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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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So I lost my tool. Everything was goin great, I was making pretty cool models and then it happened: I extruded 2 side by side polygon surfaces...

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by swankymonkey

07-10-2005|05:55 PM

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patchModeling workflow

I have a basic question about the workflow of patchmodeling - especially a human head. beginning with profiles is somehow easy, also pulling up the...

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by Falott

15-02-2005|05:49 PM

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Mirroring automatic updating?

Is there anyway to set up one side of a sub-d head to mirrror onto the other side and reflect the changes that are made to the original side of the...

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by phalcon

10-03-2003|07:46 PM

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sub d display level

another problem I'm having is that the o's, 1's, and 2's of my sub d display levels dont show up on my model. whichever level I'm at the verts are...

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by der_lutz

28-07-2009|11:37 AM

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plz help me

i am new person in this software:confused:

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by Jay

28-08-2009|09:38 AM

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Nurbs smothness

I'd like to know how to improve the smothness that maya uses to draw a nurbs surface. Sometimes maya doesn't render nurbs surface as smoth as I...

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by Xander-0

12-10-2005|05:18 PM

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How to draw a curve.....that does not curve?

Hi. I want to draw a shape like you can with CV and EP curve but I dont want it to curve.. I just want it to be a straight shape, like that...

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by mht

25-01-2009|12:17 PM

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Creating treads

Hello, Does anyone have ever used a script named "AS_TREADS" that builds treads from an object and a path curve ? I'm experiencing problems...

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by sjlocke

21-05-2004|05:31 PM

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Unable to fullcrease for sharp edges

Below are 2 illustration for my problem. After selecting the top and left edges of my SubD (figure 1), applying fullcrease, I can't seem to get...

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by Kartzan

04-11-2005|11:26 PM

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square question

I have made this object with a boolean operation. My question is: should I draw new edges so that every face is a square or could i leave it that...

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by Chirone

02-02-2010|09:33 AM

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Bi-rail 3+ tool, grrr!

A little rookie question! I was working on a tutorial, well reading one and tryed myself... anyway I want to know how too use the "Bi-rail 3+...

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by benkrossarn

30-05-2004|08:44 AM

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Smooth node doesnt apear

I dont get any input nodes in my scene. Is there some option i hit or does anyone know if they need to be turned back on? I smoothed my model to edit...

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by wokendreams

22-11-2007|08:01 PM

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Phillips webcam tutorial - Intersect prob

Hey guys. I'm trying to work through the Phillips webcam tut on learningmaya.com...

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by sjurick

01-05-2004|01:59 PM

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Again Birails tooolz

Hi , it there anyone knowing how to use Birails tools proper (1,2+3). Every time I model I do get "black spot" in some corners. Even when I add more...

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by tezza

02-07-2004|04:27 PM

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Nurbs trimming and attaching issue

Hi :) Well first: Just signed in to the board, really interesting stuff going on. Amazing community! And now for the question :) I'm working on...

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by HackMachine

14-07-2003|01:36 PM

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help with subdivision lines

How do I turn all the lines off when I put in subdivisions? The book I'm using just shows the vertices, but there isn't any lines. Thanks for the...

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by MrBojangles07

29-01-2007|02:22 PM

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un-refining part of a subdiv mesh?

is there a way to un-refine part of a subdiv mesh? I know you can use Clean Topology but that works only on the entire mesh as far as i can see...

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by lori_hunter

02-03-2005|05:10 AM

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Jet Fighter

Well iam all lost cant find any good info one building jets in Maya well i have...started making the fuselage with subdivs with extrude edges ...

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by mind_raper

19-02-2005|03:15 PM

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Lofting a head?

Has anyone modeled a head using lofting? What i mean is creating a load of NURBS circles and getting the proportions/shape right to the front/side...

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by NitroLiq

09-02-2003|04:23 AM

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How to chamfer a poly

How can I chamfer a poly object. I thought you used bevel with 1 segment but someone told me that dosen't work. Any clue's?

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by mtmckinley

30-10-2002|06:51 PM

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Edge Control and Facial Modeling:

I've hit a little impasse with my Defiler---looking at the picture in the link below, the first post is of the actual model itself...I have one on my...

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