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.
# 1 01-09-2013 , 05:25 PM
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Maya High to Low Poly

Hi everyone,

before posting this thread I searched forum on this topic. they have been discussing Maya along with ZBrush/Mudbox workflow.

I would like to know, if it is possible to convert a high > low poly ONLY/within Maya?

NOTE : Unfortunately I already UV mapped and also textured the model.user added image

eg: I have a Car as shown in screenshot (more than 2 million polys). I want to have a low poly model, coz rendering a single frame takes around 5 mins (without any render passes). So how can this be accomplished.

Sorry for noob question, I have ignored this topic before, but "learned" things quite lately.user added image

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# 2 01-09-2013 , 05:45 PM
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# 3 02-09-2013 , 04:26 AM
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its maya 2013

Thanks for reply mate,user added image

but should have mentioned earlier that I am using Maya 2013 (64 bit). How do people used to perform similar task (as shown in video maya 2014) in earlier Maya 2013?

# 4 08-10-2013 , 08:19 AM
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if its made in mudbox you might be able to just step the poly-count number down´by going through the menu's


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# 5 08-10-2013 , 11:47 AM
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Retopo mate, PITA. I have used the poly reduction tools in Maya and Max up to 2013, they suck. The machine will not interpolate very well, especially on something with that many polys.


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