What will be the first thing to do in MAYA

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# 1 15-01-2007 , 09:52 PM

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I hve just installed maya 8...

I need a lot of help from you guys...

What can be the first step that i hve to learn and so on....

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# 2 15-01-2007 , 10:01 PM

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Get the free tutorails from this site... dog, human and then others and then start buying tuts.

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# 3 16-01-2007 , 02:38 AM

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Re: What will be the first thing to do in MAYA

[QUOTE]Originally posted by devilmind
I hve just installed maya 8...

I need a lot of help from you guys...

What can be the first step that i hve to learn and so on.... [/QUOT

1st - Press F1 and have a look at the elp files, there great and have some really good tutorials.

2nd - Before you start anything, switch on infinate undo

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# 4 16-01-2007 , 06:38 AM

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hello devilmind, do some tutorials then attemp some on your own without any help, that helps alot. good luck

gster --> "2nd - Before you start anything, switch on infinate undo"

is there a way to do that in maya 7? or only 8?

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# 5 16-01-2007 , 06:48 AM

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I'm using version 6, and I know its in 7.

Go to your preferences then in undo click the infinate radio button for the undo que

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# 6 16-01-2007 , 07:11 AM

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sweet as, thanks gster. in the past ived only been able to undo 20 times when i needed to undo about 25 times lol. it was a big hassel for me which kept on stuffing me up and reloading some scene etc but now it wont, thanks again.

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# 7 16-01-2007 , 08:10 AM

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Ahhh Undo. The most reliabel option any Maya version has to offer.

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Praise unto you Undo and all who follow you,
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Praise unto you Undo and all who worship you

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# 8 16-01-2007 , 09:09 AM

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is there even a program without undo? lol user added image

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# 9 16-01-2007 , 10:24 AM

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1) Ask the great people on here for help - very friendly place, loads of great advice.

2) Don`t try and learn to much to soon - Learn in parts

3) using maya 8 - turn of interactive creation

create>polygon primatives>interactive creation

biggest mistake autodesk have made so far - tring to turn maya into 3Dmax.

(infact I think the only mistake so far)

good luck with the learning.

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# 10 17-01-2007 , 01:06 AM

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THANK U

Thank you for the help, I never thought that simplymaya is such a friendly place...

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# 11 17-01-2007 , 01:11 AM

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enjoying it

I hve downloaded the 4 videos in basic human form

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# 13 17-01-2007 , 04:11 AM

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Also look at the F1 Help Files and do the tutes in there. Gr8 easy and hlep full to let you get to grips with the basics.

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# 15 30-01-2007 , 11:32 PM

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Yeah....turn off "interactive creation" uuuuaaaaahhhh....really a mistake from autodesk :eeek2:

turn on "keep faces together" under the polygon modeling tab, "edit mesh"

download the free tuts from Simply Maya.

And, tweetytunes says it! Don't learn too much too fast.

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