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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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Semi-Solid Liquid....

OK...i want to make some semi-solid liquid in the transparant tank. I want it to fill up and keep moving without it spilling over the edge of the...

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by Mad_Dog!

11-03-2003|11:37 AM

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surface emission particles inheriting texture

hi i'm trying to emit particles from a nurbs object and have the particles inheriting the object's texture. I read the help file (and the earlier...

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by lori_hunter

14-03-2005|12:55 AM

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Rigidbodies, active, passive, not colliding?

Hello, in my scene, I have a sphere, set as passive, colliding into a bunch of triangle meshes(they are separated). There is gravity. The sphere is...

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by bpears

09-12-2013|08:49 PM

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Particles collide with same object emitting from.

Hey, I'm trying to make particles collide with the same object they are emitting from. I have a complex 123d mesh of a hand and forearm...

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by daverave

12-11-2012|08:04 PM

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Realistic Coffee Cup

I'm trying to create a realistic coffee cup. 1) I found a "coffee" shader at highend3d, but actually it consist of two different shaders - how do...

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by ragecgi

10-05-2003|02:52 AM

Replies: 9

Maya Fluids Help!

Hi, Where can I find decent Maya Fluids tutorials on the internet? I'm using Maya fluids for the first time, but I really don't want to...

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by trekg4

12-12-2008|02:59 PM

Replies: 6

Adhesion

i want to make blood run down the face of a woman, is there a way to do that? and if so can someone tell me how to get the most realistic effect?

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by kbrown

27-10-2002|12:46 PM

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Can I disable this warning?

Maya is giving me the warning message... Warning: file: C:/Program Files/Alias/Maya6.5/scripts/others/timeSlider.mel line 141: The goal forces for...

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by westiemad

17-06-2006|01:58 PM

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Bullet Mesh collision problem

Hello, I have an object that I want to shatter when it falls and hits the ground and I was trying to use Maya's bullet dynamics to do it. If I...

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by Calvin

27-05-2014|04:43 AM

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Animating Paint Effects

Hi, This too is my last semester's project,...part of it anyway. I used Paint Effects and animated the curves in the Attribute Editor and when I...

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by ragecgi

23-10-2002|12:17 AM

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Realistic underwater... | Page: 1 2

How do I make the fishes look like they're actually IN the water, instead of in font of it using af background image?

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by MKess007

03-02-2003|09:15 PM

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disable/enable gravity

I am working on a project for school and i need a gravity dynamic to only be enabled starting at a certain frame. How would I be able to accomplish...

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by ragecgi

07-09-2003|08:20 PM

Replies: 4

Coloured balls

Hi im trying to create falling coloured balls - maybe four colours interacting with each other like marbles. I was trying with particles. Jut...

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by Sircharles

08-09-2011|04:13 PM

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Bitfrost pouring liquid

Hi all. Just started looking into BF but i'm stuck at the first hurdle. I have a liquid pouring out of my bottle onto a surface but I need to...

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by Stephen

19-06-2015|08:51 AM

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Maya Arnold - shaded volume from mesh shape?

Hi, How can I create a shaded volume from a mesh / object shape in Arnold for Maya? Natively? Third party? // Best // Ola

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by OlaAtKongotec

19-10-2015|09:06 PM

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Dynamic Fire Effect

Hello everyone, I just recently bought the software and decided to create the "Sun". The problem is, whenever I add fire effect to it, it's going...

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by Gomo

01-08-2015|07:56 AM

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need help with water drop

I have to do a water drop that collides with a surface (a simple plane). I have an ideea how to do this a have used a sphere (soft body) and a...

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by adldesigner

21-04-2003|02:20 AM

Replies: 8

Hopefully simple question regarding Fluids (Hard surface)

Hello all. I have an issue that has been kicking me around for about 2 weeks. If you have seen the demo from Duncan regarding the mixing of...

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by shamusoliver

08-12-2011|05:42 PM

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distortion on turbine

Hello..Bonjour… I need help :help: which could explain, how to add a heat distortion on turbine helicopter ... Thank you ;)

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by registudio

04-10-2011|08:26 AM

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Rendering Lines

Hi Folks, I´m working with Maya since a few years now and did mostly work with Modeling / Texturing / Rigid- and IK Animation. Now I´d like to...

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by user12

22-11-2013|11:25 AM

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Testing a dragon wing

My project has dragon-style wings. I want to focus on the wings alone without having to deal with any distractions (I seem to go off on tangents...

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by Jimby

23-11-2011|04:35 AM

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How can I simulate the explosion of a plane?

Hi! Can someone tell me how to make an object explode? I know how to make an exploding fireball and so on, but how do I let explode an object...

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by Kevin

09-12-2002|05:09 PM

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How do i create rubble from an explosion or cave in

at the moment i am trying to create rubble/ debris to look like a cave in or blasting in an underground mine. i am currently attempting to use...

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by ragecgi

01-07-2009|09:32 PM

Replies: 3

ground covered with stones

How would I go if I want to simulate a ground covered with little stones like on the picture below? my first idea was to create a particle cloud,...

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by Falott

07-10-2008|03:32 AM

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breath in cold air

hi, I have a project for class involving cold weather, and i wanted my character to have his breath showing for the close up scene. the rest would be...

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by stwert

11-12-2009|05:54 PM

Replies: 3