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Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2

This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with complex objects.

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autoSave

is there a way to have maya autosave scenefiles? it´s annoying to lose 30 or 60 minutes of work.. preferences don´t offer any saving options. I mean...

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by esion

14-06-2006|02:27 PM

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soft topographic surface

Hi! I am new with maya, and start to building a topographic surface. I have many contours (autocad polylines) and I want to "loft" them in a SOFT...

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by mi-81

14-06-2006|12:17 PM

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SEEKING MAYA ARTIST FOR SPEC COMMERCIAL JOB

To all concerned: Name filmmakers making outlandish spec commercial. Using real people on a blue cyc stage, with brand new technology that...

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by pbman

14-06-2006|11:19 AM

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hey i need help making objects with curves

hey can any one point me in the right direction coz i have no clue there is alot of good tuts on em but i jussl ook at it and dunno wat the hell to...

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by ridicule

14-06-2006|06:26 AM

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Maya Face problem.

Well i dont think its hard to fix but its annoying because i cant extrude proparly with this lill problem. When i switch to faces there are small...

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by MattTheMan

14-06-2006|01:14 AM

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texture map looking bad

I've been bringing in some textures and puting them on a nurbs plane. I'm using the alpha so the lines of the texture show through, but the...

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by revolve

13-06-2006|04:54 PM

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Coloring Polygons

I used the sculpt geometry tool and made quite a peace of "art" lol trust me its not that good. But I was wondering if i could color it w/o apply a...

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by usmsci

13-06-2006|04:32 PM

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3d creative magazine/gnomon dvds

is this worth buying the magazine subscription ? I wanted to get it for the tutorials are they in detail or just broad ? thanks for all the helps ...

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by mmoore5553

13-06-2006|03:53 PM

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What's in the VIP area?

I'm curious. What's in the VIP area? I'm beginning to think that there's something there that I'm not seeing.lol And are the points you buy there...

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by David

13-06-2006|01:49 PM

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Modeling Teeth

I was wondering, how you guys would model teeth, or a correct way to do so. Do you model the gums as part of the head, or should it be a...

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by Anhslaught

13-06-2006|02:08 AM

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Poll: looking for work in the CGI Industry? 2

this is just some research

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by stickyhead

13-06-2006|12:39 AM

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rendering Questions

Question 1: in maya 7 online docs there are mention of importing .swft files into flash from maya. It claims that you get separate render layers...

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by deanj

12-06-2006|10:46 PM

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2 rendering questions

Question 1: in maya 7 online docs there are mention of importing .swft files into flash from maya. It claims that you get separate render layers...

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by deanj

12-06-2006|10:42 PM

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volume morphing quick and dirty!

I have a need to do some volume morphing but I need to get something very quickly to show it can be done. Are there any packages designed to help...

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by ctbram

12-06-2006|09:24 PM

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lens flare

hi guys is there any simple way that I can create a lens flare effect in my scene like when a camera glanses past the sun thanks, Callum Abele

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by gomi boy

12-06-2006|09:11 PM

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Help! Where is the .MA or .MB file??

i just started downloading the spider texturing tutorials, i want to do texturing not modeling, i need to spider model that is either an .ma or.mb...

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by TonicEnergy

12-06-2006|08:59 PM

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soft bodies

Does anyone have experience using soft bodies as influence objects on a skin. I can get the Soft body to move the way I want but when I use it as an...

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by Wishbonekenobi

12-06-2006|08:34 PM

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batch render

i have solved my render tiles problem by doing a batch render as instrcuted to do so by my lecturer but now i have a new problem,having saved the...

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by Darrska

12-06-2006|08:18 PM

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Animate camera along path?

When I draw a curve and I create a camera and I select the mboth and do Attach motion path.. and i set the start and end frame correct.. It does not...

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by SilverBlood

12-06-2006|05:44 PM

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Anyone else doing this?

While working with maya, I am rotating around the area I'm working on all the time to be able to see how everything looks all the time, and now I...

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by pbman

12-06-2006|03:18 PM

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womens head

so here i am again and at last i am able to say i have downloaded the maya7ple how now then do i go about modeling a female head thanks for any help ...

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by esion

12-06-2006|02:08 PM

Replies: 1

Problem with detaching curves.

Hello everyone, I am in the process of learning maya and i have run across a problem relating to the detach curves function as i was going through...

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by arran

12-06-2006|12:47 PM

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Changing color scheme

okay...so i found this option once, but i've never been able to find it again...i want to change my maya color scheme so it better matches the rest...

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