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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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rotational node problem

Hi After rigging my character, I went to rotate the shoulder joint down to put the arm by the characters side and noticed that the visual rotation...

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by dannyngan

18-12-2003|09:20 AM

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Example of skeleton setup for a game engine

This character with skeleton and with all controllers (included sneak-walk animation, keyframe) (for Maya 4.0. or higher, with Maya 5 controllers...

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by pal

16-12-2003|01:33 AM

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How do I mirror skin weights from one side of a model to the other?

Title says it all...,

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by GreyFox

12-12-2003|07:57 PM

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trying to move/rotate poly hand/joints/bones

I am having trouble moving/rotating the hand... Here the hand is in position, i need to rotate it 90 degrees so its facing up.... ...

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by capella62874

11-12-2003|08:38 PM

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Joint, bend, bind problems - HELP

Hi, Thanks to everyone here for your help. Heres my newest issue. Please see screenshot http://louiseeaton.com/members.jpg The hand has...

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by capella62874

11-12-2003|01:14 AM

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FK_IK in 5.0

I have gone through the manuals,documentation and help file that came with 5.0, but i can't figure out how to go between ik and fk. Can someone...

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by 3djoe

10-12-2003|07:14 PM

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Hand rig, rotation of Joints, please help

Hi, http://louiseeaton.com/rotations.jpg Please see screenshot. I know this is a basic question but I may be losing it and cannot seem...

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by mtmckinley

10-12-2003|12:08 AM

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neck rigging

is there a way to setup the neck of my T. rex so that I don't have to position him joint by joint or cv by cv? for instance, can I just place...

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by PilotLtKettch

09-12-2003|09:49 AM

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adding blends after binding skin?

Can you add blend shapes after you have your model bound to a rig?

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by mtmckinley

08-12-2003|05:16 AM

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IK problem

I'm creating the skeleton for a character I have made in Maya, but am having trouble getting IK to work on his arms. I made a skeleton for a model...

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by mtmckinley

06-12-2003|07:18 PM

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duplicating after binding

Hi, I was trying to duplicate this model so that I could create blenshapes for the facial animation. But when I duplicated the model, I was...

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by nspiratn

03-12-2003|10:09 PM

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Skelton unbinding from skin

I have several legs and arms, each one being bound to a seperate skeleton with Rigid Bind. I get everything bound together and save my scene, then...

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by Exdaix

02-12-2003|12:12 AM

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Maya 5 & reverse foot????

Hi everyone, Wondering if anybody has a clue as to what is going on here? I've been trying to set up a simple reverse foot setup in maya 5, i've...

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by ade90054

28-11-2003|02:53 PM

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Mocap!

HI all, Does anyone know the process of importing Mocap data and attaching it to a skeleton in Maya?

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by stephen.h1

23-11-2003|09:30 AM

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Character riggs pivot point follow Character?

Does anyone know if there's a way to have the character riggs group nodes pivot point follow the character. :confused: I've grouped all the control...

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by christobal

21-11-2003|06:43 PM

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animation cycle copying

I need to add an object to a very precise already-made animation cycle. Is there any way to copy the cycle to the other object or maybe add the...

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by isp_of_doom

18-11-2003|06:46 AM

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Speed Question

Right, I have my animation and it all going great. The thing is that I want certain parts to go faster. Im sure someone as already asked this...

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by Kurt

18-11-2003|06:06 AM

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Joints

Hey I want to rig the wings for a fairy that I am creating. I haven't created them yet, and I was hoping someone would be kind enough to give me...

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by mtmckinley

17-11-2003|02:44 PM

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"Normal" joint rotation limits?

Does anyone have "normal" joint rotation limits that they give to a human arm using IK? I have set some that I think should work but I get strange...

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by contrast

13-11-2003|11:34 PM

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Skin and joints move appart.

Hi! Just rigged my first character (hunanoid) and skinned it. I'v made a group node for everything to be able to move the character anywhere I...

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by mtmckinley

13-11-2003|05:41 PM

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Bump doent move wuth texture!

HI guys, I have animated a fractal texture over a plane, I have also attached a brownian bump to it. The question is how do I get the bump to follow...

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by mtmckinley

12-11-2003|07:04 PM

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Rigging

hey this is my first time to rig a character and I was wonder a couple of things: 1. If my model is polygonal, then should I smooth it before...

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by mtmckinley

09-11-2003|02:15 PM

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Animation Problem

So here's the problem, I have my character all modeled and rigged and now I want to animate. What I want is for my character to balance a ball and...

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by Tim_LIVID

08-11-2003|09:02 PM

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trax editor/dope sheet

Hi all. I get a huge slow down when I use dope sheet with the trax editor. Is the usual? It doesn't happen at any other time. Thanks

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by jpaton

07-11-2003|05:55 PM

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constraining a cluster to a vertex ????

I have a curve with 5 clusters attached, and these clusters I wanna contraint to 5 vertices, one per cluster, on a polysurface which should result in...

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by mtmckinley

07-11-2003|02:19 PM

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