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A 3D equivilant of Masking? [36kb image]

Okay, what I'm about to ask for will probably sound retarted. I'm a major Maya newbie, I'm messing with it because my school has a lab license for it...

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by Dann

19-08-2003|01:43 AM

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Wireframe Animation is it possible

I want to be able to create an animation, and then view my entire animation in an AVI file, wireframe only. I want to see only the wireframe in an...

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by carrot juice

19-08-2003|12:58 AM

Replies: 12

how do i render movies and save them?

i just made a little animation (lol its well funny :D) but how do i save it as a movie? i can only figure out how to do stills.

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by Zyk0tiK

18-08-2003|10:02 PM

Replies: 2

volumetric light effect

hi, all i've been tearing my hair out trying to get some text to cast shadows in fog, to get that light streaming effect often used in movie...

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by tony

18-08-2003|03:57 PM

Replies: 7

curve problem

alright peeps. This has been bugging me for ages so I thought I'd see if you lot know what to do. Right, say I create a curve for the hull of a boat...

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by mtmckinley

18-08-2003|01:06 PM

Replies: 4

Problems

I did a pencil and textured by selecting faces, but.... Is there an option because when I select the err - Wood bit. it selects the handle as well?...

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by Scraggy_Dogg

18-08-2003|12:38 PM

Replies: 10

split polygon tool - help please

Hi there. I'm currently attempting Dave K 'the hobbit guy' 's head modelling tutorial....

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by Binabik

18-08-2003|08:41 AM

Replies: 2

Myst IV

man, i am a HUGE Myst fan! I love the games. I was reading that UbiSoft is well into the making of Myst IV. Have any of you heard anything about it?...

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by carrot juice

17-08-2003|11:04 PM

Replies: 6

Sweet 16!! | Page: 1 2 3

Wo0t! Im 16 now!! Yes just 16 years ago, I was born! I've gotten $25 from my grandma, and I dont know what i got from my parents yet... With the aid...

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by carrot juice

17-08-2003|10:45 PM

Replies: 33

fire Reflect

Hi Everybody... As u see below- The fire is not reflected on that blue surface (actually its an oil burner that candle supposed to be in side it)...

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by Trex2001

17-08-2003|06:44 PM

Replies: 7

Vehicle Modeling

Hi, I'm new to Maya, and these forums as well... I was wondering if anyone knows of a vahicle modeling tutorial for beginners. I do know a few...

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by Witchy

17-08-2003|06:41 PM

Replies: 8

how do you guys learn maya???

i want to learn character modelling and environmental modelling. please let me know where to start! so far i learned maya 4.5 fundamental by jim...

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by doublecee

17-08-2003|03:45 PM

Replies: 14

Really simple question -> moving components on grid | Page: 1 2

:banghead: This is really annoying me now -> I have a very simple polygon model, looks like a pillar with two flared ends - I want to make the...

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by R-Tillery

17-08-2003|03:16 PM

Replies: 27

survival techniques... | Page: 1 2 3

if someone knows the survival techniques for high temperature environments im interested, its 11:00am and its 35ºC inside the house... I think ill go...

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by adldesigner

17-08-2003|02:59 PM

Replies: 44

HI im new here =P | Page: 1 2

i can't belive i've used maya for so long and never heard of these forums O_o :thumbsup: anyhow Hi! --3dg

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by Alan

17-08-2003|02:43 PM

Replies: 21

un-smooth render view

there anything i can do about the maya 5's render view, it looks like it was put thru a super eagle (emulator smoother) pixel smoother or something,...

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by Alan

17-08-2003|01:30 PM

Replies: 4

Points not allocated?

If you have purchased points and your points do not appear it means that the credit check may have found something wrong. Please pm me with you...

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by Kevin

17-08-2003|08:10 AM

Replies: 0

VERY Newbie texture question....

Hiya Guys/Gals. I have been looking through some of the excellent artwork created in the competitions section, and even though I cannot hope...

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by ^^TwEeK^^

17-08-2003|07:00 AM

Replies: 7

Resolution gate stretching....

If I change my render globals from say........340x480 to 1000x1000, I get stretching of the resolution gate and in the render....This doesnt happen...

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by drknow

17-08-2003|01:29 AM

Replies: 5

material (shaders)

I have a polygon cube (Create/Primitives) and would like to make it shiny gold. Hlp??????! Tnx

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by ragecgi

17-08-2003|12:44 AM

Replies: 2

SSS For Maya

A new beta demo was just released by lightEngine3d for SSS (Sub Surface Scattering) in Maya. I just got it working and it seems pretty cool. ...

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by drknow

17-08-2003|12:27 AM

Replies: 4

Vehicle Modeling

Hi, I'm new to Maya, and these forums as well... I was wondering if anyone knows of a vahicle modeling tutorial for beginners. I do know a few...

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by adldesigner

16-08-2003|09:23 PM

Replies: 1

Can't burn CD's for some reason. Help needed. | Page: 1 2

As some of you probably remember, my computer crashed about two months ago more or less. I was fiddling around in some files and poof - I get an...

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by Darkware

16-08-2003|07:43 PM

Replies: 20

best hardware for Maya 5 | Page: 1 2

Hello folks... I am willing to get a new computer mainly to use Maya... which parts should a pay attention to? I know I need a good 3d video card,...

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by ^^TwEeK^^

16-08-2003|07:20 PM

Replies: 15

good book?

I'm kind of new to Maya and I'm wondering if anyone has a good project based book that they can recommend? Looking for something similar to "Learning...

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by carrot juice

16-08-2003|04:44 PM

Replies: 5