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Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2

This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with complex objects.

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Boolean help.

I'd like to do these three sections in the model I'm working on, can someone make it simpler or give me a pointer or three..lol. I'll probably try an...

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by CollinBishop

31-12-2013|09:04 PM

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UVs don't flip after mirroring geometry

hello. when i mirror geometry, UVs don't flip. they stay blue, but are not reversed. how can i reverse them? i need it for normal/displacement...

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by mickhah

31-12-2013|12:41 PM

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Old project and image planes?

I opened up an old project I was working on months ago and the image planes won't display. Script editor says unable to show image plane.. Is their...

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by cj74

30-12-2013|10:13 PM

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Vertex world positions?

I'm trying to get two vertices to match along an axis but, I don't know how to view and change their world positions. How do you view them? ...

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by Gen

30-12-2013|09:11 PM

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Maya 7

Hi, I'm currently working on a game and need to use Maya 7, can't find were to download it. Please help me! Thank you so...

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by NextDesign

30-12-2013|07:58 PM

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UV Question

I have a small project I'm working on at the moment. It's a house that me and my wife are building and I wanted to model and texture it in Maya...

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by CollinBishop

30-12-2013|03:49 AM

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Turning wireframe mesh into geometry?

How do I take a sphere, for instance, and generate geometry based on its wireframe? How do I control the thickness of the "wires"? Thanks. :)

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by mickhah

28-12-2013|11:10 AM

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shatter effect question

Hey guys Im very very new to Maya and am trying to do a shatter effect on a poly model I made. I successfully shattered a primitive sphere, but when...

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by soundmartell

26-12-2013|01:21 PM

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OBJ Sequance to Blendshapes

Does anyone of you know plug-ing or script that would convert OBJ sequence to blendshapes instead of importing them as separated meshes with keyed...

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by NextDesign

26-12-2013|04:26 AM

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Texture resolution: a never ending story

Hi all, I was searching for threads regarding texture resolution. I found tons of them: now i am more confused as before!!:furious: I have in...

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by CollinBishop

24-12-2013|06:30 PM

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Quick selections - How to store.

Hi, First of all, wish to thank all of you fellow users helping me out learning Maya, you are a very helpful folk. Now the question: I make quick...

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by CollinBishop

24-12-2013|12:21 AM

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reversing normals help

hello all i am trying to reverse the normals on something i will be covering with a mesh but whenever i do so the faces expand ...right before this...

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by NextDesign

23-12-2013|07:25 PM

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what computer di I buy? need help!

Hi there, i have a problem - i dont know, what computer to buy for working on maya! I'm fifteen and have been working with a friend of my mums...

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by LauriePriest

23-12-2013|01:01 PM

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problems with displacement and normal maps

hello. i have made a displacement and normal maps for a model, but they don't work as they should. firstly, the displacement map:...

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by mickhah

23-12-2013|12:36 PM

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Rocket Fire & Trail

Hey, Im not quite sure where to put this thread or question. basically Im trying to make a rocket fire from a plane. Ive spent two days animating...

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by LauriePriest

23-12-2013|12:18 PM

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The Most Epic Commercial for Beans You'll Ever See

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by tweetytunes

22-12-2013|11:04 AM

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Cylinder Triangles

Hey guys! From what I've been taught recently, is that you need to have no triangles in your mesh but how do you do that with a cylinder? Do I...

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by bullet1968

22-12-2013|02:24 AM

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nCloth on Bind skin

I am sorry if I'm asking a way too much questions. I have a character already animated and bind skinned. What I need to do is to convert the...

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by CollinBishop

20-12-2013|11:36 PM

Replies: 2

UV texture editor

Is there way to delete uv's from the texture editor and start fresh again? The thing is I map out my uv and then I added/combine the head to mesh:...

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by CollinBishop

20-12-2013|11:27 PM

Replies: 4

Two button mouse in newer versions of Maya

There used to be a setting in the preferences menu that allowed you to change the mouse type to 1 or 2 button mice but it seems to have gone in new...

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