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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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Modeling a "Corinthian Style Capital"

Hey Everyone, I have a very specific question on an item I'm building. I'm modeling a 1930's fashioned building that has greek influenced columns...

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by bullet1968

18-07-2013|06:40 AM

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how do i snap align rotation

I want to snap the rotation of a mesh (screw head) to match perfectly with a selected face on another mesh

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by cg451

06-04-2011|02:01 AM

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edge splitting problem when smoothing

when part (a) is smoothed (3 on keyboard) it fits perfectly with part (b) but how do i then smooth part (b) without its edge moving? image link:...

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by cg451

10-03-2011|05:00 PM

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modeling teqniques for hair

Hello everyone. I was watching vexille the other day and it led me to a question about some of the characters hair styles. I'm having trouble...

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by CGWolfgang

13-03-2013|07:09 AM

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[Question] Difference Tool

Hello, i have a question concerning the "mesh->booleans->difference" tool. i made a wall out of a cube, then i added text and tryed to subtract...

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by daverave

19-05-2011|07:14 PM

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Biraial ?

I am trying to learn how to work with curves and surfaces. I am working on trying to surface these curves and ca't seem to get them to work. I have...

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by the_postal_dude

29-04-2003|05:11 PM

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help modelling a hole

hi i was wondering if i could get some tips on how to model the hole in my car right, basically i want the hole to have a sharper left edge so it...

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by chilledoutredhead

03-09-2012|05:26 PM

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extruding problem

When i extrude the edges of the neck, they go in different direction. How do i solve this problem and why did this happen out of no where? ...

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by ctbram

25-02-2011|02:46 PM

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Random local rotations on multiple objects.

Hi guys, Small problem that I'm sure there is an easy fix for. I have a lot of objects that have been created by a script but they all have random...

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by Chris Miller

27-04-2015|09:20 AM

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Modeling a face

Hello this is my first time modeling a face. I am having trouble getting the end result to line up smoothly. I will attach my files and it shows the...

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by Christian Kugler

21-08-2004|12:02 AM

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deleting nurbs history

when i delete the history after i have used to global stich the global stich does not work anymore and the nurbs patches seperate. I am worried...

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by vladimirjp

10-10-2004|03:56 AM

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mirror geometry

hello, i applied mirror geometry successfully along the -X axis, but when i extrude edges, on the mirrored side, the new edges do not get extruded?...

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by luke

12-10-2004|05:42 PM

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Need help with nonlinear deformer overlapping portions

I'm trying to recreate a soft, 'wavy' twisted look (the blue wavy tube image) by using overlapping Nonlinear Twist Deformers in Maya, but the twist...

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by stwert

02-09-2015|11:59 PM

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create polygon tool problem

Hello everyone I'm starting in maya and i want to pass a image that i created in corel draw to a 3D compose by modeling. In the tutorial from...

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by ctbram

14-05-2012|10:26 PM

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Newbie smoothing problem Maya 2016?

Hello guys! First time posting on here. I'm still new to Maya, but after a few projects I'm working on the head portion for a first character...

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by Gen

19-11-2016|09:01 PM

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Help with birail

i'm trying to make my first surface using birail but when i've selected all the curves it i can't see a surface even though outliner is telling me...

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by ckyuk

03-08-2003|08:39 PM

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Influencing the SubDivTesselation

First of all sorry for the bad english! is there a way to influence the net(tesselation?) of a subd-object. i've tried the standard functions but...

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by Jim

06-03-2003|12:18 PM

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Iphone model helpp!!

Can someone please help me, I have a very close deadline and I have really been struggling with Maya. It seems I spend hours and hours trying to...

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by chetanMAAC

04-02-2014|12:50 PM

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Inset option in poly modeling in Maya like 3Ds Max ?

Inset option in poly modeling in Maya like 3Ds Max ? Hi All, I have a question that, is there any similar technique in Maya poly modeling like...

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by clicksubhendu

30-07-2009|04:59 PM

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Scaling way up

I made a scene, in default cm scale. I scaled the whole scene up like maybe 200X and now all my geo is kinda transparent from a distance. It gets...

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by clocker1

24-09-2013|11:14 PM

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Streaks on blade edge

I seem to be getting streaks in a weapon model I'm making, during rendering. The streaks are on the blade which is very sharp. What can I do to fix...

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by mclimer

20-02-2004|12:46 AM

Replies: 6

Poly split script

I've heard of such a script that will let you split one face and then it splits the contiguous faces. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I...

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