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19-03-2013
, 10:32 AM
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I projected your curves on a nurbsPlane - all at once and tried to trim, but maya crashed at the first trim (300+ projections) you might try to project and trim the curves in smaller groups. unfortunately I´m at work and don´t have the time to do it myself. I added the projection file.
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19-03-2013
, 01:21 PM
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I've found in the past that cinema 4d handles vectors from illustrator ok. I tried extruding the path in c4d then exporting it to Maya as an obj, although some of the detail went missing somewhere along the way. Don't know if you could get access to c4d or a trial version.
Hope this helps
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20-03-2013
, 01:06 AM
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use NURBS to create a planar of the larger peices, then for the detail use project curve onto surface tool and remove the peices u dont want.
finally convert the shape into a polygon and extrude it out.
there are sevral different ways to do this, they are more or less simple but require repetitve work. ( like most things in maya).
let me know if that works or you need more explainng.
thanks
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28-03-2013
, 07:45 AM
JBRANS747
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Ohio
Thank you so much to all who replied.
This piece has literally been driving me nuts for about a month.
Alinspired, I tried this method for about 4 hours, made about 100 holes and then the program just stopped allowing me to use the trim tool. Very unfortunate. Boolean does the same thing, it just can't handle all of the cuts.
Daverave, I talked to a professor who also recommended a transparency as the best way to go about this. He was telling me that I need to work with Hypershade to make rules on how the materials would work. He said that if I use a blinn, then I need to make some kind of rule that doesn't allow specularity where the holes should be. He was explaining it all so fast that I got lost. So, if anyone knows their way around Hypershade I am all ears. The project is due next Tuesday, so I am kind of desperate at this point.
Thank You
Jenni(fer)
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28-03-2013
, 09:46 AM
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apply an mia_material_x to the obj then in the hypershade connect the outalpha to the opacity cutout
I recorded a short video as connections in the hypershade can be a bit confusing if you've never used it before. I'll post it when it's done uploading
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28-03-2013
, 10:26 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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trans - YouTube
Hope it helps sorry about the audio i have a cold
Dave
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28-03-2013
, 02:26 PM
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Location: Michigan, USA
If you want thickness transparency and cutoff opacity in mentalray could be limiting.
Vray has some features that would work.
But for this I would consider using illustrator and then import the line art and use bevelplus in maya. Some of the bits are quite thin so you may have to fidget with those a bit.
I'd do an example but maya is currently borked on my systems. Hoping maya 2014 will be more stable with my hardware.
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05-04-2013
, 03:08 PM
JBRANS747
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Ohio
Ok, So i know that I said that Alinspired's method stopped working, but I stepped away from my computer for a few hours and then went back and the method started working again. So, I got all of my holes cut out by projecting the curve onto the surface.
NOW, my issue is that when I go to convert the NURBS to POLYGONS the geometry that I get causes multiple points and faces that are making the object very difficult to work with. If anyone knows how to convert it without these issues please let me know!
All advice is welcome
Jenni
PS. David, thank you very much for the tutorial on the transparency, it was very helpful!
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06-04-2013
, 03:27 PM
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Location: vienna
I don´t know how you converted the nurbsSurface, but with the tool Convert NURBS to Polygons you might try these settings (reset settings first):
1) Tessellation Method: Count and set it to 10000 or any number which gives enough resolution.
2) Tessellation Method: General with "Per span # of iso params; Chord height ratio to something like 0.01
3) Tessellation Method: Standard fit with small numbers.
If none of it works, you might upload your scene and I can give it a try at work with a very nice plugin we use there called nPower - MAYA Power Translator. In case you´re interested please alse tell if performance is an issue - I mean polycount-wise.
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