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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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# 16 23-03-2007 , 06:54 AM

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hey guys, ived come back to this just to finish it off user added image

though i need help, whats the best method of creating this shooting handle?

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# 19 07-04-2007 , 12:32 PM

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Guess what? There IS no best way user added image

Just a lot of tinkering with polys or nurbs.

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# 20 07-04-2007 , 12:33 PM

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[delete me] accidental double post

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# 21 07-04-2007 , 09:20 PM

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cool, i hope so DJ user added image

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heres abit of a start, dont really like it might redo ... any suggestions?

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# 22 08-04-2007 , 05:12 AM

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I have one modeleld almost exactly like it ill post it as soon as i get home ..... its a little on the high poly side but w/e... just having fun

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# 23 08-04-2007 , 05:25 AM

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MJ,

I would do it in NURBS quickly to get the basic shape and then convert to polys and then to Sub-D. Once you have the shape in place in Sub-D convert back into Polys but keep the details (i thinks it is the Adaptive Option u use).

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# 24 05-05-2007 , 11:23 PM

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Looks good.. but are you gonna finsh it any time soon?

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