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 17-01-2012 , 11:40 AM
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Mask selection

Hi my selecting mask has gone gaga,

When I go to select verts and drag across an area it selects objects in background as well.

I have reset preferences, but still acting the same?

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# 2 17-01-2012 , 02:47 PM
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I have looked in maya preferences and it could be you have "ignore selection priority" ticked, if so untick it...........dave




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# 3 17-01-2012 , 04:21 PM
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Your a star. Thanks Dave.

While your here, are you any good at modelling.
Im having difficulty with two areas of my model, getting smooth geometry.

In each case Im trying to smooth a particular area without getting crease along the rest of the model.
The second one Im trying to create a cut in. But again, adding edges affects the whole thing.



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Could you show me the thing you are trying to model and a wire shot of the sunken slot.........dave




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# 5 17-01-2012 , 05:01 PM
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Ya, see the notches cut out in the spherical joints.
And below I have a smoothed cube, I have tried using the split polygon inside the extruded areas but I still get noise on the surface.

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May be if you are lucky ctbram might make a tut for you, add to egde loops then cut edges I hope you understand it............dave

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# 7 17-01-2012 , 06:25 PM
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At the end add some edge loops...........dave

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# 8 17-01-2012 , 10:35 PM
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excellent, I was working with a smoothened cube, but Id say the same principal should work.

Incidently, do you know any good modelling tuts that cover more advanced techniques like this?

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I think you will have to wait for Jay to do one as far as I know this is not standard practice for modelling. I was not sure what the other part you were trying to model so give me a pointer.............dave




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# 10 18-01-2012 , 10:54 AM
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The other part I was just having trouble getting it to be smooth again at corner.

Just wasn't sure if this was the correct way to go about it.

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You can select those verts then go to mesh, average verts that will smooth them out a bit or do it manually or use the sculpt tool set to smooth or delete a edge...........dave




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# 12 19-01-2012 , 01:55 AM
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I think Rick has already done one for cutting edges dave???

Graham that geo you have there...is that the chest and torso?? it looks a little different from the ref picture??


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# 13 19-01-2012 , 02:15 AM
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I thought the chest was more like this Graham??

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