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Filling a hole with cylinder

Hello, I want to fill this hole with a cylinder that goes through it and keeps on going up if you know what I mean but I am having a trouble filling...

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by daverave

21-07-2013|07:42 PM

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replace faces with vertices?

Is there an easy way to replace faces with vertices? This is technically called a dual: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_polyhedron A simple example...

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by bullet1968

21-07-2013|05:08 AM

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Selection Handle in Restricted Layer Mode

Hello guys! I have a layer containing my whole airship, and I turned on visibility of my selection handle and moved it up a bit. It works. ...

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by PixalZA

19-07-2013|07:24 AM

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Maya Duplicate UVs. Combine? Layer?

So I'm working on a scope model, an Eotech, and am unwrapping and sewing edges together. I see this here http://i41.tinypic.com/1gohoi.png Two...

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by Ozgalis

18-07-2013|10:22 PM

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Softbody with Goal and Gravity

Hello everyone, I have some softbodies with goals (created using the Create Softbody with duplicate as goal). But when I apply gravity to the...

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by diggyk

18-07-2013|06:00 AM

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How to show wireframe on shaded objects????

I am working on the cartoon dog tutorial and have a small problem. I cannot figure out how to show wireframe on a shaded object. It does not stop...

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by LyrickCZE

17-07-2013|08:42 PM

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Image Plane Issue

Hi all, I'm trying to load image planes in Maya 2012 but I'm having a bit of trouble. I open a new scene in Maya and do not move around in any...

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by Ozgalis

16-07-2013|09:35 PM

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So if South Park was made in Maya...

Does this mean that something similar to Flash animation can be done with Maya? Would the Maya Vector renderer be useful in this case? What can be...

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by SilverFeather

11-07-2013|10:26 PM

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huge scale issue fbx in Maya 2014

So, I'm modeling a cave using Recap Photo to generate high poly-count meshes with numerous large texture maps. Working in chunks, a key step is to...

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by BenjyvC

09-07-2013|08:10 PM

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Surfing with the Alien - Missing his Surfboard

Hi I'm working my way through the Surfing with the Alien tutorial by Jay (see my Work in Progress post:)) but I've run into a slight problem. In part...

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by MrYeti

09-07-2013|08:18 AM

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Question regarding how to model carnice molding

I'm a previous user of 3DStudio Max and am new to Maya. I need to model cornice molding, whereby I create a simple spline (consisting of angles and...

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by BldRnr

08-07-2013|03:09 PM

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PDF tutorials.

Hie guys where can i get PDF tutorials esp for 2012?:help:

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by arronlee

08-07-2013|08:44 AM

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Modeling Question - Blend Shapes - Closing a Hole in a Model

Hello All, I have been struggling with trying to make a consistent group of blend objects for import into Unity where they will be morphed in a...

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by Meatus

08-07-2013|12:04 AM

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Normal map problem

Hello, I just added some detail to a model using Mudbox, it is not done yet but wanted to try out how I can transfer the details to my low res...

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by BldRnr

07-07-2013|03:05 PM

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Model all black or new artifacts showing?? Lost all my painting and texuring!!!

Hi, I am having some problems with Maya and Mudbox also :(((( I work on my model, apply color and texture on it using either Maya or Mudbox or...

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by BldRnr

06-07-2013|04:37 PM

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Problem exporting model to FBX

Hi all, I am trying to export a model to FBX. It has 2 Lambert shades, but I only need one, so I deleted Lambert2. But if I try to import this...

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by BldRnr

06-07-2013|04:34 PM

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Character Model Problem

hi guys, sorry if this is in the wrong area, or a really newbie question I have a problem with one of my characters. When I import it as an .mb, I...

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by BldRnr

06-07-2013|03:36 PM

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Vray - separate channels

I am using Vray & Maya to render out my scene. I have added several separate render channels I would like under Render Elements. However I cannot get...

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by isabellasouth

03-07-2013|05:36 PM

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Bezier anchors snap to old spots after curve is moved.

I drew a bezier curve, moved around some of its anchors, adjusted some tangents. Then I used Move Tool to move entire curve to other place on the...

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by Sobcap

02-07-2013|11:54 PM