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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 complex objects.

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# 31 01-03-2006 , 10:34 PM

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Hey man that is a really nice start! keep it up user added image

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# 32 01-03-2006 , 10:41 PM

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Cheers for your comments, I hope it continues to go well.

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# 33 01-03-2006 , 11:29 PM

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Yeah, good start Tim. Looking forward to see how you handle all of that detail. Good luck mate!

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# 34 02-03-2006 , 07:25 PM

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this looks like one of the most difficult/complez models that i have seen someone make.
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# 35 02-03-2006 , 07:26 PM

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Probably the most foolish.

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# 36 02-03-2006 , 07:26 PM

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this looks like one of the most difficult/complex models that i have seen someone try to make.
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# 37 03-03-2006 , 06:24 AM

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Looking good. I agree about the booleans. I steer away from them. They may give you a result but they do some weird stuff sometimes and remove uv's and stuff like that.

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# 38 03-03-2006 , 06:58 AM

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Hmmmm . . . Once you get it built, next thing you will probably want to do is blow it to hell, so if you keep that in mind while your building it . . . . user added image

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# 39 03-03-2006 , 11:15 AM

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Awsome work, please upload it to the download section when your done!! user added image

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# 40 03-03-2006 , 11:37 AM

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I still don't see the huge problem with booleans, what do you mean it get's rid of UV's. How is that possible?

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# 41 03-03-2006 , 12:50 PM

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Tim

Booleans can do a few strange things as the calculation is huge to cut a hole in geometry using another object. As long as the object is clean and the history hasnt stacked up the boolean op should be fine.

If booleans give you hassle just extrude faces its alot easier in the long run. I never use booleans personally...

Did you get the textures by the way??

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# 42 03-03-2006 , 12:53 PM

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I did get the textures by the way, cheers for them.

I have no history and my geo is clean so I think it should be fine....I hope.

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# 43 03-03-2006 , 01:19 PM

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one day? intense!

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# 44 03-03-2006 , 01:40 PM

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Well I will show you this evening what I have done so far. I am trying to make the bridge section as detialed as I can and see how long that takes so I can have a good idea (if there are no problems) how long the whole thing will take me to medel to the standard I want it.

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