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
# 1 03-05-2007 , 11:29 PM
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Creating an Ocean

Ive been wanting to create a fierce ocean, and am not sure how to go in doing this. In the maya help section it says that maya comes with an coean plane and shader, but it just says to go to fluid effects. In dynamics all I can find are Fire effects, smoke, fireworks, lightning, shatter, curve flow, and surface flow. Where do I go in getting the Ocean plane and shader?


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# 2 04-05-2007 , 02:12 AM
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# 3 04-05-2007 , 02:18 AM
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I figured it should be that easy, but im currently using maya 8.5 and the fluid effects tab isnt there!?


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# 4 04-05-2007 , 02:26 AM
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Originally posted by kinddoggofwar
I figured it should be that easy, but im currently using maya 8.5 and the fluid effects tab isnt there!?

just hit f5 in you maya window and the menu should change to the dynamics tab.

# 5 04-05-2007 , 02:36 AM
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Im at the dynamics tab, but fluid effects isnt listed. I dont know what to go under to access it.


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# 7 04-05-2007 , 10:54 AM
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no, just maya complete 8.5


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# 9 04-05-2007 , 11:36 AM
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Well that kinda sucks.... Is there any way I can make an ocean without using fluid effects?


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# 10 04-05-2007 , 11:39 AM
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Originally posted by kinddoggofwar
Well that kinda sucks.... Is there any way I can make an ocean without using fluid effects?

You could possibly make a texture of an Ocean, but that would only be 2D.

# 11 04-05-2007 , 02:28 PM
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turn a plane into a soft body with a turbulance field attached maybe? :s

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