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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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animating a kite tail

Hello Everyone, I'm wondering if you guys can feed me on some inputs on how to animate a tails kite so it follows along with kites body. When the...

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by Trimeister

25-02-2003|12:27 AM

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Endless motion path?

Im trying to animate and object flowing along a nurbs circle, via motion paths. However, it stops after making one round/loop. How would i do so...

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by kbrown

01-03-2003|05:28 PM

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Tree/Vine growth?

Does anyone have any ideas on how to simulate vine growth or tree growth in maya?? I cant consider paint effects really because I need the tree or...

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by pitbull

02-03-2003|05:23 PM

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Skinning / Binding overlap...

Hi all - Skinning / Binding question - If you have a character with bulgy loose pants that meet in the middle, how do you make sure to only...

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by Nem

03-03-2003|10:32 AM

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CyberDog Run cycle

Man I love the rig on this DOG=) Anyway About 2 hours of work on the run...

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by Kurt

04-03-2003|04:05 AM

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wraping problem...

Hi, I want to animate a character… But the problem is that the character is made by sub-d…and in conclusion, after binding it to the bones, to...

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by el_newty

06-03-2003|12:53 PM

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adding a new target to a blendshape node

i have an existing object that has a working blendShape node with its targets still intact...i would like to add a new target to THAT blendshape...

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by pitbull

06-03-2003|01:22 PM

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render globals

:banghead: How do I set playback to free????

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by alexgc

10-03-2003|04:27 AM

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Final animation speed

when animating how do know how fast the final render will be?? will it be the same speed as the viewports without the surfaces i.e.only the skeleton...

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by cb8rwh

11-03-2003|12:00 AM

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Go to Bind Pose with IK intact?

OK - Heres one. Having done some binding, skinning, testing, un-binding,and weight painting, I find that Maya wont let me "Go To Bind Pose" ...

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by dannyngan

11-03-2003|05:19 AM

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Legos go BOOM ---

Howdy all- I am currently working on a project where I have a scene file of 135 lego pieces (individually modelled), combined to make a Star Wars...

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by ragecgi

11-03-2003|04:33 PM

Replies: 5

Channel Order

Can anyone tell me if I can change the order of my channels. I have created various attributes for my characters hands, but the order of them does...

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by gazzamataz

11-03-2003|05:22 PM

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just need any comments...

i just want to show you what i did. it's only a test. that means there is no breakthrough muscle deformation or like that ;) the file is parted!

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by aibe

13-03-2003|04:51 PM

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peeling label off a bottle

Hello all, I have a problem (again) that I hope you guys can help me with: I need to make a label peel off a bottle and then fly off like a sheet...

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by kal

20-03-2003|03:20 PM

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help with blendshapes...

Anybody out there done facial animation with Blendshapes?? I have quite a few times, but now I am stuck, I have the orientation set to local, but no...

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by Jim

21-03-2003|11:46 PM

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Forearm and upperarm joint deformation?????

Hi, Just keen to know how other people setup skeletons/deformers to achieve realistic skin deformation around the forearm and upperarm when the...

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by Jim

22-03-2003|08:42 AM

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playblast....Bird jumping.

Hi, here is a playblast of a bird character of mine doing a simple jump from one place to another. Keen for critz on weight and general...

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by Jim

23-03-2003|09:54 AM

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Animating IK on/off

A guy showed me once how to turn off an IK handle so you canswitch between IK and FK in an animation but I can't remember how, and now, I need to do...

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by Jim

24-03-2003|12:31 PM

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Rigid Binding -> Flexor problems

Hey everyone, i'm starting my first animation, something small and i'm having some problems. I've created a character and it has a rigid...

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by olivermagno

27-03-2003|01:22 AM

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How do u animate car?

Hi guys, i am wondering how u are u suppose to animate a car, i know nothing about animating as i only know a little on modeling too, so i would like...

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