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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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hey. I'm wanting to start using nurbs for modelling instead of polys but they seem really confusing and hard to start using so just wondering is...

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by Falott

08-10-2008|02:28 PM

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UP all night

i have been up all night kinda tweaking this car design... i am making it with polys... i kno i kno... nurbs are fun and easy... but i am dumb... so...

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by twisteddragon33

23-06-2003|05:23 PM

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Load Rotoscopes???

Hi all, new member. I've been involved with 3d graphics for about 10 years now and have never used maya! I have to learn now. How the heck do I...

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by gster123

10-11-2008|08:16 AM

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Nurbs Primitives (Input Nodes)

While i am trying to create nurbs primitives they do not have input nodes - which I think they should have by default. They were present in Maya, but...

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by Jasi76

04-01-2003|02:43 PM

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boolean problem

hi all. i was following the video by Kurt on the Cartoon Dog. I finished the first 2 part of the video which basically models the dog in nurbs. but...

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by starjsjswars

18-01-2006|06:39 PM

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modelling a dragon

Hi, This is going to be my first attempt at modelling an animal of any sort. Picked the dragon because it seemed pretty simple. I was...

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by tariqrf

20-04-2003|12:33 AM

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Proxy/Smooth Problem

I am working through the Apache tut and keep running into the same problem -- the proxy mesh objects appear to be disconnecting from the smooth mesh...

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by james_s

09-11-2007|01:13 AM

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stitching

hey all, im having trouble with some nurbs. i modeled a head in polys, then converted to sub-d's then nurbs. now i am trying to stitch the nurbs so...

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by mtmckinley

17-03-2004|02:24 PM

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Increase the level

Hello. By default, a subdivision surface displays up to three levels of detail (0, 1, and possibly 2). We can increase the level of detail for a...

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by Xiangbuilder

24-02-2003|10:59 AM

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problems with eyes

hey all i was wondering if anyone has had a similar problem in maya when i move my skeleton which my eyes are parented to they seem to deform...

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by ryokukitsune

02-02-2007|04:35 AM

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Show -> Isolated Selected questions

Hi, I just bought the fur tutorial and I have a question about the isolated selected polygons. I went to face mode and isolated the head by...

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by tvholicjames

18-01-2006|10:15 PM

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Face Scaling?

Hi, could someone please tell me how to scale two faces of the same poly object but on their own local axis, when I try at the moment they only scale...

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by ade90054

07-10-2003|03:06 PM

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Eyeloops

I've been going through my eyeloops, and on my previous model i wanted to make my model as realistic as possible, I used, as i always have, technique...

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by daverave

07-06-2013|04:20 PM

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Kurt Boutilier's Email Address

Hi guys , can any body please tell me the email if of "Kurt Boutilier" ,I want to ask him some querries regarding the Cartoon Dog video tutorials.

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by nilanjan.chatterjee

24-03-2006|05:31 AM

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archways

Hi there could you do a tutorial on how to do archways please i wanted to do do a ruined building with a roman look and wanted to do crossing...

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by Alan

21-04-2004|02:07 PM

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unique UV and mirror problem

hi there, i've struck a problem for some reason my characters fingers on the left side have moved from the bind pose (beats me how), and i am...

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by pancreasboy

09-01-2006|01:26 AM

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Modeling a sneaker

Does anyone have a tutorial on modeling a sneaker (or something like it) using nurbs?? I'd like to understand how to make nurbs lay on top of each...

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by dragonsfire

15-04-2004|04:00 PM

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Box Modelling or Splines

Hi! I dont know if this area is the right for my question, but i'll see! :) Is it for a car modellingt better to use the Box modelling method...

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by Be3D

27-03-2009|11:07 AM

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Tricky surface attachment

Hello, Is there a way to attach efficiently two nurbs surfaces that perfectly match ? :banghead: The problem is that isoparams are merged...

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by septentrio

08-11-2002|10:29 PM

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split polygon tool help

I havent been doing Maya for very long, maybe two days. I am trying to complete this tutorial; ...

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by TheAnswerRP03

18-07-2005|07:48 PM

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Driving me Crazy! Please Help!

Okay i am trying to model my first head using Maya and Sub-D, and i am running into some very aggravating problems right in the beginning. let me...

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by phalcon

08-03-2003|08:50 PM

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Modeling

Maya 6.5 Essential Training Part1: http://www.uploading.com/?get=U0X4JPEA Part2: http://www.uploading.com/?get=5K1VSC37 Part3:...

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by sunny10471

22-11-2007|05:55 AM

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hey. curves and cars ques

hey guys, when i model tried to started to model a car today to get the birail tool to work i had to snap the curve ends to the grid, how can i...

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by mumbojumbo_13

26-07-2003|12:45 PM

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Subd screwdriver

ello, trying to model a screwdriver (don't ask me why - i have no idea :D ) i am creating it using subds. It was looking quite neat until I...

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by Nem

21-02-2003|02:09 AM

Replies: 4

MAYA Modeling - Newbie Question

Hey guys I'm working on a model that I'm having some issues with, I'm new to MAYA (transitioning from Max), i started with polys converted to SubD,...

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