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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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Game Developer salaries

hey mt, I know you use to work at a gaming industry and all, if you don't mind, whats the starting salary for a gaming 3d modeler and a high res...

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by Anhslaught

27-08-2004|02:26 PM

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Subdivision texturing problem

I've built a model (learned from the free cartoon dog tutorial), and now that I'm trying to place textures using the uv editor the program behaves...

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by Quads

27-08-2004|06:37 AM

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so is anyone still playing city of heroes?

i know so many people who have quit these past months. i just quit myself so i can catch up on updating demoreel. but i'll be back to dawn the...

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by dragonfx

27-08-2004|01:37 AM

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Quick curve extrude question

I have a curve for a window casing in the shape of a square pyramid (going up a level then over and up and over...). When I select the curve window...

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by Gumpiss

26-08-2004|07:24 PM

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Whats better to get?

Hi everyone just have a few questions to help me make a upgrade. Whats is better to get P4 3 gig, AMD 3 gig or AMD 64 If AMD 64 how dose it...

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by R-Tillery

26-08-2004|03:45 PM

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extrude face.

Hi just have a quick question about extrude face. Whenever I select some face to extrude & keep face together Is on. All the face split in all...

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by mtmckinley

26-08-2004|02:49 PM

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Starting a model and how to make...

Hi! I have a problem. If i start lets say a robot head, i dont know how to begin. To start whit something i need a begin. Thats a problem whit...

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by yasuni

26-08-2004|09:11 AM

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keeping the camera aiming at a object

Hi How can I constrain a camera to keep "looking" at a certain object? I want to move the camera, but not having to worry about it's roll. ...

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by mtmckinley

26-08-2004|08:10 AM

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Fade a complete model to transparent

Hey there! I have a complete model with a lot of diffentparts with different shaders on. Now I would like to fade the hole thing transparent to 0...

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by jakwag

26-08-2004|08:05 AM

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SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.4.0

Well, I haven't posted in quite a while so I thought I start with this one. SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.4.0 Experience has been released for $495. I know it's a...

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by Alan

26-08-2004|05:27 AM

Replies: 5

MotionBuilder

I've heard that Kaydara's MOTIONBUILDER is better than Maya. Is that true and why? Thx.

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by greenleaf

26-08-2004|03:48 AM

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Boolean problem

I've been trying to follow Kurt Boutilier's CartoonDog Tutorial (it's excellent) but I'm in troubles with a boolean union operation. The tutorial...

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by Kurt

25-08-2004|07:26 PM

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no document server in 6.0?

hey i got maya ple doesn't come with the toturials? or the document server. same problem also

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by Kevin

25-08-2004|04:43 PM

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subDivs get transparent when converted from NURBS

Hi This problem, I don't understand. This is what I do: 1. I create a NURBS plane (or any other NURBS object) 2. I convert it to a subDiv...

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by Alan

25-08-2004|11:01 AM

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volume lights in mental ray

Hi everyone, Ive been using mental ray but the volume lights in my scene are coming out black. Ive looked at the attribute editor for the lights but...

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by Relayer

25-08-2004|08:45 AM

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Making a 'Whiteout' scene | Page: 1 2

Hi everyone, I have a questions concerning what I have dubbed as a 'whiteout' scene. It's basically where you have a white background/white floor...

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by owmyi

25-08-2004|08:35 AM

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You Working | Page: 1 2 3 4

Hey everyone This was me caught pigging out whilst working hard in Maya over a coffe and some cakes. I thought everyone should send in themselves...

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by CraigC

25-08-2004|07:53 AM

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Exporting in .3ds

hi i know that i'm not the first to ask this (how export in .3ds) but i have a problem. I download FBX Converter but i got some problem: ...

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by mtmckinley

24-08-2004|11:21 PM

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Using Tutorials for Portfolio

I'm finishing up the Apache Helicopter Tutorial and was weighing the pros and cons of putting it on my demo reel. What do you think about using the...

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by ckyuk

24-08-2004|09:03 PM

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can maya do this?

i want to be able to use the paint tool to paint a bump map or displacement map directly on my models and see it on screen. like perhaps paint...

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by killbot

24-08-2004|08:20 PM

Replies: 3

Help, I want to create the illusion of speed with smoke or fog

Hello all my MAYAN friends!!! I have a quick question....I would like to create the illusion of a jet, moving at a high velocity, through clouds...

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by SuperDave71

24-08-2004|08:00 PM

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moving partical emitter has no effect in hardware render

Hey guys, Im working on one of my first models in maya: a spaceship. After modeling my ship I made a jet-fighter kind of outtake on the trust. It...

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by Dann

24-08-2004|07:28 PM

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I dont have the documentation CD can I download it for free? Help ME

Please dear friends... I have MAYA 6 but I dont have the documentation CD with it and I tryed to look for it but I dont have it... Can I download it...

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by kbrown

24-08-2004|03:59 PM

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Polygons Not Smoothing

Hello all im new to all this Animation/Modeling. but i love it. i know the basics, and ive been working on a single Male model for some time its not...

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by keef

24-08-2004|02:55 PM

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cant find window

Hi stupid question but cant find answer in google... Ive closed the window on the left side of the screen that has info. on. the selected object and...

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by joshjosh

24-08-2004|02:03 PM

Replies: 2