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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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# 1 10-03-2012 , 09:04 AM

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model each individual one or make them using a single piece if that makes sense? or better yet if someone has a set of teeth possibly already made that i can edit, that would be awesome too... cause dammit i don't want to model teeth ><

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# 2 10-03-2012 , 11:17 AM

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last months i did model 32 user added image

You can mirror a on the X axes 10-12. But the front ones should look different. Try to download a lot reference.
I did not download any proxy. Just started from zero.

Duplicate a lot & move the verts... thats the fastes i think (without downloading)

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# 3 10-03-2012 , 01:33 PM

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Here is a set I modeled years ago for a model I made of my nephew. There are only 28 teeth as he was a boy and you don't get the last four permanent molars until you are around 18 years old. You can use this as a good starting point though. I have a set of adult teeth I did but I could not find those and I am guessing they got lost in one of my disk crashes.

They are nurbs, because at the time nurbs modeling was the the hotness for modeling organics. They can easily be converted to polygons.

change the .txt to .ma

good luck and please do not use these to cheat for class work. If you are suppose to model them on your own then it is in your own best interest to do so.

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# 4 10-03-2012 , 07:24 PM

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thx ct I appreciate it, and no its not for a class all the models that I've been putting up etc. are all for a personal project, and I've been making a Frankenstein folder for individual body parts, eye's hands, etc. as well.

Joey: yea i found a good reference pic last night that i was going to use and still might, just when 3am goes around my will power drops down to almost nothing :p but even though ct gave me a set i'll probably still try modeling them out myself. here's the ref i'm gonna use.

https://www.drotterholt.com/docs/ToothChartAdult.jpg

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# 5 10-03-2012 , 07:29 PM

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also with teeth do you attach them to the inside of the mouth or would you just group them to the head?

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# 6 10-03-2012 , 08:25 PM

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Do whatever you want. You'll learn MUCH more doing things yourself, than asking us everything.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

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# 7 10-03-2012 , 08:31 PM

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so its more a personal preference thing then

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# 8 10-03-2012 , 08:35 PM

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Essentially, yes. You might need to choose one over the other in certain cases, depending on how you want to rig, etc.

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# 9 11-03-2012 , 07:22 AM

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here's the set i ended up pumping out, if anyone would like to use them msg me and i'll gladly send them to u since someone was kind enough to do the same for me user added image