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This course contains a little bit of everything with modeling, UVing, texturing and dynamics in Maya, as well as compositing multilayered EXR's in Photoshop.

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Zero G Explosion

This is my first attempt at this effect after watching the great tutorial on this site by Israel "Izzy" Long. Tell what you think. Click on the...

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by Lionheart17

14-12-2003|06:48 PM

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Blobby Blur

Does anyone know how to motion blur blobby particles? The docs say they have to be cached, but mine are cached and still no motion blur. Maya or...

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by Dann

16-01-2004|01:12 AM

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Odd collision problem?

Is this possible: I need to know in an expression where two objects have collided but I don't want any reaction to be taken (no bounces, no sliding,...

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by kbrown

11-07-2003|11:02 AM

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Rendering floating abjects.

I've created an ocean, which is animating in playback and redering fine, however when i ad an object (cube) and make it float "make motor boats", it...

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by Razor Blade

26-09-2005|04:39 PM

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|| Instancers ||

this is a really great feature in maya... ..........you can create instances of object and that instance is always identical to the original...

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by mind_raper

25-01-2003|11:22 AM

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Fur collision

if one object has a fur map and the surface is completely covered in fur, is there any way to take another object, run it through the hair and have...

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by Nem

23-01-2003|11:14 PM

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continuity

Hi, I have also posted this thread in the newbie sections, but haven't got a reply yet and since I need this now, I figured I would post it up...

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by graphik

26-07-2005|04:53 PM

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Using a wake effect Per Partical

I need to know how to make per partical wake effect i tryed doing it manually but have been unsucessful.Any help would be appreciated.

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by Syphon

14-07-2007|02:40 AM

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colliding geometry...

there is sequence where my objective is to shatter a glass pane...but the shards do not disperse, they collide with the collision object but dont go...

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by TheAnswerRP03

03-05-2005|12:18 PM

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convert fluid to polygon that is emitting from object?

Hello everyone. I am having awful trouble trying to convert a fluid to a polygon. I know how to do it i normal circumstances, but in this case the...

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by rejh2

24-01-2007|02:53 AM

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Help with Paint Effects Mesh Direction

I'm trying to paint water droplets onto a surface and there seems to be a setting somewhere that's stuffing me up. At work when I started playing...

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by Alan

14-08-2006|12:21 AM

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Particles and Animation

Hey I know the basics of particles and all that stuff but there is one thing I'm not sure how to do. How do I make the particles only start...

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by Dann

23-08-2004|03:10 PM

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Fire and water...

2 Effects that are easy on concept but f***** hard to make look right on practice.... I´ve been toying with particles, paint effects and fluids...

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by dragonfx

23-03-2004|05:27 PM

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How to use multiplaning?

Hi guys, I'm trying to animate a fly through within the sky where clouds will interfere. I have searched this forum inside out, and I notice that...

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by Dann

14-09-2006|07:39 PM

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mud?

how do I make mud? I used a fluid container and filled it half way with fluid. I made a ball that moves to collide with it. It works, but no matter...

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by alexkemp

10-06-2005|02:18 PM

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explozn effet....!!!

try 2 find out sum real ...............aamm.....!!!

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by mirek03

10-09-2007|01:34 AM

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Cloth Cache

Hi Plz help me! I have this scene where i made some cloth that i deleted - and i also deleted the "simulation" cache! BUT - still - whenever i...

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by Uglynakedguy

08-03-2005|01:02 PM

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Destroy on impact - possible with Dynamics?

I built a very simple spaceship out of 4 polygons: 2 wings, a fuselage, and a tail-fin. Each of the parts were turned into active rigid bodies and...

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by strobe7

23-01-2004|03:00 PM

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immit geometry from an immiter

How do I immit my nurbs blood cell to be immited from and immiter

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by ragecgi

03-05-2003|05:53 PM

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Cloth problem

Ok, so I´m back with another problem :D I´m having some problems with Maya Cloth, and it may be a pretty simple one to solve, I don´t know. But...

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by MixX

05-07-2005|10:50 AM

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How to have waves hit stuff?

Hi, I have an island, and I have an ocean around it. I made the ocean with that ocean shader thing. I'm now trying to make waves that hit the...

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by NextDesign

19-08-2004|07:38 PM

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Cloth & Fringes

Cloth & Fringes Have a couple of trousers(cloth) coming down nicely but I wonder if U guys now (which I am certain of) a good way to attach fringes...

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