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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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Model view 1,2,3

I've been modelling a highlighter to introduce me to some to basic modelling techniques while watching a few different tutorials. Some people...

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by Gen

06-04-2012|07:53 PM

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Snapping Vertices?

I've wasted the whole afternoon trying to figure out where i'm going wrong with the first tutorial on building a room. Really annoyed with myself...

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by bullet1968

01-04-2012|09:53 AM

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Camera Navigation

It's taken me a while to notice something when rotating my camera view, basically using the mouse and ALT key you can rotate Pitch and Heading but...

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by djwaterman

29-03-2012|10:14 PM

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Extrude tool (problem with)

Hi, i'm just starting with maya, and i've got big problem with extrude tool, the point is i can't edit or even select extruding faces, it's look like...

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by emdoce

27-03-2012|02:53 PM

Replies: 4

Subdvis or Polygons (highPoly)

Hi, So i am on a dilemma here. I modelled this car recently. 3D Dodge Viper RT/10 - YouTube It was part of my course on advanced Maya. Now i...

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by djwaterman

27-03-2012|12:38 PM

Replies: 4

normal mapping

Hi I know what normal mapping is. but I don't know how I use it in Maya and how I texture it. thanks.

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by DNorth

26-03-2012|06:37 PM

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Bridge two cylinders in a certain way. | Page: 1 2 3

Hello everyone, does anyone know how to bridge 2 cylinders, so it will look something like this glass table from final fantasy 8? Or some...

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by Hermi1988

22-03-2012|08:23 AM

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Double sided polygons question

Hi again. Just a general question about polygons in Maya. So for I've been merrily modeling away and my polygons appear to be double sided (shaded...

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by ctbram

21-03-2012|02:34 PM

Replies: 9

Background conform?

before I go ahead and try to bend this hood emblem to fit the curve of the panel, is there any kind of Maya trick or tool that would do this for me....

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by djwaterman

19-03-2012|05:50 PM

Replies: 6

Insert edge loop freeze up

Something similar to this has happened a few time when I'm inserting edge loops. ...

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by ctbram

17-03-2012|11:10 AM

Replies: 4

A Question About --> Introduction to Hard Surface Modeling

I'm really curious about this training series and would like to make a purchase of it. Has anybody here already gone over them? Link To:...

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by NextDesign

16-03-2012|01:14 PM

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Illustrator Blueprint

Hey All! Can anyone tell me a page or at least 1 adress to find an Vector made Blueprint(ai) of a car? I am searching for hours but cant a free...

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by II Neko II

16-03-2012|12:03 AM

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Mouse wheel zoom?

Hi guys, I wasn't quite sure where to put this but because it basically bugs me the most while modeling I figured I would ask here. Does any one...

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by dre4mer

15-03-2012|12:10 AM

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Smoothing Issues

Hi guys, i'm currently working on my first polygon model, so i'm a noob to Maya, its the iron man helmet,I thought it was all going well, but for...

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by ctbram

14-03-2012|02:49 PM

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EP curves

is there a quick way for me to turn edge lines into EP curves? I'm about to be making some hair modeling out the mesh first and tehn tracing EP...

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by NextDesign

13-03-2012|05:08 AM

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teeth | Page: 1 2

model each individual one or make them using a single piece if that makes sense? or better yet if someone has a set of teeth possibly already made...

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by mark_slw

12-03-2012|09:49 PM

Replies: 15

seemline

hi guys i am maya 2011 user, when we apply the uv on model, all kind of projection should have a seemline. when we texturing model on accord of its...

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by omegaend

12-03-2012|02:30 PM

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Soft Mod Problem

Hi guys, I am currently working on the model of a human head, and I used the soft mod tool to sculpt the hair. I was well into texturing the model...

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by frankthehobo

09-03-2012|11:08 PM

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Just don't understand layers

This is starting to really frustrate me. I must be missing something because the way I expect layers to work is counter intuitive to how they...

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by djwaterman

08-03-2012|12:06 PM

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Weird result when smoothing

Ok, so I wanna make a smooth hole within some geometry. This is what it looks like before I apply "smooth"....

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by s1acker

06-03-2012|01:12 AM

Replies: 11

Tools locked

Hello, I begin to create NURBS and I like that (much more than polygons). But something strange is happening sometimes : when I select "control...

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by NextDesign

04-03-2012|03:23 PM

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It's an interesting way to model

It's a plug-in developed for Blender, and seems to me to be a very revolutionary way to make shapes, am I wrong, is this old hat or completely new? ...

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by djwaterman

28-02-2012|05:21 AM

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Modelling map w bevel - newbie questions

Hi, relatively new to 3D modelling in general and am currently working on a 3D map of sorts. I started by drawing an outline in AI of a map, then i...

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by bullet1968

28-02-2012|03:23 AM

Replies: 4

Invisible (unshaded) polygons?

In this screen grab you can see some faces around the rear that are selectable and have wire-frames, but the shaded view doesn't see them. What might...

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by djwaterman

27-02-2012|11:43 AM

Replies: 3