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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Can any one tell me how to make a cg bubble? I know i can make a bubble with a particle but it doesn't look right. help please any one.
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Hello all, Im new to the forum and have joined because I'm in dire need of help. I have a medical animation deadline but don't know how to get the...
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Eurofiles 31-07-2006|06:55 AM
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Hello people! Once again I need your wisdom on a specialized matter.. What I want to do is make a low poly dragon mesh the source of an fire,...
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getamalesh 09-08-2011|06:54 AM
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hello. i need an advice how to make following set up: i need a fix amount of particles, which should randomly fly around in a specified volume and...
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Hey guys, I was trying to learn Dynamics, and doing Maya Getting Started lesson on Dynamics, in which creating a fountain particles with color....
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Darkmot 05-07-2012|01:36 PM
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I'm having trouble with rigid bodies penetrating each other...specifically the active bodies penetrating my ground plane which is passive body. I...
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by G-Man
22-08-2010|10:29 PM
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Hello everyone, I'm trying to build a stormy ocean in MAYA using deformers and softbodies. I'm trying to figure out 2 things: 1) How can I get...
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by Calvin
24-11-2002|05:24 AM
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Hello all. I'm dabbling into nParticles now, and I was wondering if there was a good way to kill particles that leave a certain area? Sort of...
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rhonedog 21-12-2011|05:09 PM
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I'm trying to make an emitter that emits rocks and pile up .I have an instanced object and I applied gravity to it with the dynamics on and made it...
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oiver55 16-01-2011|07:16 PM
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Hi All, I'm just wondering if there's a quick way to change the point lock from 'both ends' to 'base' or 'tip' for multiple dynamic curves. I...
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Sgt_BigZ 13-11-2012|08:18 PM
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We've been using a geometry solution to making our Heavenly clouds for our short film but we're having some flickering problems and Id love to solve...
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michaelcawood 07-01-2011|05:46 PM
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I attempting to incorporate some simple nCloth into a large-ish scene. I'm new to it but know about the disparity in working units (nCloth always...
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I'm trying to make it rain on my T. rex. the rain comes down okay, but when it collides, it makes a new particle as a result of collision events, and...
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by ragecgi
29-12-2003|08:44 PM
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Hi everybody I have a question regarding maya particles. Ok I have a scene with a swimming fish (my great white shark) I have created a...
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by ragecgi
16-03-2008|05:28 AM
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Hi all Here is a challenge :-) I want to make a seagul flying in the air. I want it to make it so realistic as possible, with real looking...
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by Alan
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How do I confine growing grass to stay within an object (like a box) so that it doesn’t penetrate through the sides?
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Hi folks. So I'm trying to get mental ray to render a bunch of STATIC particles that are no longer dynamic. I have assigned a lambert shader to...
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scentmental 21-08-2012|10:48 PM
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Hey guys is there a way to delete an individual Nparticle from the Nparticle system, but after cashing off dynamic simulation? in my case i love...
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Hi all, Rage here with another tempting morsel:) Vectorman has asked this question of me tonight, and since his PM-box was full, I thought it...
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.:morpher:. 08-09-2004|01:26 PM
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Is there a way to speed up the simulation done using dynamics? no particles are used, just a ball hitting domino's but about half way through the...
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RaginRob 03-06-2008|01:52 AM
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Hello all, I wanted to ask what's the best way to pick up an nCloth object. I only have access to Maya 2008 and 2009. Say for example a...
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by Calvin
14-07-2011|02:43 PM
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hello everyone , I am new to maya animation, worked a lot in 3ds max, what I want to know how can I animate a building growing up from the soil. In...
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titu_mia 10-09-2012|11:08 AM
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I just want to clarify for myself that there still is no method for true rigid bodies in the Nucleus solver. It just seems crazy that with the...
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Hi Guys! Creating a splash is always been one of the most difficult tasks anyone might have come across. It takes a hell lot of time trying to...
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by Skalman
06-05-2012|09:16 AM
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What is the best way to produce condensation on glass? Can it be animated? I have a clients beer bottle and glass that need that cold frosty look....
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