Free Friday Tutorial #10 Bevel vs Smooth

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 14-08-2011 , 05:29 PM

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Bevel vs Smooth in Maya 2012 on Vimeo

An informative short tutorial on bevel and smoothing in Maya 2012 with some tips for hard surface modeling.
Many thanks to Rick for creating it!

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# 2 14-08-2011 , 06:29 PM

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Nice one Rick...........dave

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# 3 23-09-2011 , 02:39 AM

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Nicely done again Rick

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# 4 09-12-2011 , 12:53 AM

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I really found it very useful..!! Thankyou

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# 5 23-12-2011 , 06:31 AM

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Nice one. Learned a lot!

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# 6 15-04-2012 , 05:15 AM

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If you are trying to save polycount on render-time by using lower segment vals, don't you run into issues with UV mapping and any other history? It seemed like that was a proposed benefit of using bevel with history on, but it sounds dangerous.

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