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This course contains a little bit of everything with modeling, UVing, texturing and dynamics in Maya, as well as compositing multilayered EXR's in Photoshop.

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# 1 16-07-2003 , 10:45 AM

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hi, my internet was down last night so I wrote down the stuff I wanted to ask and here it is:

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What's the difference in animating nurbs, polys and subdiv?
is one easyer than the other? what is important to do while modeling to get an easyer job at animating?

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what exactly are fluids for? I just have no idea at all on what they can actually do.

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# 2 16-07-2003 , 11:53 AM

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1. no difference at all - one is not nessesary easier than the other - the only limit is your mind

2. fluids are for liquid effect - e.g. water, clouds, fire ....

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# 3 16-07-2003 , 12:09 PM

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well I knew that about fluid effects, but what I mean is: how does it work? is it like particles?
just a basic eplanation would be nice.
thx

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# 4 16-07-2003 , 12:13 PM

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Originally posted by d24e
well I knew that about fluid effects, but what I mean is: how does it work? is it like particles?
just a basic eplanation would be nice.
thx

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manual:
using maya unlimited->fluid effects

and then trying trying trying ...

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# 5 16-07-2003 , 01:42 PM

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but that's soooo much information. oh well, guess I'll check it in a few months user added image

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# 6 16-07-2003 , 04:17 PM

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well fluids are not as easy to understand as aehm ... split polygon tool. fluids is not just a simple tool, but a complex system. the amazing thing about fluids is not the many properties, but that it is a physically correct model.

when you read a bit in the manual and did not understand it at all, feel free to ask. i believe though that it has more than enough information to get you started. and it shows you step by step how to setup certain things in fluids. i am not sure that anybody here at simplymaya has enough knowledge about fluids once you reached the level that the manual is not deep enough on its information.

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# 7 17-07-2003 , 11:03 AM

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ok ok already, but I'm still learning about modeling, then texturing, animating, probably particles next or MEL.

So I'll have to check that out later.