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Complex UV Layout in Maya

Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character

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Boolean help.

I'd like to do these three sections in the model I'm working on, can someone make it simpler or give me a pointer or three..lol. I'll probably try an...

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by CollinBishop

31-12-2013|09:04 PM

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UVs don't flip after mirroring geometry

hello. when i mirror geometry, UVs don't flip. they stay blue, but are not reversed. how can i reverse them? i need it for normal/displacement...

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by mickhah

31-12-2013|12:41 PM

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Old project and image planes?

I opened up an old project I was working on months ago and the image planes won't display. Script editor says unable to show image plane.. Is their...

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by cj74

30-12-2013|10:13 PM

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Vertex world positions?

I'm trying to get two vertices to match along an axis but, I don't know how to view and change their world positions. How do you view them? ...

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by Gen

30-12-2013|09:11 PM

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Maya 7

Hi, I'm currently working on a game and need to use Maya 7, can't find were to download it. Please help me! Thank you so...

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by NextDesign

30-12-2013|07:58 PM

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UV Question

I have a small project I'm working on at the moment. It's a house that me and my wife are building and I wanted to model and texture it in Maya...

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by CollinBishop

30-12-2013|03:49 AM

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Turning wireframe mesh into geometry?

How do I take a sphere, for instance, and generate geometry based on its wireframe? How do I control the thickness of the "wires"? Thanks. :)

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by mickhah

28-12-2013|11:10 AM

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shatter effect question

Hey guys Im very very new to Maya and am trying to do a shatter effect on a poly model I made. I successfully shattered a primitive sphere, but when...

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by soundmartell

26-12-2013|01:21 PM

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OBJ Sequance to Blendshapes

Does anyone of you know plug-ing or script that would convert OBJ sequence to blendshapes instead of importing them as separated meshes with keyed...

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by NextDesign

26-12-2013|04:26 AM

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Texture resolution: a never ending story

Hi all, I was searching for threads regarding texture resolution. I found tons of them: now i am more confused as before!!:furious: I have in...

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by CollinBishop

24-12-2013|06:30 PM

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Quick selections - How to store.

Hi, First of all, wish to thank all of you fellow users helping me out learning Maya, you are a very helpful folk. Now the question: I make quick...

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by CollinBishop

24-12-2013|12:21 AM

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reversing normals help

hello all i am trying to reverse the normals on something i will be covering with a mesh but whenever i do so the faces expand ...right before this...

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by NextDesign

23-12-2013|07:25 PM

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what computer di I buy? need help!

Hi there, i have a problem - i dont know, what computer to buy for working on maya! I'm fifteen and have been working with a friend of my mums...

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by LauriePriest

23-12-2013|01:01 PM

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problems with displacement and normal maps

hello. i have made a displacement and normal maps for a model, but they don't work as they should. firstly, the displacement map:...

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by mickhah

23-12-2013|12:36 PM

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Rocket Fire & Trail

Hey, Im not quite sure where to put this thread or question. basically Im trying to make a rocket fire from a plane. Ive spent two days animating...

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by LauriePriest

23-12-2013|12:18 PM

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The Most Epic Commercial for Beans You'll Ever See

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by tweetytunes

22-12-2013|11:04 AM

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Cylinder Triangles

Hey guys! From what I've been taught recently, is that you need to have no triangles in your mesh but how do you do that with a cylinder? Do I...

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by bullet1968

22-12-2013|02:24 AM

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nCloth on Bind skin

I am sorry if I'm asking a way too much questions. I have a character already animated and bind skinned. What I need to do is to convert the...

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by CollinBishop

20-12-2013|11:36 PM

Replies: 2

UV texture editor

Is there way to delete uv's from the texture editor and start fresh again? The thing is I map out my uv and then I added/combine the head to mesh:...

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by CollinBishop

20-12-2013|11:27 PM

Replies: 4

Two button mouse in newer versions of Maya

There used to be a setting in the preferences menu that allowed you to change the mouse type to 1 or 2 button mice but it seems to have gone in new...

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