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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

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# 16 28-03-2007 , 03:13 PM

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cool robot idea. user added image

I think somewhere for steam to pour out would be cool, maybe out of his head? Maybe some kind of gears or other visible mechanism.

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# 17 28-03-2007 , 04:11 PM

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Thanks for the great tips mtmckinley, I'll definitely apply it.

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# 18 28-03-2007 , 04:15 PM

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Love handles...very clever user added image

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# 19 28-03-2007 , 11:51 PM

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Here's some more progress. Still much work to do but right now I'm focusing on the lower half. Not sure if I want two separte legs or one solid piece. Either way, I'm going to make slots so that you can see all kinds of gears and shafts inside.

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# 20 29-03-2007 , 01:46 AM

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coming along really nicely, looks clean too are you going to show us a wire ?

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# 21 29-03-2007 , 08:18 AM

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I'll post some wires but it will have to wait a few days. I'm leaving immediately after work today for a weekend retreat. I'll post them Monday night (04/02/07). Have a great weekend everyone.

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# 22 30-03-2007 , 06:18 PM

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Got back from the retreat early. Here's my wires.

Wire#1. Ignore the nSided Poly the gears are attached to, still working on the lower half.

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# 23 30-03-2007 , 06:19 PM

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# 26 30-03-2007 , 06:23 PM

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Wire#5 (last one)

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# 27 30-03-2007 , 07:08 PM

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Looks like several others are doing a train or something similar so I'm thinking that I'll do something different instead. I'm open for suggestions if anybody has any (It can't be anything complicated though).

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# 28 31-03-2007 , 02:25 PM

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I've decided to go for it. I'm going to attempt to create a steampunk arena for robot battles, competitions, etc. Here's what I've done this evening. I plan on creating some simple robots and make a crowd by duplicating them. I'll probably only have two robots in the arena. As always crits welcome.

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# 30 31-03-2007 , 06:34 PM

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I am not sure an arena is needed but of course it will give your robot a nice setting.
A great start on the arena btw.
I really like this robot, it has so much character and deserves an animation at some future date user added image

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