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Complex UV Layout in Maya

Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character

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Script to extrude multiple objects

Hi I ma trying to extrude multiple objects in the Y axis using Mel. I have so far -> extrude -ch true -rn false -po 1 -et 0 -upn 0 -d 0 1 0...

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by moonie878

26-03-2015|03:13 PM

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Extrude settings

Hi and thanks for any responses, something weird has happened and I would like to know how to do that consciously. When I was extruding those to...

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by stwert

21-03-2015|09:53 PM

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need help (only mesh displayed)

Hello, guys. Can you help me, why it displayes only the grid? where is the polygons?

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by ThierryH

21-03-2015|11:57 AM

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Adding thickness problem -good practice question

Hi All and thanks for looking, There have been a lot of posts regarding adding thickness; mainly revolving around extruding or...

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by Artheus

18-03-2015|10:53 PM

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texture not visible in rendering window

hello, can anybody help me. I apologize it something simple, some usual button that I don`t check, but I don`t know what or where(( In preview...

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by Gen

12-03-2015|09:24 PM

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move tool cursor not visible

Hello, guys. I have a little problem, in Maya 2015. When I create for example a new scene, after some time the move tool cursor became invisible,...

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by ThierryH

11-03-2015|06:25 PM

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How would you create the underwater look like looking at a fish tank?

I would like to know how would you create the ocean surface and underwater look like in the image? I have some idea on the caustic lighting for...

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by davidave

07-03-2015|05:13 AM

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Problem with extruding

Hello, guys. Can anybody help me, please. I have stacked on a beginner volume №2, lesson 10, with making the handle. When begin to extrude the...

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by ctbram

01-03-2015|04:54 PM

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Polygon/Edge Issue...

i everyone can anyone shed some light on the issue im having, Ive been chasing this round my model for hours now and cannot get rid of it no matter...

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by Jay

28-02-2015|11:16 AM

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Delete lattice without deleting skin attachment?

Hi guys, I have a rigged model, and I have a lattice deformer on it essentially modifying the character and all it's clothing meshes into a female...

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by dre4mer

27-02-2015|11:34 PM

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Snap while moving.

Hello everyone! :) I'm kind of new in Maya, i've working on Cinema 4D for years, and now, switch to Maya is very hard. While modeling etc there are...

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by Klu

27-02-2015|03:19 PM

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modelling help

Hi everyone, I would like to modelling this: http://abload.de/img/untitled-1bpspf.jpg ...but I don't know how :( Could you help me, how can...

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by Gis80s

24-02-2015|08:49 AM

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Question about custom construction planes.

Hello, I'm a recently displaced Softimage user, and I'm trying to get better acquainted with Maya. I'm wondering if there is a way to get Maya to...

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by Plaguedude

20-02-2015|05:48 PM

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Ideas for easily adding faces?

Hi Guys, I have a model with a bunch of planes that I need to be able to split into 10 faces vertically. So each of those faces has 10 cells left...

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by dre4mer

05-02-2015|05:11 PM

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Marquee select not working inside objects?

Hello! I've used maya2012 for a while now, but I've recently installed 2015. For some reason using the standard marquee to select a bunch of...

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by brum

01-02-2015|11:27 PM

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bevel edges in cylindrical mesh

Im making this, the highlighted part is where im having some troubles.. http://i62.tinypic.com/1233bj7.png I need to get a bevel, but i don't...

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by ctbram

30-01-2015|10:48 AM

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Stitching together multiple unaligned planes

Hello! I've exported a section of real world topology from Google maps and Sketchup. Sadly you aren't allowed to export an area as large as you'd...

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by brum

26-01-2015|09:22 AM

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xGen Guide control Points

Hi, i was doing the xGen Hair tutorial on youtube, and i wanted to shape my control points of the guids for the hair, and when i clicked on...

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by vigginger

25-01-2015|06:57 PM

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History of Duplicate Special

Hey Dear Maya Community, Im from a Cinema4D/Houdini Background and using now Autodesk Maya in a Job. I really like the beautiful interface of...

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by stwert

20-01-2015|02:03 PM

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Creating a pipe(cable) that would connect 8 pillars

Hello, I have a problem creating a cable car ( like a thin pipe or wire) that would connect like 8 pillars. The problem is that the pillars are...

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by ialixandroae

19-01-2015|06:55 AM

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Selecting poly faces with brush

As much as I hate to say this but I forgot how to use the brush tool to select poly faces. If somebody could please drop a reminder I'd really...

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by mendosa69

12-01-2015|10:28 AM

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Prevent Meshes Penetrating

Hello all, Recently, I've modelled a character and added clothes on. Is there a way to check whether if any parts of the cloth is penetrating the...

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by Jay

11-01-2015|12:30 PM

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Combining Polygons

Hey guys, I have completed my 3D model of Zero and now wish to animate it. Problem is, when i combine all the meshes together, All meshes either...

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by mendosa69

10-01-2015|12:23 AM

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is edge loop identical to subdivision?

Seems obvious but wanted to be sure... 2 simple polygon cubes. If I specify 2 in subdivision width input channel for one cube, and for other cube...

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by halfloaf

06-01-2015|02:25 PM

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flip an object

every time that i copy an object and then scale it in -1, the object is reversing his normals and become black,then i need to reverse the normals of...

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by 3dStudent

31-12-2014|11:45 PM

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