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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

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Starwars Ship question

Hello, major noob here im trying to do the starwars ship tutorial, but i cannot get past the second session, when i extrude the wing and turn it...

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by Pyrus

06-01-2006|10:33 AM

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Why Use XSI over Maya

hiya Im trying to create the work done on this site . www.motionloops.com Im creating very simple animtions with some simple shapes at the...

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by Darky

06-01-2006|12:34 AM

Replies: 3

Newb question

I ve been looking at downloading a dvd and I was woundering if the ninja tut is for a newb. I know the basics of maya so i know how to extrude and...

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by Pyrus

05-01-2006|10:58 PM

Replies: 1

need help :)

am new to Maya and i am going through the book Introducing Maya 7 3d for beginners. i am building a hand and it asks for me to edit polygons...

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by Pyrus

05-01-2006|05:33 PM

Replies: 1

Huge Problem with GI Tutorial | Page: 1 2

Hey guys, I have been working on the GI model for about a month now, and so far things have been going quite well. However, last night as I finished...

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by siderif

05-01-2006|04:12 PM

Replies: 21

Slicing up my model

Can anyone tell me how they would go about cutting a model up into flat sections every 2 inches. I want to use a computer model to help me create a...

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by ckyuk

05-01-2006|12:01 PM

Replies: 3

Image plane viewing problem

I can only see the image reference planes I have set up in the perspective window, in the other 3 view panes I can see the outline of the planes but...

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by j5ive

05-01-2006|11:09 AM

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Subdiv attach problem...

Hi, I am new here and to maya as well. I have been working on a subdiv hand project and all is going well untill when I have to attach the "pinky"...

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by BLX0

05-01-2006|05:02 AM

Replies: 4

(not) Mike Mckinley's Anatomy book

I was doing some browsing for anatomy books and i ran across Mike Mckinley's book. I didn't know you had one. ...

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by wchamlet

05-01-2006|01:14 AM

Replies: 6

Wireframe Renders

Sorry to ask such a retarded question, but how do you create the wireframe effect on your renders? I've been away from Maya for like 3 months and...

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by Pyrus

05-01-2006|12:47 AM

Replies: 1

Smoothing

I have just finished the spider modeling tut and I am about to start the texturing one but Kurt used the unsmoothed model and I forgot to make a...

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by Davebate

04-01-2006|10:36 PM

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Normal mapping programmes?

What third party normal mapping programmes do you prefer? This is my first time at normal mapping. I've tried the surface transfer option in Maya but...

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by j5ive

04-01-2006|04:42 PM

Replies: 6

Question about reinstalling Maya

First, before anybody starts to think otherwise, I have a LEGAL student license of Maya 5.0.1 that I purchased two years ago. My question is this:...

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by magicsy

04-01-2006|01:29 PM

Replies: 4

ultimate newbie

Hi, I have a problem that is keeping me busy for hours now :headbang: . It is the following: I want attach two nurbs at a corner (see picture),...

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by GreenT The only one

04-01-2006|10:52 AM

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Converting to Sub D's

Hello, I am doing the regular thing of poly/subd modeling but for some reason everytime I convert back into Sub D's I have to up the Max Base mesh...

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by Falott

03-01-2006|11:58 PM

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Smoke Gift

I am trying to create a smoke effect and my tutorial says that there is a smoke "gift" but I can't seem to find it. Anywhere I can download it? ...

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by Falott

03-01-2006|11:53 PM

Replies: 1

Problem with site

Lol I was trying to login and mistyped my username and pass and got this. Anyone notice something wrong?

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by jhubbard

03-01-2006|06:32 PM

Replies: 6

Useful

http://www.got3d.com/index.html Dudes was just having a lazy browse around the web and found this. Its got lots of free textures and also more...

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by Jay

02-01-2006|05:13 PM

Replies: 3

object history

i was having trouble with boleans (both objects would dissapear) so i looked around and found out that i should clear the objects history, but i...

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by jsprogg

02-01-2006|11:17 AM

Replies: 4

Looking for this tanks name

Hi! i hope someone could help me with this. i dont know the name of this tank :headbang:

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by vasvaas

02-01-2006|05:32 AM

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spline ik...help needed

I've created a spline ik on a spine of a character. When I grab the curve associated with it and move it, it doesn't effect the bones at all....

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by CBP3D

01-01-2006|06:53 PM

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How do i change settings so that i can move objects again?

im currently getting this warning message at the bottom of maya saying: "warning move normal works on NURBS control Vertices and mesh Vertices. ...

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by vasvaas

01-01-2006|05:50 PM

Replies: 11

LOW POLYGON FEMALE HAIR VIDEO

Hi guys, can anyone reccommend an excellent video tutorial on how to model low poly female hair?I've completed modeling the skull but am a bit...

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by munny

01-01-2006|05:26 PM

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problem with image plane image

every time i try to place an image on a plane it seems to move to the left, for example place the top of a car on to the plane the front of the car...

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by siderif

01-01-2006|02:48 AM

Replies: 1

Converting movie clips to images!

Hi. Does anyone know of a software that converts movie files(.mov) to a series of images? :beer:

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