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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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Command to select all material?

Hello, I could do with some help on this topic too. I am modelling a poker chip with different textures applied to it, which I have done by...

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by David

13-01-2014|03:36 PM

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tricky extrusion, advice really needed

hello all, I'm modeling what I now realise is a bugger of a cast shape and modeling isnt my strong point - I've been advised to start with a...

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by bullet1968

13-01-2014|04:57 AM

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Can't see geo or duplicate..

Sorry for all the questions folks but my Maya 2012 either has a lot of bugs or was coded on a Friday, or Monday..lol. Now I'm attempting to drop in...

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by Gen

13-01-2014|12:22 AM

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the particle mesher emPolygonizer4 is released!

Hey everybody, I am happy to announce that emPolygonizer4, the particle mesher plugin, has finally been officially released! It is compatible...

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by Mootzoid

10-01-2014|05:59 PM

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Anyone tell me why I'm getting this?

I'm not doing anything differently than I normally do but when I extrude an edge I get extra edges and geo as well.. I smoothed the project I'm...

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by NextDesign

10-01-2014|04:53 PM

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3D cursor type of moving, moving objects to coordinates

Hey guys, I've been a Blender user for about a year now and i've become very accustomed to the usage of a 3D cursor to move objects to the same...

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by gregzaal

09-01-2014|07:35 AM

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I may never complain about render time again

The hobbit an unexpected render time it should have been called! ...

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by MrYeti

09-01-2014|07:20 AM

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Image projection too tiny | Page: 1 2

I'm trying to 3d matte texture geometry by projecting a photographic image onto some simple models. One of the objects needs two different...

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by brent2581

09-01-2014|02:50 AM

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Mootzoid: introducing myself + upcoming plugins for Maya

Hello Maya community! My name is Eric Mootz a.k.a. Mootzoid. I am a plugin developer who - until just recently - has been coding plugins for...

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by Mootzoid

08-01-2014|03:31 PM

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Need workflow advice - Rigging.

Hi, Currently trying to learn Maya through projects/tutorials and now after having finished a model and laying out the UVs, got stuck at the...

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by mrbassman

08-01-2014|09:08 AM

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Issue on applying extrude to a curve with a NURB circle as reference

Hello SimplyMaya community, I just registered as I very recently gotten into Maya and I'm still learning the ropes as I'm following basic tutorials...

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by kojysys23

08-01-2014|03:07 AM

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Only one mia light surface will work at once

I'm lighting a nocturnal scene by making various objects (street lamps, neon signs, etc) emit light, using mia light surfaces attached to mia...

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by Gen

07-01-2014|10:53 PM

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nCloth edge noise

hello. i'm making nCloth simulation and have troubles with the deformation on the edges. the first picture shows the start of the simulation....

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by andrearastelli

07-01-2014|08:42 AM

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Hippo Training Video Credits

I have a question about the Hippo Training video credit. The thumbnail summary indicates it takes 20 video credit, but the download page shows it...

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by David

06-01-2014|11:11 PM

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Binding skin Problem

Hello I have a problem. I did Michael McKinleys tutorial on character rigging (wich was great). But now I want to bind the head to the rest of...

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by Chris Miller

06-01-2014|10:38 PM

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View inside n out geo

Hello, I was wondering if there was a way see geometry from the inside. Cause every time I try to look from the inside my geo mesh half disappears. I...

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by ctbram

06-01-2014|08:24 AM

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Maya Normal Map Problems

Hey! I dont have a lot of experience with Maya and I have a problem with creating some Normal Maps. You may have to get a little bit specific if...

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by Burnyt

06-01-2014|12:21 AM

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mirror skin weights trouble

hello. when i'm trying to mirror skin weights from one object to another (mirrored copy), i get error message "no object matches name: YZ"

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by mickhah

05-01-2014|08:06 PM

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audioWave ease in ease out

Hello, for beginner testing i have an audioWave node output going into the x translation input of a cube. This works just fine. What i am...

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by ConfusedMonkey

04-01-2014|03:27 PM

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making holes with the Boolean difference

Hi everyone I am making a model of a petrol engine, I am doing the cylinder head and I am stuck on making holes for the valves etc, I am using the...

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by trikeman

03-01-2014|07:39 PM

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Unexplained light

Hi, I wonder if anyone can tell me what's going on here. I've modeled a street scene and I want to render it out as a night scene, lit by the light...

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by BuzzinFly

03-01-2014|02:32 PM

Replies: 3

Maya Normal Map Problems

Hey! I dont have a lot of experience with Maya and I have a problem with creating some Normal Maps. You may have to get a little bit specific if...

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by Burnyt

02-01-2014|07:19 PM

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Old Wine Barrel

Hi guy's, I need again your advise. Want to model such an old wine barrel for a game. Would you start out with a cylinder, a pipe or maybe just...

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by lecra

02-01-2014|11:16 AM

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Display Windows

Hey, I have been trying to pull up my Outliner and so far no luck. I was using two monitors before I had moved, at the moment I dont have room for 2...

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by Ozgalis

01-01-2014|07:09 PM

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Bullets 3D prints

Ok I have some testing and a few things to make sure are ok but here are a few 'toys' I have printed.

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by bullet1968

01-01-2014|02:56 AM