I think what you did is great ( although the water looks a bit odd, but it works , for real) . I'm even new to Maya, so whatever to me is also a wonder of wonders, I do need your help, Thak you very much indeed!!!

Thank you for giving me a hand!!!

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