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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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killing 3 and 5 sided polys

Ok, I know that I'm supposed to rid my mesh of 3 and 5 sided ploys. However nowhere have I seen tuts on any proven techniques. Trying desperatly to...

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by filmic

07-09-2002|08:35 PM

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How do I mirror something?

Hi! I modelled a leg and duplicated it. Now I want to mirror it, but dont know how to. Any advice? THX

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by .:morpher:.

09-09-2002|12:32 AM

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um nurbs..how to attach

um how do you attach a nurbs surface. this is after i turn the surface live. then draW A curve on it. like a circle. then i trim off the un wanted...

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by raul

09-09-2002|12:50 AM

Replies: 2

Combine faces

Hi folks, As you can see the image, I have two faces selected and I wanna combine them to make just one. How can I do it? ...

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by ragecgi

10-09-2002|10:49 AM

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whats the use of patch modelling

hey dudes, when modelling a head with nurbs in seperate patches,the advantage is to have more detail in areas that need it. ...

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by ragecgi

10-09-2002|09:34 PM

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Arrays + Duplicating

Hey Guys, I was just wondering if there was some faster way than duplicating a rivet at a time. As if you could choose to duplicate a certain...

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by Darkon

12-09-2002|05:54 PM

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how would i go about this night mare

ok, this model is scaring me shitless(the underside of it)...hope you guys have a similar model and can advise on the approach i'd take(i...

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by ragecgi

14-09-2002|10:43 PM

Replies: 5

polygon head

hi guys...........i'm new here, i am looking for some tutorials or some guidelines to model a polygon head..........anyone can give some suggestion?...

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by raul

16-09-2002|11:20 AM

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roof - capacity problems

Hi there! I'm having a capacity problem with my house project. I'm building a roof made of 1000's of small nurbs surfaces. They each have a UV...

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by Kitoc

18-09-2002|06:11 AM

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filling a hole in a nurbs model

I have a cylinder. Bit as you all know the top and botom of the cylinder are open ! so how do I close/fill these. If you are working with poly there...

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by Protheus

18-09-2002|09:35 AM

Replies: 7

Beveling (Help needed!)

Hey Guys! I have a little bit of a problem ... I just created a polygon model, which I combined to a polygon torus. Now I´m trying to bevel...

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by adldesigner

19-09-2002|06:18 PM

Replies: 6

Tips ... on non-manifold

Well ..after reading a bit through Maya´s docs I came cross this little gem of info when modeling polygons .. and it should help you save trouble...

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by adldesigner

20-09-2002|07:34 PM

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Non-manifold FIXING ...

Judging on what you know, what would be your best way to fix these "offending" edges? They were created by the wrong use of Extrude Edge and Merge...

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by adldesigner

20-09-2002|08:26 PM

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Mirror Geometry ...

I seem to have a problem using the Mirror Geometry action, you see, when I mirror the object it leaves edges non-merged and I can´t play with them,...

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by adldesigner

21-09-2002|04:44 AM

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I need help with character modeling | Page: 1 2

I cant seem to remember how to model a character in maya anymore, I tried that simple man tutorial but it didnt turn out great when I edited its...

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by Protheus

24-09-2002|03:25 PM

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trim/fillet trouble

hello fellas, i have a nurbs modelling question relating to cars and filleting. i have filletted these surfaces and everything seems cool, but in...

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by sedric

26-09-2002|05:04 AM

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how do you delet a nurbs face,:eek:

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by raul

27-09-2002|05:40 AM

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how can i make tubes?

how can i create a bunch of tubes that comes out of one point, just trying to experiment with an abstract image. :banghead:

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by ephekto

27-09-2002|06:08 PM

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Dumb Nurb Boolean Problem

OK, im trying to make an opening in a car bumper made up of nurbs. I create another nurbs cylinder to subtract that shape from the car bumper and it...

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by Darkon

27-09-2002|07:06 PM

Replies: 5

Attaching

Been workin on a character and trying to attach both feet. But when I hit attach the legs kind of collapse and square off on one and the other...

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by Kevin

29-09-2002|04:40 PM

Replies: 6

Cutting nurbs

Hello guys, while working on my Porsche i ran into a problem. How do i cut a nurbs object in half? Like detatch some part of a nurbs object? I just...

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by mtmckinley

30-09-2002|04:56 PM

Replies: 3

Easy way to Stich/weld or attach two objects

Oke, I need to attach the leg on to the torso. What is the quickes way to do this ? The left part shows the wireframe on shaded mode so you can...

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by mtmckinley

30-09-2002|04:59 PM

Replies: 12

Dont understand :s

hey im remodlling my bear dude with nurbs cos the poly model was way too dense for my skinning :( but nurbs is giving me trouble :( im using the...

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by Nem

30-09-2002|05:08 PM

Replies: 6

SubD unrefine?

I know you can select a SubD face an refine it but is there a way to do the opposite? I mean can I unrefine or something if I have an area which is...

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by kbrown

02-10-2002|04:13 PM

Replies: 6

Isolating Vertex Selection

O.K. so you-know-who has made it to Maya! I have a little problem though. I am used to AM, with this program you can select groups of points and hide...

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by kbrown

02-10-2002|08:11 PM

Replies: 4