Question about the Autodesk Maya 2008 book...

Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1

This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.

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# 1 09-05-2011 , 08:47 AM

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Question about the Autodesk Maya 2008 book...

Hey guys, what is delimiting?

On pg. 68 it's telling me how to create eye sockets and says: "Extrude the face, delimiting the eye 3 times." user added image

here is a snap of the book I'm using just in case user added image

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# 2 09-05-2011 , 09:09 AM

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Here's a picture of where I'm at in the process... so it might help you better understand what it's telling me to do...

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# 3 09-05-2011 , 04:20 PM

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It just means extrude three times to get the separate edge loops, read this;

https://www.learning-maya.com/communi...c.php?f=2&t=32

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# 4 09-05-2011 , 08:30 PM

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Thanks Miss Nova! I've noticed this book, in several areas often just shows photos with minor directions (or none at all on certain steps)... so it's hard to tell what the author has done! user added image

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# 5 04-06-2011 , 02:32 AM

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Does anyone recommend any other Maya books besides this one? I'd like to go through 2 or 3 different books to learn different styles. It really helps if I have reference material.