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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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Mess in between keyframes

Hi, I'm creating game character movements. When I set rotation key frames of my "hip control" in between frames are messed up. Two problems happens...

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by lauris47

08-06-2013|04:57 PM

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set key problem

Hello, I've got a problem in one of my first animations I'm making in maya, it's a school project, it has to be finished next week.. so, I've...

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by pieterjangoeman

05-06-2013|06:40 PM

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Guitar Strap plus Guitar

Hi there, I have a question: I want to animate a guy playing a guitar. My plan is the following: I want to create a guitar strap with ncloth, the...

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by Hansi3

31-05-2013|10:09 PM

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Translations changes between two identical keyframes

Hi, its not first time I experienced this, and its very strange. I have object and two same keyframes (second is "paste" of first one). Problem is...

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by lauris47

22-05-2013|11:46 AM

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Problems moving joints

Hey guys! So I have been rigging a character and I noticed when I'm moving my parent joint the rest of the joints keep the original orientation,...

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by NextDesign

14-05-2013|11:54 AM

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Wheel ground contact constraints

Hi Guys The tutorial I am working from uses a geometry constrain to hold the wheels to the ground but the tank I am rigging its track will lift of...

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by daverave

05-05-2013|05:24 PM

Replies: 7

Drum Kick Rigging

Hey guys, First of all, this is a great board and I learned a lot from the threads. Right now, I need some help.. I didnt find any related...

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by NextDesign

03-05-2013|01:54 AM

Replies: 14

Deleted history, rig is lost?

Well, I deleted history not knowing it deletes the skin weights.... I already saved and exited it. Is there any way to get the skin weight info...

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by NextDesign

02-05-2013|06:09 AM

Replies: 4

Animation in timelines

I was wondering how I can make an animation of an animal birth, its for an app. So within a 24 hr period you can view the egg growing with the little...

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by stwert

01-05-2013|04:48 PM

Replies: 5

Problem.

http://i44.tinypic.com/fsbki.jpg I don't even know what to call this problem. The thing is, the rest of my Maya files are fine except for this...

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by Nadilean

27-04-2013|03:13 PM

Replies: 7

Masking out an object with another object.

Hey guys, I was wondering if there was a way to "mask" out (parts of) a mesh with another mesh. For instance we have a green mesh and a red...

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by metalmustaine

27-04-2013|10:25 AM

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Problem rotating

Hello.. main rotor and tail rotor, Do not turn into main axis high speed not ok slow speed ok. Swing top down.

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by CLAUDE

26-04-2013|11:08 AM

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Rotating a rigged character.

Edit: Nevermind I just saw a post where they had the same problem and solved it. I just need to start reading other posts more :) Here is the link to...

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by Nesphito

20-04-2013|06:22 PM

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Correct character animations for game ?

Hello, creating animations for game character. http://youtu.be/T7Hn5AOxXhQ Worst thing is that I never know if I go on correct path of doing it....

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by lauris47

18-04-2013|04:25 PM

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Why does Maya keep doing this when i skin??

Ive got this shoulder skinned really nicely, but in the next screenshot on the forearm, Maya has this random thing were it places random weights were...

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by NextDesign

14-04-2013|04:14 AM

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Rotating Main Controller Twists Hips/Ankle Problem

I've got a problem with my simple bipedal rig, everything is fine when the main control is at 0, but when it is rotated 180 the character's ankles...

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by ThisIs49th

13-04-2013|09:59 PM

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How to animate character mouth that has been normal mapped?

So, how do you animate a normal mapped characters mouth? Won't the normal mapping look weird when it gets animated?

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by bpears

13-04-2013|06:07 PM

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HumanIK - Control Rigg problems - Help

Getting some weird results here and spent hours and hours going around this..... giving up. I created the skeleton with HumanIK and binded the...

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by cgisoul

12-04-2013|01:30 PM

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Unusual mesh stretching during joint rotation

I've been trying to figure this out for about a day now, so maybe someone can help me and I would be very grateful. When I select my shoulder joint...

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by Brickcity

09-04-2013|10:35 PM

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Skin Weighting Problems...

I am extremely new at this so bear with me. xD I'm modelling a character, and so far I've successfully weighted the feet, legs, hands and fingers,...

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by NextDesign

08-04-2013|10:47 PM

Replies: 1

'Rigid' joints?

Hi there, Currently in the process of creating a rig but the joints on the arms aren't behaving exactly how I want them. ...

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by UKTomm

08-04-2013|07:05 PM

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Is it possible to make this neck work

Hello, would it be possible to make it move ? I am new to rigging and do not understand much. side rotations would be somewhere at the bottom, I...

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by lauris47

06-04-2013|06:01 PM

Replies: 8

Animations don't animate

So i'm having a problem with my animation files. I did the animations the night before referencing my rig file and when i opened them up again the...

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by MamoruK

26-03-2013|06:51 PM

Replies: 0

Why does my animation gradually stop?

As the title asks, why does my animation gradually come to a stop? How can I fix it? I'm making a walking animation and it's supposed to be halted...

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by Connor Lee

25-03-2013|09:46 AM

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Animation BlendShape

Hi, I'm new in this Forum, and I would need help you. I'm developing a game with unity, and I tried to use some utility like Brekel for tracking the...

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by larapb

18-03-2013|08:28 AM

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