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 11-06-2009 , 11:30 PM
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Maya 2008

Can anyone help me. I have Maya 2008 on PC and whenever I select a tool on an object the tool in the perspective looks normal but in the other
3 views I can't select the tool.

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# 2 12-06-2009 , 06:50 AM
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This is a graphics card issue, try updating your drivers.

Could a mod please sticky this question


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# 3 12-06-2009 , 02:00 PM
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Originally posted by gster123
Could a mod please sticky this question

If they did, there would be many, many stickies. Perhaps there should be one sticky for all the graphics errors.

But yes, it does look like a graphics card issue. Maya has a lot of trouble with non-workstation cards. It likes Quadro's and FireGL's.

One thing you could try is by using the viewcube to switch to other views. The viewcube changes the perspective camera into the orthographic views, so it might work. If they disappear, it's probably due to the orthographic views. If you want to get around this, and use perspective cameras as orthographic, you can crank the focal length in the perspective camera's attribute editor.

Hope this works.


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# 4 12-06-2009 , 04:36 PM
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Thanks guys I will try everything

# 5 12-06-2009 , 04:48 PM
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it looks like 8.5 to me... judging by the view cube.

# 6 12-06-2009 , 04:57 PM
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I have a Dell
Windows XP home Edition
Intel Graphic Media
Accelerator Driver
Drive Version 6.14.10.4820

Any recommendation on what I need to run Maya.

# 7 12-06-2009 , 05:17 PM
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Originally posted by jorden23
Intel Graphic Media

That's your problem. Maya doesn't like onboard video cards. The most foolproof way would be to go out and get a new video card; however there is something you should try before that. Try downgrading your drivers to something older. Sometimes that works.

Originally posted by jorden23
Windows XP home Edition

Eh?? Then why is your screenshot of a mac? If your running this in emulation, don't. It can't handle it.

I think this is Maya 7 right?


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# 8 12-06-2009 , 05:35 PM
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I could not get a screen shot off my PC so had to this one so I could have some kind of ref pic. And thanks more than likely I will get a new graphics card.

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