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Complex UV Layout in Maya

Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character

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# 1 27-02-2008 , 11:17 PM

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My first modeling attempt.Hope you like it.
I have no idea how to put images so i'll give you a link to the site where the image is uploaded.

https://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?i...tairwayix8.jpg

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# 2 27-02-2008 , 11:55 PM

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Looks good so far, could we get a pick with the wires, maybe able to off er some help then.

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# 3 28-02-2008 , 12:16 AM

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Here it is (i guess)..

https://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?i...creen01th4.jpg

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# 4 28-02-2008 , 03:00 AM

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The roof looks a bit dense to me, as I can't see any poly's for all the edges. How many polygons in the roof?

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# 5 28-02-2008 , 04:34 AM

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Too many...I just extruded the faces up and smoothed it, because i dont know any other way of doing that. user added image

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# 6 28-02-2008 , 05:32 AM

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I totally forgot about number 3 -.-, anyway here it is.

https://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?i...creen03zu5.jpg

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# 7 28-02-2008 , 05:35 AM

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perhaps the smoothing was a bit too much as it's a solid blue so I would remake that bit more efficiently.

I just quickly did this to give you an idea of what I mean

Base mesh something like this although this was done in a few seconds so you could make it a bit nicer
user added image

It will look like this when Smooth Mesh Preview mode is used in Maya 2008 (press no3 key)

user added image

Then convert the mesh preview to poly's using linear and it will look like this
user added image

Should be more efficient.

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# 8 28-02-2008 , 06:13 AM

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Your mesh looks fine apart from the number of edges going across the roof, take some of those out before you smooth it and you'll be fine

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# 9 28-02-2008 , 01:10 PM

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the parts holding up the railing look dense in polys to me to especially for as small as it is

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# 10 28-02-2008 , 07:48 PM

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Thanks for the help.
Here is the update, mostly cleaning up and some parts were changed.

closer look at the stairs:

https://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?i...creen01de3.jpg

closer look at the roof:

https://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?i...creen02kq6.jpg

the whole picture:

https://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?i...creen03zh4.jpg

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# 11 28-02-2008 , 11:35 PM

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Update:
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https://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?i...creen05li4.jpg

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# 12 28-02-2008 , 11:56 PM

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thats' looking much better

Keep it up

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# 13 29-02-2008 , 02:24 AM

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Here it is the final model.

https://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?i...creen06fn9.jpg

But now comes the hard part...I am even a bigger noob at texturing.Can some1 give me some pointers on how to make a nice metal,plastic and wood shader?

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