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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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Need help in charater modelling

I need help in modelling a simple character.... the only detailed part i need is for the eyes, lips and the ears ( the parts which i cannot do). Can...

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by Rinom

06-10-2008|06:52 PM

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How to go back to polygon view while rendering

hey! i created an object in maya and then i went to window - render editor - mental ray - approximation editor and clicked on create to get a sub div...

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by Gen

05-10-2008|04:10 AM

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Hide Object

Hi well i know that ALt + H hides all object without the selected one but how to you bring it back?

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by gster123

04-10-2008|11:50 PM

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UV mapping basics video tutorial for beginners

Ive made a UV mapping video tutorial for beginners its designed to give a basic and fast (only 5 mins!) overview of what UV mappings about. Its my...

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by Chirone

04-10-2008|10:52 PM

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taking out the halos on layer renders

hi all, I'm trying to render a scene in layers but when I do I get a slightly black outline on the foreground layer when its against the...

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by danotronXX

04-10-2008|10:32 AM

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Character Skeleton (about orienting joints)

I have a questioning about orienting the joints so it will be easier to animate my character. Do I need to have the x all facing the child joints...

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by RockyMills_01

04-10-2008|07:22 AM

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More Rendering Questions

*What does 'Contrast Threshold' under Anti-Aliasing do? *What do I use Gamma for? What is Gamma correction? Thanks in advance, Benny

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by BennyK

04-10-2008|04:23 AM

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employment contract runs out...need advice

I work for a large studio in the UK. This is my first job since leaving university. My contract is ending at the end of October, and I know that they...

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by Alan

03-10-2008|10:14 AM

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photoshop cs4 3d painting

yes Adobe Photoshop cs4 is going to have 3d painting theirs a write up on it at highend3d.com theirs also a huge bunch of awesome features.

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by mirek03

03-10-2008|04:15 AM

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How to learn 3d for noobs | Page: 1 2

Another day, another plug.... Ive written a guide on how to learn 3d for noobs, like where to find tutorials and things...

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by elephantinc

02-10-2008|01:33 PM

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No shape inputs

Hey forum, had a slight problem with Maya. I've been making some polygon objects from simple shapes like squares and cylinders, as that's my...

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by Rollie

02-10-2008|05:55 AM

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Bullet for Maya

Hey guy's Found thins and though I would post it for anyone interested http://www.bulletphysics.com/Bullet/wordpress/ (second article down in...

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by LauriePriest

02-10-2008|05:42 AM

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How to make a Decent block of metal. :)

Hi, my names Neil Im fairly new to maya so theres plenty for me to learn :) However, recently i was trying to make a simplepoly box resemble a...

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by Ruff

02-10-2008|04:58 AM

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ALPHA MAP HELP

can anyone tell me why i'm gting these dark boarders when i use an alpha mask? It even shows up on renders, i've used alpha masks in the past...

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by happymat27

01-10-2008|04:19 PM

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pilot completes jetpack challenge

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7637327.stm

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by marlonjohn

01-10-2008|11:36 AM

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Jack Thompson Pwned!

Pwned! Cham-pag-ne anyone? :p

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by marlonjohn

01-10-2008|11:22 AM

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Game idea... need Maya creators ^^ | Page: 1 2 3

Hello. This is my first post and i have tryed to learn Maya by my own but it dident work out so good... So i hope i might get some help on this fourm...

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by Denaton

01-10-2008|08:57 AM

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dvd tutorials

will the dvd tutorials b made available again soon? i have been downloading tutorials for a week or so now, but find the constant pausing and...

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by ben hobden

01-10-2008|08:30 AM

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Measure in cm in Maya

Hi, is it possible to create a cube or a plane with specific measures like i do in Autocad. I would like to create specific objects and the only...

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by BennyK

27-09-2008|02:16 PM

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automatically select object

Every time I click on an object in component mode I automatically select only the face of the object and not the whole object. Maya is still in...

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by alecchalmers

26-09-2008|09:25 PM

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problem with the mia_ material_x | Page: 1 2

I am working in an animation with just two glasses and a camera following a path to experiment with the mia_material_x (maya 2008). My problem is...

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by Gen

26-09-2008|08:20 PM

Replies: 16

Replace object with Maya 2008

Hi I am working with Maya 2008 and i was wondering if there is a way to replace objects in the scene with different object fast. Basically i have...

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by dubai3d

26-09-2008|11:09 AM

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Reflection questions

How can I make reflections of objects that aren't actually modeled? For example make a reflection of a window or other objects? Do I need to use HDRI...

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by BennyK

26-09-2008|02:13 AM

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Windows user problems

Yet again, my computer has crapped itself... 20 minutes ago my computer was working, i shut i down came back couple minutes later to turn it on and...

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