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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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global control...easy problem??

I have parent and scale constrained all the groups (Control Curves, IK, FK curves, clusters, root skeleton) to a Global Control Curve at the...

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by stretchandgrim

08-10-2009|10:49 PM

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An interview with Jason Edwards Senior Modeler at Windmill Lane VFX

Please take a look at this thread http://simplymaya.com/forum/showthread.php?p=316538 if you want a better idea of whats coming up along the same...

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by David

28-03-2011|06:44 PM

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Stuck in Maya 2009

Hi, gang - I haven't done a software upgrade since installing Maya 2009 Service Pack 1. It now appears that it might not be possible to upgrade...

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by ctbram

02-05-2012|10:58 PM

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i'm sick of talking animal CGI Cartoons

as the title explains i'm tired of seeing the dry unoriginal 3d cartoons, i'm 22 and they had talking animal cartoon back when i was a kid, and...

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by THX1138

14-02-2007|02:32 AM

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Panel Menu Gone

I can't seem to get the panel menu to display. This is the menu bar in my perspective view which usually has menus such as view, shading etc. I've...

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by ninakat

28-09-2012|06:46 PM

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Wire Mesh Modeling in Maya Free Tutorial Problem

Hi All, I'm using the free tutorial by ctbram that explains how to create grills in Maya. It was all going really well until I assigned a paint...

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by MrYeti

30-09-2013|11:06 PM

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Animate>Ghost Selected Help

I am trying to ghost geometry that is rigged. But I cannot see any before and after frames? the most that has happened was the Geometry turned...

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by Ataraxy

18-09-2012|10:33 PM

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Trying to delete an object completely.

I am coming in from modo. I have to learn Maya to even have a chance at any jobs totes newb and today I opened the student version decided to just...

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by Malus Lupus

19-09-2016|02:28 PM

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Blend shape sliders not working please help

hi i'm having a problem and I cannot figure out what it is, someone please help. here is whats going on. i made blend shapes 6 so far, so at first...

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by eternalsoul2012

09-03-2014|11:30 PM

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Materials only reflect fluids that are in the initial camera view? | Page: 1 2

Hi all! I'm fairly new to maya, so bear with me! I have a seriously irritating problem. i'm trying to render a simple animation in which i have a...

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by benjabones

17-03-2012|10:53 AM

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NEW MATRIX TRAILER | Page: 1 2 3 4

Final Matrix Trailer Check it out. It is a little choppy, and theres not much Sub-sounds in it, but THAT MOVIE IS GOIGN TO KICK SO MUCH!

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by ragecgi

09-05-2003|05:58 PM

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is there a trick to painting weights?

I'm having the hardest time painting weights on my character, even following the rigging low poly man tutorial. His character is broken into pieces,...

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by Rhetoric Camel

18-11-2007|01:09 PM

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Image Plane In Viewport 2.0? &

Hiya I'm currently doing the Digital Tutors Guitar tutorial in Maya 2015 and have come across a couple of very frustrating issues. * Issue 1 * ...

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by TazzyUK

25-03-2016|06:48 PM

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Real World Measure units to Maya units

I was wondering what the real world equivilant to the grid in Maya is depending on the given zoom layer (It doesnt matter which layer). I just...

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by naveenraghul

17-11-2016|07:33 AM

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Maxwell Vs. Mental ray | Page: 1 2 3

hey everyone, I just decided to do some simple tests comparing the render times of maxwell and mental ray. Turns out maxwell is faster for alot of...

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by Joopson

27-07-2008|07:35 AM

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Kailani Williams has been born | Page: 1 2 3

Hi to all my mates out there. Well it was a mad dash at 0400 this morning, cutting red lights...exceeding the speed limit...wife wailing in pain,...

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by bullet1968

12-07-2011|02:40 AM

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Anyone have experience dealing with bald faced hornets?

Me and my girlfriend are both allergic to them, and today I came across a few inside on my way out for a smoke. We've had a few before, kill one...

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by Acid44

02-10-2011|03:12 PM

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an engraving effect??

ok, so iv made this pedestal object, now i have this pentagram curve i want to engrave on the surface - how can i do that? ...

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by cujo

01-10-2003|01:20 AM

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Creating a moon?

So yet another question from me. How can I create a moon in Maya? I have a world sphere with a dark background, and I have a moon sphere which looks...

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by Jay

07-12-2008|05:27 AM

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Problem with rotating shader

I've downloaded this awesome shader: http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/downloads/shaders/c/wet-mushroom-shader-for-mental-ray-maya and applied it...

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by Bugsby

15-02-2011|09:05 AM

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is there a way to TRIM polygons??

In this link there is a screen capture of my situation. I have these two polygons which intersect. http://nier.com.br/arquivos/temp/trim.gif ...

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by danrocha

07-10-2004|01:55 PM

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Trim Tool Problem: Not working

Hi all.. sorry for my noobiness.. I am trying to make a model in a tutotial from the book Mastering Maya 8.. it is an aircraft for a superhero...

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by ExtrudedDingus

15-04-2008|07:07 AM

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how to light up a house or buildings windows

How do I light a house or building so that it looks lit from the outside. I'm working on a city and I could use some help. Thanks.

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by knight2000

02-09-2006|10:18 AM

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Problem with sculpting in Maya

I have a problem sculping in Maya with the vertex brush and when I try to drag an object by its vertices a face of the object is moved instead of the...

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by NadiaD

19-12-2022|10:27 AM

Replies: 4