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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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Manually "Boolean Union"

I am looking to combine two objects into the one shell, since the Boolean operations in Maya are not always trustworthy, often I end up with no model...

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by daverave

31-05-2011|08:27 AM

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Movie/motion textures

Hey forum I'm shooting a short introduction clip of a 2D animated character following a pan across a 3D environment. So far I have been exporting...

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by Rollie

30-05-2011|11:37 AM

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Full box model to hollow model.

I have a box model, I am looking to print it with a 3d printer. However the printer wants to fill the model's volume, and I only want thin walls...

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by ghostpsalm

29-05-2011|11:51 PM

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Maya and Motion Graphic

Hello All Today I want your Idea about categorizing Maya priorities to learn as a motion Graphic Designer first one is Modeling second one...

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by dubai3d

29-05-2011|06:02 PM

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what's going on?

I am working on a model. But when i want to select a vertex or other operations the object turns yellow like in the picture. I can't move an...

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by honestdom

29-05-2011|08:22 AM

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render z-depth problem

Hi, i am trying to render z-depth but the render came out with all objects looking white, no other values. This is how i did it, i put all objects in...

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by stwert

28-05-2011|05:21 PM

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GRASS

Hey all can anyone point me in the direction of a good grass tutorial Im really struggling with the maya fur

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by murambi

27-05-2011|05:58 PM

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selecting objects instead of surfaces?

I'm saving a solidworks assembly model as an iges file to work with it in maya for rendering purposes. I'm in the basic steps of learning the...

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by aebstract

27-05-2011|11:43 AM

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URGENT Help to decide on how to make a specific scene

:help: Hi Everyone I'm a real newie. I'm currently doing a course where I have to create a Maya scene. I am very stressed as I am very new and late...

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by stwert

25-05-2011|04:41 PM

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Is it me? Or does anyone else have a problem with this.

Hi all, Beginner level. I'm playing around with Maya 2012 for the first time. I downloaded two files from this location....

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by daverave

24-05-2011|04:29 PM

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how to import .max in maya 2008

is there any way to import .max to maya 2008? i can import .3ds and have installed the bonus plug-in for maya 2008. any other plug-ins used? i...

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by mezdez

24-05-2011|06:20 AM

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banana with maya | Page: 1 2 3

hello, i'm new here and in the all maya business.. How can i do a banana in maya? i mean the form. I tried to do this from a cylinder, but i didn't...

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by bullet1968

24-05-2011|05:01 AM

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environmental waterfall question

i have an environment i'm working on and i have a life a cliff side modeled and i want like a river or stream or whatever to make a waterfall off the...

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by daverave

23-05-2011|09:39 PM

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go with what you know...,

QUick question: do people upgrade maya to the latest version, like 2012, or do you just stay with the version you know or where trained on. I get the...

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by daverave

23-05-2011|09:14 PM

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Panels problem

I got 2 panels showing the same view. I got 2 front view. They move together, when i change the view of one the other automatically changes to match...

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by BeAstMaSter

22-05-2011|03:00 PM

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Eyes will not stick with head when head is moved??

I have managed to create a head and eyes for a character which I smooth bind by selecting both eyes and head and then apply smooth bind. I have...

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by Jay

21-05-2011|11:24 PM

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Vertices Not Moving

Hi dudes, I have 2 nurbs objects in my scene. 1 of them has the problem but the other doesn't. When i right click on the nurb and select...

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by donkeykong

21-05-2011|05:58 PM

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Transformation Tools Not Showing Up in Different Perspectives?

Hey all, these are quickies: How come my transformation tools (rotator, move, and scale tool) don't appear in my perspective screens. Like, when I...

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by daverave

21-05-2011|08:50 AM

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(question) Combine error

I've got a problem with using the combine tool. I've created two seperate pieces of nurbs surfaces. Deleted history on both of them and then...

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by Acid44

21-05-2011|04:53 AM

Replies: 5

Minecraft

Anyone play it? I started playing it about 2 months ago and I'm totally addicted. I haven't gotten very far because I keep screwing up my pit...

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by Acid44

21-05-2011|04:51 AM

Replies: 5

Scaled Amphibian ZBrush Sculpt

Hi folks. I thought I should post this here rather than the wip section as I havnt really used Maya for this, but Ive been doing this little bit by...

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by ben hobden

21-05-2011|01:41 AM

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Subdivision Caps

Hey guys. When i try to scale an edge, which i did inside a cylinder polygon (setting Subdivision caps to 2), the whole cylinder form is scaling....

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by MikkelSL

20-05-2011|06:13 PM

Replies: 10

GENERAL TIPS FOR MAYA NEWBIES

I would like to make a separate thread for the newbies with some very very basic tips...., like which format its better to save Maya projects in....,...

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by me2011

20-05-2011|11:07 AM

Replies: 9

Software that sucks

Just having a little gripe, is there any software (or part of)that makes you say why did they do that whats the point. A lot of the times I say it...

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