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Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1

This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.

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Meteor Studio is hiring

http://www.cgchannel.com/forum/viewthread?thread=226 Hope it's not an April 1st joke...

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by kbrown

02-04-2003|07:44 AM

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Maya 4 and After Effects 5.5 ??

Hi! Does one of you know how I can composite my 3D Modells and my Camera in After Effects? I want to make that: In Maya I created some Texts that...

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12-11-2002|02:28 PM

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I am back! (u didnt know who i was eh?)

well.... after my 2-3 posts in newbie forums... i am back.... and i am gonna spend time here more then ever.. the christmas holidays are...

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by dpvtank

11-12-2002|11:31 PM

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Nvidia Announces QuadroFX Line

Well it was just a matter of time before Nvidia outdid itself again. Now we will soon have QuadroFX video cards. According to this website, the top...

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by sdch1000

21-01-2003|08:37 PM

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Does anyone have this book?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568303688/thelumisnetworks/104-6225217-9443130 This is the 2nd Texture book that is out of print! If...

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by tvholicjames

26-01-2003|07:44 AM

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Boujou and Maya

I was hoping there are some boujou users out there that can help me with this question. I am using Boujou 1.3 and have finished tracking the clip...

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by Tierackk

05-04-2003|12:11 AM

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Lets create a study group in the Miami area...

Hey everybody.... I started two mkonths ago using Maya, I have read some books, I've tried almost all of the Gnomon Workshop DVDs and also a...

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by pagesbeto

14-04-2003|06:47 PM

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Flickering Animation

Also it might be texture filtering thats doing this. How do I adjusting filter up when I get further away from the camera. Certain textures will...

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by Sardo Numspa

15-04-2003|08:47 PM

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Maya Dev Plugs etc

I have just started trying to write plugs for maya. I have an L-system engine and a good sound knowledge of C/C++ and openGL. I need a pointer to...

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by jo99

17-04-2003|10:03 PM

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Attach surfaces?

Hi there When I attaches 2 nurbs surfaces together and I try to move the new object, then only one of the surfaces is moving. How do I prevent...

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by spandy

28-06-2003|04:57 PM

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NCCA Graduating Year Online

Guys I dont know if you are interested in this but the BAs (Undergraduates) from my uni have just graduated and there are some pics of their work (no...

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by Alan

04-07-2003|12:33 AM

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Hilarious Tango Ad

oh man you gotta see this! http://www.alanwoods.co.uk/files/tango.mpeg (about 3.4megs) Alan

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by Alan

20-07-2003|12:24 PM

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Text on poly or Nurbs sphere

HI, Anyone there to help me with this simple problem with the text in Maya. How do I create the text around the surface of poly or Nurbs...

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by richardlama

23-10-2003|02:22 AM

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Shadow pass using Mental Ray

I've been experimenting with both compositing and global illumination seperatly and decided to try combining the two to do a realistic 3d composite...

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by Soviut

09-11-2003|12:37 AM

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PC Mods

I have a case with a glass panel on one side, i am thinking of completely doing it up. so can someone suggest a really cool front panel led or lcd...

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by Lespaul84

01-12-2003|12:06 PM

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PS2 Models

Does anyone know of software to either convert on import ps2 models into maya. I've got one for PS1 games but not ps2.

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by ckyuk

21-01-2004|11:08 PM

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Templates

I have seen screen shots of WIP and most seam to have templates to help them model and I was wondering if there was a good web-site for those...

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by Tim_LIVID

03-01-2004|09:01 PM

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wow a file converter/ 300+ formats

http://web.axelero.hu/karpo/ i came across this little tool. i have not tried it yet, but it supports some 300 + formats (even has texture and...

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by vladimirjp

10-01-2004|05:45 AM

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Moved: Rendering,Animation.

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Hydraulics n Skeletons

Hi peepz...i was wondering about the hydraulic/gas type shock absorbers that you see on some models...mainly mechs an stuff. Lets say i didnt want...

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by Chipper

25-01-2004|01:53 AM

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Fur made my object black

I made a head out of a poly sphere. I added a furdescription. Then I painted a texture to add as a baldness map. However, after adding it and...

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by discostu

01-02-2004|09:14 PM

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Importing Poser figures into Maya

What is the best format to import Poser into Maya? Are there settings to check in the import dialog?

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by maya4todd

03-02-2004|05:09 PM

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Vertex sizes

Is there any1 out there that like me finds the vertex sizes in maya a bit small. In Max 6 you can scale the size of the verts to a large easy to see...

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by gragra

24-02-2004|04:24 PM

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2 API questions.

Hi there, just a couple of questions… Is it possible to control Maya rendering process(either Mental ray, or Maya ones) via the API interface ? I...

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