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problem with paint effects not sticking

Hello , I made a human head from nurbs and then converted to polygons and subdivisions (A LOT) I finally finished the modeling and wanted to use the...

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by Graylen

07-04-2005|07:33 PM

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3 Newb Questions Thanks

Hey Everyone, Ok I'm a 3dmax user making the transition to maya. I've followed a few of the freebie tuts and have a couple questions. 1. I...

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by mtmckinley

25-10-2003|10:26 PM

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Selecting CV's on a Nurbs Curve

ok, quick question I''ve created a nurbs loft from several nurbs curves and now I want to edit certain curves...more specifically they're cv's ...

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by Grayth

06-11-2003|05:41 AM

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mechanical aircraft modeling help

Hi Everyone, Ok so I thought I would take a stab at trying to model something to get me used to the tools outside of doing a bunch of...

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by Grayth

07-11-2003|05:07 AM

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easier way to slice a poly

Ok there has got to be an easier way to slice several poly faces at a time. In 3dmax there was a slice modifier....but to use the splitpoly tool...

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by Grayth

08-11-2003|08:39 PM

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rounded edges without smooth?

Hi I am Trying to figure out a way to make rounded edges in polys without using the smooth poly function. The idea is I want to be able to...

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by ragecgi

09-11-2003|11:06 PM

Replies: 4

RMB marking menu

Hi, I want to edit the look of the RMB marking menu that appears when I have an object selected.. Example I want to remove the input and output...

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by wgreenlee1

16-11-2003|04:48 PM

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Modeling help cockpit in spacecraft

Hi everyone and thanks for all the help you've given me in the past I'm slowly making progress. Ok here's where I need help as you can see from...

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by Saiyan

13-11-2003|11:23 PM

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surfaces disappearing after attach

Ok I can't figure this out i went to create a recess on a surface by inserting isoparms detaching the surface scaling the detach piece down a bit and...

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by Grayth

15-11-2003|05:02 AM

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Better Creasing Methods in SubD??

Hey everyone, Ok I'm working on a car model and I'm trying to figure out a better way to make nice hard creases with a bit of a radius to them so...

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by -<{ JB }>-

16-12-2003|06:00 AM

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Camera Motion Studders

Hi, I was running some tests on a simple space scene. I built a 2 node camera, and put in on a motion path, My starfield was mapped to a big...

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by Grayth

29-09-2005|01:12 PM

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Pumpkin Worries...!!!

I need help modeling a pumpkin. Lol...sounds ridiculous but I'm a noob the pumpkin is the root of my project sooooo....can someone help. What should...

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by 1stuffy

12-10-2004|09:18 PM

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Maya Batch Render---Rendering document files instead of images!?!?

Ok so I have a 360 frame walk cycle animation setup to render from a camera in maya...I've selected the start/end frames in my render globals, and...

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by elephantinc

18-05-2009|08:32 PM

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Can u help me

I cant get my imput thing to come so i cant change the spans can some one help it is buging me :headbang: thanks if you will help me

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by danotronXX

25-08-2005|12:31 AM

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art schools

hi guys i'm new here, i've been looking around at online courses in 3d modeling and animation. does anyone know if the academy of art college and...

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by greenleaf

28-02-2004|07:50 PM

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UV poly texturing problem i'm having

I went through Mike's tutorial on UV poly texturing. I mapped all the faces on a head i modeled. I took a UV snapshot, brought it into Maya as a tga...

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by mtmckinley

29-02-2004|04:14 PM

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UV planar mapping and seam technique question

I'm new to texturing and modeling and have just modeled my first polygonal character. I've moved onto planar mapping it in different sections now,...

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by greenleaf

04-03-2004|07:47 PM

Replies: 2

Maya Paint Effects tool

okay, i have a problem trying to open up the paint effects tool (as basic as it sounds but it's true). following kurt's tutorial when he says...

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by greenleaf

06-03-2004|05:53 PM

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how do you remove bones?

Hi all, How do you remove a bone from a skeleton. If I made a hand with 5 fingers but I then I wanted to remove one of the fingers, how can I do...

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by strarup

18-03-2004|10:55 PM

Replies: 3

Viewing DVD/IE Explorer in Maya

I know that in Soft XSI you can view Internet pages whilst you're working, so it's handy for following tutorials as you go along. Is it possible to...

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by greenleaf

27-04-2004|07:18 PM

Replies: 2

using trax

ok, i have a question and i hope someone has enough knowledge to give me the right info. i've done a walk cycle and a run cycle. i want to use the...

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by greenleaf

22-06-2004|09:47 PM

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connecting bump maps

Is there a way to connect different bump maps to my lambert material? I've used a lambert material for the skin, but if I want to plug in my bump...

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by greenleaf

21-08-2004|05:10 PM

Replies: 7

rigging toes

Does anyone know how to go about rigging individual toes on a foot? Rather than having the normal rig setup for a foot, I want to be able to move the...

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by greenleaf

03-09-2004|06:27 PM

Replies: 10

setting up wire deformer

Can someone tell me in what order you set up the model for facial expression? Can you rig and weight the whole body first including the head, and...

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by greenleaf

27-09-2004|11:43 PM