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Drawing of Yoda's cusine Roda.

Just felt like drawing, and came up with this guy he looks a bit like Yoda.

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by raul

25-11-2002|04:25 AM

Replies: 9

Heckler and Koch

Hi. in part 4 of the Heckler and Koch tut Jason uses a toole to split from a edge! Looks to me like a scrip tool!! Can anyone let me know what he...

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by ampted

26-12-2009|02:11 PM

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I'm BAAAAAAAAAaaacK TOO!

LOL! Well, school JUST got over. I know have 3 months of video games, LAN parties, and Maya. Ill be back in the challenges/battles/general designing...

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by Kevin

06-06-2003|08:37 AM

Replies: 1

Maya 4.5 Beta

A friend at work said he would sell (we are working on him "giving" me) his copy of Maya 4.5 Beta 2. How stable is Beta 2? I don't know if it is...

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by Kevin

01-11-2002|06:28 PM

Replies: 5

Whats the rule on copy and paste?

Seems like even though I hide the layers if I hit copy(cntl+c) or paste(cntl+p) my layers get all screwed up....... In Lightwave you can copy and...

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by wgreenlee1

04-05-2003|02:45 PM

Replies: 2

---mirror skin weights help

hey guys. im currently painting the skin weights of my character, which is going fine. my problem lies in mirroring the painted weights, which i...

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by JosiahBrooks

30-01-2007|11:02 PM

Replies: 0

--Dragon rigging and wings

hey all! how r u all? well, im in a bit of a pickle, im creating a 'bone dragon' for a project of mine (to be animated in maya vector) and i need a...

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by JosiahBrooks

25-01-2007|09:00 PM

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--Dragon too big for maya??

hey guys. ive spent quite a while modelling this dragon for a project of mine, so i enlarged it to a size i like to work with for rigging and...

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by kbrown

26-01-2007|08:36 AM

Replies: 1

--even wing spacing controls

Im working on a dragon, and im having a spot of trouble rigging the wing. ive posted an image following. i want to rig it so that when i move the...

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by happymat27

30-01-2007|07:37 AM

Replies: 2

--IK handle whole skeleton?

is it unwise to use IK handles for simpler use on most parts of the body? IE: fingers, spine, legs, arms, jaw, tail, wings, pretty much everything?...

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by Lt Jim

26-01-2007|11:45 AM

Replies: 1

--life-like shadows

hey guys! ive spent a while on an office building getting it as realistic as possible (the image below is just one of the many rooms) my problem...

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by tsk_45_ccs

12-02-2007|11:29 PM

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--maya vector, not an option?

hey guys ive been really busy working on a dragon character for a project of mine, for an internet cartoon. i have maya 8, but for some reason...

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by JosiahBrooks

29-01-2007|10:23 PM

Replies: 2

-avatar testing-

Just testing my avatar ... adldesigner Caracas, Venezuela

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by Kevin

21-09-2002|08:52 AM

Replies: 12

:: vector render - invisible color

ok here's my issue put simply: i'm making a game. and want to render the characters garment and body seperately so that in flash, i can have the...

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by JosiahBrooks

15-01-2008|05:50 PM

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::: Paint Selection Tool :::

Anyone know how to in) and/or decrease the circle size when in Paint Selection Tool? I have no option box for it and + and - don't work on it! ...

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by cut_the_krab

04-06-2007|09:41 PM

Replies: 2

::::AAARRRRGGGGHHHH:::::: -> MAYA 8 !!!!!

2 weeks into Maya PLE, and doing well in the modeling fase (the rendering and other stuff is not been covered yet!!). I'm finishing up mu assault...

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by starjsjswars

24-08-2006|05:33 AM

Replies: 12

:::Command Feedback line--?:::

Hello, I'm new to this forum and maya, but not new to 3D. Anyway I'm poly modeling a character in MAYA 4.5 and I keep seeing this message when...

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by zipbobang

26-02-2003|08:59 PM

Replies: 6

:::Flying Vertex:::

Hi Guys, Getting some good shapes in Kurt's tut on the Assault Mech. But,;;; i'm kindda stuck on the head. I have this "flying vertex" that is...

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by errethakbe

21-08-2006|12:34 PM

Replies: 1

:::TEXTURING PROBLEM ::: | Page: 1 2

Hi folks. I finally (after 7 weeks - NO sh*t!!) got my books i ordered at amazon. Started with Learning Maya Foundation. In lesson 2 (everything...

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by mtmckinley

16-09-2006|11:23 PM

Replies: 17

:::Tutorials:::

Afternoon gentlemen, I downloaded the Ninja tutorial and I'm working on my own first 3D body as we speak. It gives, like promised in the...

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by cut_the_krab

02-08-2006|04:14 PM

Replies: 2

:::VENTILATOR:::

I need some help making a vent. It's to incorporate in my assault mech. Anyone any ideas to make one of these like in a gifffie? Thx. M.

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by NeoStrider

23-09-2006|06:42 AM

Replies: 1

:( a big loss

The last of the nine old men is dead :( link

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by publicFunction

12-04-2008|04:41 AM

Replies: 1

:( Batch render problem

Hi all. Im trying to batch render some images but for some reason the end frame is stuck on 10. I can type other numbers into the box but when i...

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by djb123

12-01-2010|07:56 AM

Replies: 3

:D Help :D

I've Just started working with maya I can model a space ship with the extrude button but what is the next step :D :P But remeber I m just 15...

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by sbsb007

13-03-2006|10:37 AM

Replies: 3

? does anyone

does anyone have job out there that involves working with lawers who do like crime sceen animations or anyone do any forinsic sort of renders ...

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by keithv

15-08-2003|01:56 AM

Replies: 0

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