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Preparation for normal mapping and ZBrush

HI guys, I'm coming to the end of modelling my character in Maya to where I plan on taking my model across to zbrush and normal mapping him. Though...

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by j5ive

16-03-2006|09:28 AM

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Paint Effects Not Animating

I have drawn some trees and grasses with paint effects and set the turbulence to make them animate. Till now they were animating when I selected...

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by sunveer

29-04-2013|01:05 PM

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Setting Grid to show Inches 1/1000th

I know how to set Maya's working Units to Inches but I cannot set the grid to match? The default setting for me shows: Length and width: 100 units...

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by Gen

20-05-2015|12:12 AM

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Lego Cars 2 trailer

Lego Cars 2 trailer - though I share this - with all the lego in the last comp - I think this will be watched alot. YouTube - ‪Cars 2 Lego...

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by bullet1968

07-07-2011|10:28 AM

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new avatar trailer WOW!! | Page: 1 2 3

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/avatar/hd/

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by THX1138

02-09-2009|11:14 PM

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Convert Camera animation to scene

Hi guys i have 2 problems in maya ... 1>> i am new here , i got a problem plz someone help me plz i have a static scene and i animate a camera...

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by anil10678

04-08-2015|01:00 AM

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Client wants my models!!

Hi all. I have just done some animal models for a client and have supplied my Tiff files ready for print. The cost for these 10 images was £120 each...

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by idomain

08-06-2006|12:31 PM

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render layers and sss shaders

ok, so i'm trying to get my head around render layers. I have a scene set up with a fly sitting on a leaf - the leaf has been imported into the scene...

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by Jay

02-01-2009|11:56 AM

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Low Poly Illustration in Maya?

Hi there. I want to learn some of the techniques that go into Low Poly illustrations like Tim Reynolds does. All the articles/tuts I've found use...

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by Gen

13-10-2013|08:49 PM

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Learning Maya - Wasting my time? | Page: 1 2

Hi all I have a position on a game development team to learn 3D Modeling in Maya. I can't draw very well I think and not sure I'm very creative or...

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by mirek03

30-01-2007|01:04 AM

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Model Metalic Texture Help

Hello All, As in my previous (first) post, I am new to these forums and Maya, so please excuse my 'noobness'. Right, my issue: I have an...

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by Gen

29-08-2009|12:06 AM

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Saving file creates a warning in Chinese characters

I've made sure my OS is set to English, I've done a complete uninstall/reinstall and also confirmed that my Region is set to English (US). The...

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by meghaakash74

26-10-2020|09:14 AM

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Where is Maya's 'Output Window' on a Mac?

Hi, A tutorial refers to the Output Window, with all the rendering statistics, wallclock etc. I can't find this on the Mac, is it called something...

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by Steve555

07-12-2005|12:52 PM

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more straight edge problems

I worry I may be becoming a pest on this forum but I'm really blanking on the approach I should take for this - - I've looked at tutorials but none...

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by bullet1968

26-07-2011|10:53 PM

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how to make colinear vertices

I may have asked this before so forgive me. In the attached image you will see the red circled verts...I want to pick the 2 blue verts and get the...

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by bullet1968

18-05-2011|12:56 PM

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Perspective viewport gets black and gray

Hi everybody, i am pretty new in Maya, just using in the last week. I am having a problem in the perspective view: when i choose the selection by...

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by MiStelko

14-09-2017|08:56 PM

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Moving Vertex Points "advanced"

Hi! I have got the following problem on my mesh. I have some vertex points which aren't in a line when I few it through my side view. Here is an...

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by kimsay

20-09-2009|09:23 AM

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Maya (mentaray) live action (Image base lighiting)

Hallo everybody, anyone can suggest some tuts about to rendering CGI for live action, using IBL (HDRI 360 equi panorama photo)? Of course, dealing...

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by Theiamania

27-04-2015|06:27 AM

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GENERAL TIPS FOR MAYA NEWBIES

I would like to make a separate thread for the newbies with some very very basic tips...., like which format its better to save Maya projects in....,...

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by me2011

20-05-2011|11:07 AM

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Constructing a building in 3D

Ok, I have asked this before and said Google sketchup was the way to go to make a building in 3D. I dont mean just front faces etc...I mean the real...

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by bullet1968

20-07-2012|10:16 PM

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4th / 5th mouse button as Hotkey

Hello! I am wondering how i can assign my 4th and 5th mouse-button as a hotkey. in the hotkey manager there is no option to do that. i want...

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by dannyngan

07-01-2004|11:42 PM

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jellyfish model

hi all! im a budding digital artist. Started taking classes within the last year, and im loving every minute of it. But, im a bit stuck on one of my...

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