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Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1

This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.

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create vertices at intersection of polygons? (basic modeling)

hi, so i had two intersecting Polygon Cubes and i wanted to create vertices at the points of intersection http://oi63.tinypic.com/14e00t4.jpg so i...

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by herton

25-10-2017|11:01 PM

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how to get texture to 3d print

www.dropbox.com/s/z7kf0rwah0twovn/2016-08-28_14h46_44.png?dl=0 Hey all! I have a question. I have this base with the moon setup. How do I...

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by georgehudson

09-10-2017|08:02 AM

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Modelling to real world scale in Maya - Solution found

Hi all, This is to share my knowledge in Maya. I've heard most people who use Maya say that it's impossible to work with real world scale in...

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by naveenraghul

09-10-2017|06:42 AM

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Precise Editing: Pivot Point

One thing I find frustrating about Maya is that doing anything in it using exact values always seems to be buried and convoluted. And in tutorials...

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by clocker1

25-07-2017|12:50 AM

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Boolean Blues

I'm trying to use Mesh > Boolean > Union to cut a hatchway between two spaces and the first time it worked fine, deleted the ends of the doorway...

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by Nilla

24-07-2017|12:28 PM

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Boolean Union ~ Models Disappear ~ Maya2015

Hi. I watched one of Rick Malava's videos on Maya Boolean problems and came here for more info. I need to produce a 'water-tight' file (.stl)...

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by SNARK

23-07-2017|06:41 PM

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Maya Texturing - remove surface outline

Hi, First time trying to create game hair. Workflow is exporting UV from Maya into photoshop (ps) using a plane surface to draw on. I created an...

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by tweetytunes

21-07-2017|08:03 AM

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Extrude problem

I would like to create a glass part of a building (see image), but when I extrude the faces, the edges stay where they are distorting the shape. Am...

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by Gen

16-06-2017|08:05 PM

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modeling help

so i have an ok grasp of maya but still in the earlish stages and have created a simple model of an artist mannequin and what im looking to do is...

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by krismoore1234

11-05-2017|10:42 AM

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When to use real scale in Modeling?

I want to create 3D environments. This requires buildings such as a medieval castle. Do I need to worry about the scale if it is real or not? I...

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by ctbram

05-05-2017|07:21 PM

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UV unwrapping: what to aim for?

I'm trying to create UVs for a 3D model (castle keep), being completely new to UVs I don't know what the "final destination" should look like, so I...

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by Gen

01-04-2017|09:17 PM

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How to prepare a medieval castle in Maya for further sculpting in ZBrush?

How to do I get a medieval castle in a way to be able to add detail (building stones and decay) in ZBrush? In some cases in Maya, the wall is one...

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by Jay

29-03-2017|11:21 PM

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Chamfer Vertex- Why are the "Lenght" and "Divisions" blued out (non editable)

Can we add divisions with the chamfer vertex tool? If not why these options are there but blued out ? In Cinema 4D you can add divisions to an...

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by Orphydian

13-03-2017|01:10 PM

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Scale object shape

Hello, I've got a problem. I want to know, how can I shrink this objects shape within Maya, 3DS Max or Zbrush? I use these 3 softwares mainly. So,...

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by Faker513

11-03-2017|12:22 AM

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Multi-Tile UVs

Hello, I am having a killer time trying to figure out Multi-Tile UVs. My problem is simple: How do you load a second image/texture onto the...

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by Bcurless

06-03-2017|03:21 AM

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supporting edges and smoothing

Hi Basic question about something I need to improve upon. It seems that properly supporting edges to hold shape when smoothed is simple because I...

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by dimeolas

02-03-2017|09:39 PM

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How to extend a rope rig

Hi, I'm new here and I hope this is the section for this question. I have bought a rope rig that have the possibility of extend by locking the...

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by sampson01

01-03-2017|08:13 PM

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Vertex Lock Disappeared in Maya 2016

Hi, the title says all I want to say actually. Where did vertex lock menu go in Maya 2016?? Thank You

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by andrearastelli

20-02-2017|05:43 PM

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How to set UV grid to 4k

Hi there, super stuck - the maya Uv grid size seems to stop at 1024 - you can't move the slider up anymore, also it doesn't seem to do anything...

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by Jay

18-02-2017|06:40 PM

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Maya Tutorial: Create 3D Geometry from 2D Images

Heya, In this Maya 2017 tutorial I show you how to create 3D geometry from 2D images! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRXw4meAqO8 Subscribe...

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by ruanlotter

01-02-2017|01:07 PM

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Append to poly - strange result

Hello All, I am getting this strange result when trying to append to poly.... I have saved, restarted, opened and closed and still get this sad...

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by danielchappelle

19-01-2017|04:57 PM

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How make triangle surface into square

Hello! I am very new to 3D-modeling and Maya and I have a question which I think should be fairly simple to answer but I have been looking for hours...

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by MaiaLearnsMaya

17-01-2017|11:21 PM

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See thumbnails of 3D models in windows explorer or similar

Windows explorer enables one to see thumbnails for MS office, image files and pdfs Adobe Bridge is the equivalent for the creatives, it gives also...

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