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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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Muscle contractoin with S.D.K's and blends

hey, mike was goin to do this in his next character rigging tut. but never got round to it. -- basically what i want to do is when the elbow moves...

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by mumbojumbo_13

08-01-2004|11:37 AM

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Attaching an object

Hey guys...gotta question...i would like to animate a lo poly game character and the character will be wielding a pole...i want the character to run...

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by Chipper

08-01-2004|02:24 PM

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ik spline dependent on joint limitation?

hoyo i just started 2 work on a joint skelleton n if done limitations for the joints similar to human movement limitations, but if i create a...

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by revenant

10-01-2004|10:57 AM

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mirroring blend shape

Hello, I'm trying to create the blend shapes for my character.. I've tried to do one eye then duplicate that face with a x scale value of -1 do...

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by mtmckinley

11-01-2004|07:35 PM

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root rotation axes ???

yoho i got some probs with rotation direction of my jointchains. i want all the joints 2 "look" in the some rotation direction but even i creat a...

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by revenant

12-01-2004|09:01 AM

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re-rigging question

hi, I've setup my character with just a basic skeleton, but now, after the fact, I've decided to go back and create a real skeleton and muscles and...

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by dannyngan

16-01-2004|02:18 AM

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Maya blend shapes using poser!

I have an idea which would be great if it could work but I need someone with some knowhow to tell me it's possible or not. Im using some Poser...

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by stephen.h1

19-01-2004|11:40 PM

Replies: 4

Question: Keyframing Question Inside

Hey Guys and Gals, Is there an easier way of moving keyframes around on the animation bar? I mean I try to click and drag but nothing..I did...

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by Kurt

21-01-2004|10:29 PM

Replies: 3

nunchucks

I want to animate a character using nunchucks... how would I set up the nunchucks? is there a dynamics set I need to use so that the nunchucks swing...

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by doodle

22-01-2004|12:30 AM

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Noob .avi file size reduce... | Page: 1 2

Hi, I have just created the "Rocket" project from a book tutorial... Maybe some of u know which one...Savvy..? Anyway, I noticed that...

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by Pony

24-01-2004|02:43 AM

Replies: 15

wrap deformers?

Hi, I just finished building a model and made a skeleton. I have been told that i need to make a wrap deformer of the model and than add the...

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by Kurt

26-01-2004|08:58 PM

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Cant move my tracks around??

Hi all, Here are my Tank tracks animated but I cant seem to move them around without it all blowing apart. why? cheers all here is the file...

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by Alan

27-01-2004|05:32 PM

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exporting/importing weight maps

hello again. I have a new problem in that i want to change the position of my bones since skinning and a little weighting. I have followed...

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by matmonkfish

28-01-2004|06:41 PM

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Mirroring Lattice Deformer

I just created a lattice around a very specific set of CVs on the left hand of a character, and now I'd like to create a lattice for the exact same...

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by Gun-Kata

02-02-2004|11:42 PM

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Starting animation

I'm looking to start doing some animations and have a few questions that I hope someone can answer. These are questions I haven't been able to answer...

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by Alan

05-02-2004|07:27 PM

Replies: 3

Baking Character Animation

Ummm, the question's pretty much wrapped up in the subject. How do I go about baking a character animation? A bit more complexity. I'm trying to...

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by mtmckinley

07-02-2004|03:15 AM

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how 2 animate multiplying objects?

Hello! I have a scene where there are several candles (50 or so), and I need an animation to make all these candles pop-up from the ground as the...

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by dirack

08-02-2004|08:19 PM

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30fps???? play every frame???

Ok i'm in some need of help. I've created two animations so far that required some lip sync. Basically ive made the setup in maya for "play every...

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by strytus

10-02-2004|11:42 PM

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Weird rotation on hip joint

I'm working with a model of a model of a man that has been smooth bound to a skeleton. When I try to rotate the right hip joint, it moves in the...

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by strytus

10-02-2004|11:46 PM

Replies: 4

expression

OK, I am having in problem in that I have grouped my root to itself and called it pelvisControl. This is great, and it keeps my foot controllers...

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by strobe7

18-02-2004|04:59 PM

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Display only keys while animating

Hello, I'm trying to animate my character in Real-time (24 frames)viewing just the main keys. I know this can be done with Default In Tangent and...

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by Neo-MatrixX

19-02-2004|07:28 AM

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Animating a trunk

Hi everyone. I have built this little dude, and have made him with a trunk. I want the trunk to flop down and act like it was a proper trunk. He...

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by antiant

19-02-2004|08:36 AM

Replies: 8

help me, i cant animate!

i realize the simply maya moderators probably wont like this question, but i must ask, where can i get a free tutorial on animating deformations in...

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by howardporter

27-02-2004|01:32 AM

Replies: 5

How does a reverse foot rig work?

I have now learned how to set up reverse foot lock rigs. The results are great, the foot is easily animated using a control curve, but I am having a...

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by strobe7

27-02-2004|03:09 PM

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Animating a Marionette with cords

Hi. I would like to animate a Marionette. It should be controlled by it´s strings. First thing I tried was to connect a softbody wtih joints. like...

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by Soviut

28-02-2004|03:52 PM