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Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2

This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with complex objects.

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I can't find the option

Hello guys I am watching this tutorial and im doing the same project on my computer. When he gets to add lightning everything is fine except that i...

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by jasnacholera

03-12-2021|09:26 PM

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how to reduce maya fbx file size?

hey there i am working now as freelance i create game assets for someone request this thing will be for mobile device he request small file size ...

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by DeveloperTj

23-11-2021|07:51 AM

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Exporting animation to Unreal messes with pivot

I am trying to export a simple object with an animation created in Maya into Unreal, but Unreal imports with pivots set at the world origin. I can't...

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by SirLeinad

22-11-2021|10:56 PM

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How to control ramp colour through expression

I'm trying to control the color of a ramp through expression, but I haven't figured out what syntax the colour should be in....

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by Poly3rd

01-11-2021|06:23 PM

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Corner of speaker gets rounder

hello, how do I get this rounding towards the end of the speakers? https://abload.de/img/inked20210326_154740_x6kso.jpg ...

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by Poly3rd

29-10-2021|08:06 PM

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Glass dampens light from inside a bulb - Bloom fails

Hey guys, I'm experimenting with light bulbs at the moment. I'm trying to make the light from the filament to bloom - I can do that if I remove...

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by Jay

20-10-2021|09:08 PM

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Indian Cricket Team Form

I think Indians r at their best in cricket now Well. Indian performance has been great in last 2 matches. We beat Bangladesh and South Africa by...

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by alanwake820

14-10-2021|09:38 AM

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Manipulator axis orientation

Is it possible to orient the manipulator`s axis based on the rotation of another object? Like i did here in 3ds max ...

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by DeveloperTj

12-10-2021|10:03 AM

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The relationship between the edge and smooth

hey there 1st as you now i am noob and still learning and the way i use to learn is the "internet"! i never went to CG school so in the world of...

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by DeveloperTj

12-10-2021|08:21 AM

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how to fix shading after Vertex chamfer

hello am new here and also new to Maya just switched from blender i am trying to create edge cracks on cube the way i do it just beveled the...

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by David

08-10-2021|05:51 PM

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UV Mapping

Is it preferable to have your mesh UV mapped, before you bind the skin ?

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by jsprogg

07-10-2021|12:14 PM

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When did I sign up?

I cant believe I joined this website 20 years ago. Mental!

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by David

01-10-2021|10:03 AM

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Project managers

So who uses what project manager plugins/scripts. I have used openPipeline for about 15 years and has always worked just fine, but with Maya 2022...

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by Stephen

29-09-2021|03:16 PM

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sound for 'render complete'

Hi there, in Max i used to have a sound that played when my render was done, so I could be away from the computer while it rendered, and come back...

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by kara danvers

17-09-2021|04:30 AM

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Complete Newbie Modeling Question

So, I'm obviously totally new at this modeling thing. I'm running through a bunch of tutorials with the hope to make some models I can print. My...

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by David

02-09-2021|12:51 PM

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Maya View Ports animation errors

Hey everyone, so im having issues with Maya animations and the viewport, when i open maya and scrub through my animation, the character model behaves...

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by murambi

02-09-2021|05:36 AM

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Keyframing Joints

Is it a problem to place Keyframe animation right on the joint nodes? Other than its a hassle for the animators to pick the joints ?

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by Intersteller

10-08-2021|03:51 AM

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polyCylinder1 node missing???

When I make a new cylinder, and view the attributes via the attribute Editor, the polyCylinder1 tab is missing. I've tried the "show" button and it...

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by rizedred

29-07-2021|05:56 AM

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Wacom

I know this hasn't got much to do with maya but i'd like to explore other areas of digital art outside just 3D and develope my 2d skills. I'm...

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by ckyuk

26-07-2021|06:10 PM

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Swimming Textures on already Rigged/Animated Mesh

Issue: Textures generated from within Hypershade were applied to an already rigged/animated mesh. When I render with Arnold the textures swim on the...

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by Revan03

24-06-2021|03:10 PM

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Expression with certain values. How to do?

how to limit the position value to certain values? for example positionY = (11, 15, 60, 47); I just can't write correctly((

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by TBane

23-06-2021|02:07 PM