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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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Deleting Keys en Masse

Hi, sorry for asking so many stupid questions. While rigging my character, I set up a bunch of keys so I could have quick access to certain poses....

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by Rubberkidney

13-06-2004|04:23 PM

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Grouping the Root Joint

So in this book I'm using it says to group the Root joint of the skeleton so it has another node on top of it. Then you rename the Root joint...

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by Rubberkidney

13-06-2004|04:25 PM

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Playblast problem

Playblast problem When I go to do a playblast it zips through the animation. So i am left with my animation running 1 sec and the audio finishing...

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by kassun

16-06-2004|06:19 AM

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simulating a strip of film

Hi everyone. Hope all is well. I have a problem that I am hoping someone will be able to assist in a handling. I have modeled a figure eight and have...

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by skyzeyez

23-06-2004|12:08 AM

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Cloth Animation Problem

Hello, I completed the bed cloth tutorial on this website and created an animation of the cloth falling onto the bed. The problem is that once...

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by NextDesign

23-06-2004|01:28 AM

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time for animation

hi frnds and i waan to know how much time will b ok to show character animation in the demo for a entry level job and this may b a silly question but...

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by Vampus

26-06-2004|06:24 AM

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Surgery / Incision Animation

Hi, I was wondering if people could help me decide what is the best way to animate cutting skin with a scalpel. Basically I just want to make an...

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by Alan

01-07-2004|12:02 PM

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how do i animate a ribbon

how do i animate a ribbon?????????? I have an object in the midle of my project and I want the ribbon to pass in the front of it in a waveform

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by vladimirjp

12-07-2004|05:09 PM

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Ik handle disadvantage

hello to all, does anybody know if it is possible to use an IK handle on an arm and also achieve a bicep twist from a joint between the shoulder...

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by mtmckinley

12-07-2004|06:17 PM

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exporting maya animation as vrml

I'm trying to export a very basic animation that basically consists of turning on the visibility of objects from maya in vrml format. I have the vrml...

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by cluelessconnie

15-07-2004|04:43 PM

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create anim from stills

I have rendered an animation as stills, and I wanna make a video of them. I've tried Premiere 7, with Divx 5 the video gets all distorted and with...

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by DJbLAZER

19-07-2004|08:23 PM

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A simple animation problem(i need a little help in dis)

hi Guys! i'v got a problem That I have 2 objects in the scene which are inline with each other on Z-axis.i want an MEL expression that...

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by camranmehboob

28-07-2004|10:27 PM

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Creating a walk cycle

Hi all, I'm fairly new to Maya so I'm following the tutorials in the book. The one thing I'm stuck on is creating a decent, realistic walk cycle. ...

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by Tzeentch

31-07-2004|05:44 AM

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How can i animate a hand(fingers etc)?

I made a hand and ý want it to hold a sword but how ým gonna use joints set keys are there any tutorials about it? all of your help will be part...

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by Director v1.09

31-07-2004|09:33 AM

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blend shape problems

hello maya people, I have a question for the maya masters out there. I have a character that I am animating. everthing is working fine except for the...

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by mtmckinley

31-07-2004|05:12 PM

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Centering pivots

as I work on a mac I dont have an insert key does anyone know the equilant key on mac. Dae

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by dannyngan

02-08-2004|02:07 PM

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Using Sound

Hi all, I have done my first lip sync job and looks great! But do I need to render out as AVI to get the sound imbedded with the movie?

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by Stephen

04-08-2004|04:29 PM

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Redirecting a character

Hey..got another question that'll probably take you guys about two minutes to figure out. I've got a mechanical walker type thing that I've...

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by Tzeentch

10-08-2004|05:33 AM

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animating color change of polygon

I seem to be having a little difficulty today again. This time I would like to have some of my polygon objects change color over time. I tried to...

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by lemon

20-08-2004|08:34 AM

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animating between shaders

Ok. this ones a little more tricky. I would like to animate a change in a shader. I would like to show the transformation between one shader to the...

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by Darkware

20-08-2004|04:31 PM

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choping off a arm

Hey, In the project I am working on I want to have a character that gets his arm cut off. My question: how would I go about having his arm attached...

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by Beck_Bristo

02-09-2004|11:06 PM

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reverse animation timeline

I have created a simple animation which I would like to play in reverse but can' seem to find a simple way to do this. Do I have to render then...

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by Beck_Bristo

02-09-2004|11:09 PM

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Joint Rotation

Is there a way of locking the rotation of a joint around one axis? e.g. I only want the knee joint to rotate around the X and not the Z or Y,...

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by Beck_Bristo

02-09-2004|11:11 PM

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animating growing plants???? help

I am attempting to animate a plant growing round an object and have come unhinged whilst trying it. The flower heads and leaves are easy, I'm using...

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