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Sticky: Free/Cheap Quality Matchmoving Software

Ok, it has been asked about enough to warrant me posting this so others interested in 3D Matchmoving may learn and benefit:) NOTE: This thread is...

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by honestdom

05-10-2011|02:32 PM

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Sticky: Visual Effects/Compositing/Dynamics and you.

I've been asked a number of times for reference, tips, tricks, and even how to make it in the industry, but if your looking for the holy grail of...

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by Cyan Tarek

05-10-2011|02:59 AM

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Sticky: EXPRESSIONS FOR ALL! (knowledge tidbits) | Page: 1 2 3 4 5

Sorry to break-in mind-raper, but I'm making this thread STICKY so it will always be at the top for everyone to learn from! Post your...

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by sherinnazar5

03-08-2021|09:29 PM

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Moved: Auto dirting

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Xgen alembic export comes through as multiple groups

Hi, I would imagine this is a fairly common issue however I haven't been able to find any discussion about it online. Whenever I export a dense...

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by JWhite3D

06-02-2024|11:40 AM

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need a melscript

Can anyone provide me wih the "detachSurface" mel script that works in maya 6.5.I'm trying to explode a polygon aeroplane with a missile wherein I...

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by lalit_wani

13-08-2006|08:11 PM

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Paint fx memory

I am using AMD 3000+ and 1GB ram but till visor is slow on my system some times. is there any way to add mopre memory to brushs in visor?

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by metalrahul

20-04-2006|08:04 AM

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how to constrain particles to a Isoparm

ive seen it done before . but i dont remember how. they had this sink and a drop of water was falling from the edge. it was all made of NURBS and the...

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by pondo0

05-08-2006|02:48 PM

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Goals

Does anyone know of a way to make non-particles, non-soft bodies behave like goals? Basically I want a camera to follow a locater like a goal...

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by Dann

16-08-2006|08:48 AM

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Cloth Challenge Aarrggghhhh

Well, I am buiding a fully dynamic tent. I got my poles all connected with dynamic ropes, springs and etc.. This tent will be covered with Maya...

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by ragecgi

08-11-2003|03:53 AM

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hairs disapear in render

hello I don't know if this has happend to anyone but I have created a hair system for a head it was working good in the begining (in the scnene and...

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by ronkhmps

13-05-2006|09:29 AM

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anwar

how can i start this animation career i am new to this field and i choose VFX in maya.

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by publicFunction

01-01-2007|06:21 PM

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use prerecorded video in a maya scene

Hi I want to incorperate an existing llive action video in a maya scene, e.g. an open book where a movie is shown instead of text. Any ideas?...

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by iron_tick

08-11-2003|07:29 PM

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sphere-oid particle

I need to create a particle systme that takes a sphere-oid shape and extand as such. I've tried omni, volume, and surface from a NURNS sphere. None...

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by Dann

19-12-2003|03:17 AM

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Saving cloth caches

Yesterday I saved the cache for my cloth using the default name. When I tried to load it today, I couldn't find it in my data file, which is where my...

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by Alan

23-02-2006|09:54 AM

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closed thread

This link is already in our tutorial database

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by ezysk

12-08-2003|01:46 PM

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Changing particle chache startingtime?

Hi I cached some particles to disk. I was wondering if I can change the staringtime for the disk cache playback? What I want to do is to take...

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by r303

08-04-2006|06:42 AM

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rendering particles

I've red that you have to use hardware render to render out particles and then composite in ex. AE. But what if I want to do particles that reflects...

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by stenson

15-10-2007|04:26 AM

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wake help?

I'm trying to learn how to use wakes, and am having limited to no success. For one, it seems to make just a circular wake deformation, and it makes...

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by Dann

14-01-2004|01:24 AM

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creating fields

whenever I create a field it seems to be that this field is working or not by chance. I first create a volume axis. it is working but the effect...

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by Falott

10-01-2006|09:13 PM

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how to get aimdirection to work for particles on a polyplane.

I have created a polyplane, an emitter than emits an equal number of particles to the number of vertices on the polyplane, and I've made the...

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by Eurofiles

03-08-2006|04:30 AM

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Godess effect?

Hey I am attempting to recreate the goddess creation of Hyrule from the zelda64 game. I have modeled the goddess but can’t seem to get her outer ring...

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by Dann

08-10-2003|09:46 PM

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Ocean

Hello, So I have a softbody and then a boat. I have the boat animated going across the plane. I want the boat to "push" the water away from...

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by ragecgi

25-03-2003|12:11 AM

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Shattering Glass

the scene is a computer monitor whose glass pane gets blown outwards due to an explosion that occurs inside the actual monitor... ...i've gone...

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by graphik

08-04-2005|06:47 PM

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Soft and Rigid bodies

Hey How do I make a soft body collide with a passive rigid body. It works fine if they are both rigid bodies? Thanks

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by Mr_Ridd

23-08-2004|08:39 AM

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info about tutorials

I AM NEW TO MAYA AND INTERESTED IN VISUAL EFFECTS OF FILM, CAN ANYBODY GUIDE ME, WHERE CAN I GET THAT INFORMATION, RELATED TUTORIALS OF VFX.

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by metalrahul

19-04-2006|06:24 AM

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Instancer Color Varieties

Hi All, I m creating a particle instancer with a leaves (modelled from nurbs) as the objects. Everything is going fine. But I don't know how to make...

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