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Playblast problem

Hello all, Whenever I create a .avi file using Maya's "Playblast" feature, the animation never appears on the file when I play it. Instead, I just...

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by Nilla

03-07-2014|10:21 AM

Replies: 9

Mirroring - Help with seamless center

I'm fairly new to Autodesk Maya 2013 and I'm still trying to figure out how to use Mirror Geometry or Duplicate Special in such a way where I don't...

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by MansonNails

03-07-2014|04:50 AM

Replies: 1

Hammer of Mjolnir Handle

I have the hammer model pretty much done, except I want to add more detail to the handle. Right now, the handle is a simple cylinder with the stopper...

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by thewrongvine

03-07-2014|01:55 AM

Replies: 3

Locator

Hello. I have a question abou locators. I have a crane, with an object that the crane is supposed to take and put on something else. I have...

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by mickhah

02-07-2014|10:28 PM

Replies: 3

"Thank you"

Ive just noticed that my "thank yous" have gone up to 704 from 340 some thing and this has happen to a number of other, is there a...

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by zuidao

02-07-2014|03:33 AM

Replies: 12

Issue keying rigs

I'm reeeeaally a newbie to animating in maya. I'm having trouble keying movements with rigs (Stewart mostly); I tried selecting all handles and...

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by mickhah

30-06-2014|12:20 PM

Replies: 1

Help with animation

Hello, I'm absolutely new in the field of animation with Maya and I need a piece of advice. I have the letter A made of bones bound together by...

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by daverave

27-06-2014|01:39 PM

Replies: 1

A question about the view and another about animations

Question 1: When I press "space bar" the screen divides into 4, it's cool but I have a small monitor and can't really use the tiny quadrants for...

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by Saijee

23-06-2014|11:15 PM

Replies: 2

Hot keys for camera placement

I'm new to Maya, but I've been using other 3D programs for a while. One thing that I was very much accustomed to on the previous program I was...

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by Saijee

23-06-2014|04:09 AM

Replies: 6

Issue when extruding

nvm figured it out

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by Novez

22-06-2014|03:11 PM

Replies: 0

Rounding

Hi guys, i am new to Maya, i only started using it recently. I created a model and used the hotkey '3' to round it. I'm sure i don't need to...

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by stwert

21-06-2014|05:59 PM

Replies: 3

another basic metal material question

hi all, just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has helped me with my questions - specifically to Gen, bullet1968, michhah, NextDesign and Jay -...

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by Gen

21-06-2014|04:40 AM

Replies: 3

How do I display the gimbal?

Never mind I fixed it by restoring the default settings back.

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by Saijee

20-06-2014|08:19 AM

Replies: 0

Why is my Model Shaded Black?

I know I'm still a total noob at this stuff but I want to learn more about maya and using it. However, one of the parts of it that is really...

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by tweetytunes

19-06-2014|05:47 AM

Replies: 2

Problem renaming material in attribute editor

Hi all, I have a problem renaming the material I assigned to the body of this soldier. I chose "checker" as the pattern for the material and renamed...

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by SealBaby

19-06-2014|02:57 AM

Replies: 3

Attaching eyebrows to mesh

Hello everyone. I am having an issue with my eyebrows. They are connected to a skin cluster but they are not following the mesh when I play my...

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by Yawnna

17-06-2014|04:34 PM

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layered shader amd mia glass, connection question

hi all, I've been trawling the internet for an answer but cant work it out myself, hoping someone can help - i have a logo on a mia material x,...

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by nickynacky

16-06-2014|08:37 AM

Replies: 2

Need to move fur?

Basically I've made a box but want the fur on only one face how to I move it round? I've tried selecting only one face and selecting the fur but it...

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by daverave

12-06-2014|05:17 PM

Replies: 1

What 3d program bake

Hello someone could tell me where this program was drawn Bake?

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by Fernanda

11-06-2014|11:46 PM

Replies: 2

What Mouse are You Using? | Page: 1 2

I'm in the market for a new mouse because as awesome as the Logitech G700 was initially, the battery life and the ensuing tracking problems are going...

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by goggles

09-06-2014|07:19 PM

Replies: 26

unwanted viewport duplicate

I changed the viewport-cameras, so I have perspective, top, left, right. Upon reloading my scene however Maya just set one viewport to the exact...

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by Gen

08-06-2014|11:16 PM

Replies: 6

problems with camera control

Hi all. I recently imported an FBX and the viewport is only rotating in 2 axes. I tried resetting Maya's prefs but it seems to be in the file...

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by Gen

06-06-2014|06:57 PM

Replies: 3

Edges showing where they shouldn't

Hello again, any ideas why the edges which should be hidden behind the mesh (w/ solid material, standard lambert) are showing at least partly?...

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by borlag

06-06-2014|10:26 AM

Replies: 3

Renderman

Hi All, Long time no see ( or should I say post ;) ). Not sure if anyone here followed the news but Renderman from Pixar will be free for non...

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by mastone

05-06-2014|07:25 PM

Replies: 6

Sub-Dividing Mesh?

Hello I am new to Maya (using 2014) And I was wondering how to get this look http://gyazo.com/474d3a669d7fb6722ef666fc267a5839 onto my cubes. I think...

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