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Question about 'Combining'

I have a scene whereby I have combined it. My question is, can I still add textures and colours to individual pieces within the combined scene? If...

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by stèvé_1

01-08-2003|01:22 AM

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Another question

I am wanting to assign a tecture to a wall. The problem I am having is that the texture is far too large when applied to the wall. Or the wall is way...

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by Nem

01-08-2003|09:41 AM

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Boolean Difference + Bevel = broken geometry!?

If I take a simple poly cube (no subs), then place a smaller poly cube half-way in one of its faces, then do a Boolean->Difference, I end up with a...

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by Steve555

14-11-2005|11:04 AM

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"Create a new scene" script

How do I make a script that replicates "Create a new scene" but with some parameters set to different defaults? I'd like one that comes up in...

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by vladimirjp

16-11-2005|10:42 PM

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How create a surface from a non-planar curve?

Hi After projecting a curve on to a cylindrical surface (the letter 'J'), I now want to be able to colour the 'J' differently to the rest of the...

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by Steve555

19-11-2005|12:25 PM

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How do I "deselect all" when there's no empty space?

Apologies for what is probably a FAQ, but how do I deselect everything when there is no empty space to click on? (e.g. in a busy interior scene,...

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by Steve555

20-11-2005|05:15 PM

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Where is Maya's 'Output Window' on a Mac?

Hi, A tutorial refers to the Output Window, with all the rendering statistics, wallclock etc. I can't find this on the Mac, is it called something...

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by Steve555

07-12-2005|12:52 PM

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Quick way to duplicate/scale concentric walls?

In order to make the concentric inner wall iin the picture, I had to duplicate the outer wall and then manually butcher the polygons it until it was...

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by Alan

08-12-2005|02:42 PM

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Making Final Gather rays reach further??

I'm rendering a very simple scene in mental ray. No lights, just an incandescent whiteboard to use with Final Gather to illuminate a cylinder. (see...

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by Steve555

10-12-2005|02:57 PM

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Attached Curves keep un-ataching themselves?

I created a closed loop cv curve by ataching 4 smaller cv curves together. I then did a Close Curves on it to make sure it was properly closed The...

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by Steve555

14-12-2005|03:26 PM

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Attach To Motion Path: random speed fluctuations?

I created a curve on the surface of a NURBS sphere, then attached a locator to it using Animate->Motion Paths->Attach To Motion Path. When I play...

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by Steve555

30-12-2005|08:01 PM

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Strange lofting problem between 3 curves.

Hi, I'm doing a loft between the three curves in the first picture; they are all perfectly straight in z, but have curvature in y. The outer two...

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by Steve555

08-01-2006|05:21 PM

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Problem with Grid Texture

Hi, When using the procedural grid texture, I find that it doesn't display correctly in High Quality mode, and the grid becomes dots. The same...

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by Steve555

11-01-2006|09:40 AM

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Can I convert Poly edges to Curves?

Is it possible to automatically convert polygon-edges to curves? If not, is there a way to get Paint Effects to follow the edges of polys? ...

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by Steve555

13-01-2006|03:56 PM

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Can't find place2DTexture->Repeat UV connection?

Hi, I've got a place2dTexture node connected to a file texture in the usual way. When I look in the hypershade, I can see there is a connection...

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by Steve555

16-01-2006|10:51 PM

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should i switch????

Hello, Im new here great site! Here is my situation. I'm just learning 3d animation, but fast. i love it and am spending a lot of time with it. i...

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by boomji

11-09-2002|07:39 PM

Replies: 13

Starting with Maya

alright guys, im going to start giving maya a shot. maybe ill put 3d max on hold for a bit. so what's the best way to learn this beast of a app?i...

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by Protheus

09-09-2002|09:15 AM

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Making hair for a female character

Does anybody has experience with modelling or making hair for a female character? Is there any tutorials for this Item? I am kinda finished with the...

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by BennyK

05-09-2008|02:13 PM

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Another Maya noob (image plane size help)

Hello Im new to maya, love it, was using lightwave before but anyway heres my problem. My problem conserns importing image planes. I would import...

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by Perfecto

15-10-2007|05:18 AM

Replies: 5

need help modeling sliding panles on space ship

Hi im fairly new to maya and im trying to model a small cartoony space ship, basically the same as "space man spiffs" (from calvin and hobbes, google...

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by SteveN_25

30-10-2007|10:31 PM

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Binding help

Hello Im fairly new to maya been using it for about 2months, my problem is binding. Iv made a simple cartoon style guy and a great rig I made a...

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