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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.

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Texture Error

Ok so it's actually normal maps ;) I just did the tute on surface sampler and all went well except that normal maps do not view nicely on hardware...

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by SpaceGoat

19-07-2006|03:35 PM

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Uploading Movies etc. Where

When youguys upload a movie or pics, in the W.I.P forum, where do you upload. Your own website or a place where you can upload stuff for free ??

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by t1ck135

19-07-2006|12:46 PM

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lattice info

hi, i would like to know : 1. after applying a lattice to an object, can another object be applied to it? 2. how can i swap geometry into a...

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by publicFunction

18-07-2006|10:58 PM

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skeleton posing problems..

sorry if this seems super elementary but i couldnt find a topic here or in the maya tutorials that covers this. if i pose a leg or arm how can i...

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by nublicon

18-07-2006|05:23 PM

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Motorcycle

I'm making a motorcycle, and i cant figure out how to do the disk brakes or rims so that they have some circular holes in them. does anyone know how...

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by pbman

18-07-2006|04:49 PM

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Single object x-rayed?

*One* of my objects seems to be x-rayed... while the rest aren't. Even by toggling x-ray on and off I can't seem to get it to switch to regular...

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by Trasendil

18-07-2006|02:39 PM

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UN-KEYING A FRAME IN KEYFRAME

Houston, we have a problem... I have this litle animation of mine and I have set some keys, but in a certain time window, I set far too many. When I...

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by NeoStrider

18-07-2006|01:49 PM

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just a noob q bout mental ray

hey i have maya (duh)... does it automatically have mental ray or do i have to download/purchase it somewhere? thanks for asnwering even though...

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by Lt Jim

18-07-2006|01:40 PM

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Booleans problem (in Cartoon Dog tut.)

Hello! I'm following the Cartoon Dog tutorial of Simply Maya and in the part 3, when I try to make an (boolean) union between the tail and the body...

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by Sepraud

18-07-2006|01:27 PM

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Settings Preferences Not Saved

Hi all, Got a niggling little problem, the units in maya are set to inches whenever i open it up so i constantly have to change it to centimetres....

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by raysullivan

18-07-2006|10:48 AM

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awesome

Dude. Im new at Maya, and was wondering HOW does this guy do the texture?? is it something u draw and then use as a UV ? please if somebody...

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by junkyBob

18-07-2006|05:47 AM

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gizmo scale problem..

i am having a problem with my gizmo (move, scale, rotate tool) not fitting in the window i am working in when working with my mesh. with the move...

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by esion

18-07-2006|03:38 AM

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grouping in maya vs shocwave

If anybody rembers awhile ago, I had mentioned that I am building a racing game which will be played on the shockwave3D engine. My problem that I now...

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by junkyBob

18-07-2006|12:02 AM

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cool ty

ty for the link. But which kind of ship do they stand under ?

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by Grev_Mivlos

17-07-2006|09:37 PM

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i cant think of a project

does anyone have any ideas? iva already done a greyhound and a chess set, what should i do now, (ive actvey ly useing the program for about 2 weeks)...

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by Furry Fury

17-07-2006|06:53 PM

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cant undo at all

well i make changes and mess up and try to undo and maya does nothing. I am not sure what has went wrong. PC died and i set everything back up like...

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by Furry Fury

17-07-2006|06:46 PM

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mental ray/ photorealism

i have no idea on how to texture. can any of you guys siggest a link of a tutorial for mental ray for beginners? or photorealism? :p thanks...

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by relikz

17-07-2006|02:45 PM

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X-Ray question

Hi! I have a question, if you can help me please: how can i insert the x-ray button into the custom tab in shelf, i know that for the other buttons...

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by pixelsoul

17-07-2006|10:25 AM

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How to use Final Gather

Im quite new to the whole final gather stuff, so id like someone to kinda give me a breif but very specific explaination on how to use final gather...

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by young_rob18

17-07-2006|05:13 AM

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Convert .ma to .3ds?

Forgive me if this question has already been answered, but I would like to know the simplest way to export geomentry (without texture or animation)...

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