Maya 2020 fundamentals - modelling the real world
Get halfway through a model and find it's an unworkable mess? Can't add edge loops where you need them? Can't subdivide a mesh properly? If any of this sounds familiar check this course out.
Hi some grouped models are constrained (geometry & normal) on a wavy nurbs plane (create softbody and attach a turbulence field to its particles)....
Thread by: mortezarel Subscribe
Views: 1,413
mortezarel 09-01-2013|05:58 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,413
Hello everyone I have created a word in Maya that is composed of one object per letter. At a certain moment I'd like to make explode the whole...
Thread by: mayauser5 Subscribe
Views: 2,855
stwert
by stwert
05-01-2013|12:28 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,855
I managed to 'Assign Paint Effects Brush to Hair' but the problem is that the paint effects lines are coming out jagged. I'm guessing it's...
Thread by: Sgt_BigZ Subscribe
Views: 3,423
Sgt_BigZ 17-11-2012|02:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,423
Hi All, I'm trying to explore self-organising nodes/networks and I've been working with maya dynamic curves as part of that investigation. So...
Thread by: Sgt_BigZ Subscribe
Views: 2,953
Sgt_BigZ 14-11-2012|01:40 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,953
Hi All, I'm just wondering if there's a quick way to change the point lock from 'both ends' to 'base' or 'tip' for multiple dynamic curves. I...
Thread by: Sgt_BigZ Subscribe
Views: 5,693
Sgt_BigZ 13-11-2012|08:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,693
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...
Thread by: rsteve Subscribe
Views: 3,600
rsteve 12-11-2012|08:04 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,600
I just saw the top thread about expressions but could not find the reply button there. Sorry that I post a new one. I'm new to expression. And...
Thread by: lxhtin Subscribe
Views: 3,284
lxhtin
by lxhtin
04-11-2012|08:52 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 3,284
Hello, I'm trying to re-create the effect of an humidifier device blowing out "fog" (see examples below). I have little experience with maya...
Thread by: dvhouw Subscribe
Views: 2,812
dvhouw
by dvhouw
12-10-2012|03:48 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,812
Hi! I just got the urge to learn hair/fur in Maya. I've heard that the built in Maya hair/fur isn't that good. Is it worth buying shave and a...
Thread by: SwatSnipe Subscribe
Views: 2,328
SwatSnipe 02-10-2012|07:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,328
I used the paint fluid tool to draw liquid at the bottom of the container to act as a puddle. However, when I play the sim the fluid dissipates for...
Thread by: venator Subscribe
Views: 2,390
venator
by venator
01-10-2012|05:29 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,390
Such a simple question yet I cannot find the answer anywhere. Is there a simple way to add points like the ones created by camera lenses to the space...
Thread by: Overbound Subscribe
Views: 3,142
Overbound
by Gen
23-09-2012|06:19 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,142
hello everyone , I am new to maya animation, worked a lot in 3ds max, what I want to know how can I animate a building growing up from the soil. In...
Thread by: titu_mia Subscribe
Views: 5,337
titu_mia 10-09-2012|11:08 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,337
Hi folks. So I'm trying to get mental ray to render a bunch of STATIC particles that are no longer dynamic. I have assigned a lambert shader to...
Thread by: scentmental Subscribe
Views: 5,474
scentmental 21-08-2012|10:48 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,474
Hi, all, Couple of questions you guys and gals might be able to help me with :) Firstly, I'm doing an orbital shot, that is a shot from orbit ...
Thread by: Calvin Subscribe
Views: 2,942
Calvin
by Calvin
26-07-2012|07:34 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,942
Hey guys, I was trying to learn Dynamics, and doing Maya Getting Started lesson on Dynamics, in which creating a fountain particles with color....
Thread by: Darkmot Subscribe
Views: 5,917
Darkmot 05-07-2012|01:36 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,917
I created a little tutorial on making sparks in Maya using nparticles. Hope it helps some of you out. I wanted to render them in V-ray but so far I...
Thread by: dre4mer Subscribe
Views: 7,273
dre4mer
by dre4mer
04-07-2012|03:39 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 7,273
So I am trying to use the shatter effect but its giving me some weird results. The one on the far right is solid shatter, the middle is surface...
Thread by: Ozgalis Subscribe
Views: 4,227
Ozgalis
by Ozgalis
12-06-2012|05:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,227
Friends, This is my first post, Hope u guys help me out.. I'm working on creating a cube(movie transformers), that starts falling towards earth and...
Thread by: PrashantFX Subscribe
Views: 4,601
PrashantFX 09-06-2012|09:25 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,601
Hi I have a bright studio scene lit with HDRi. I rendered flames on another render layer separetely to get dark lighting. I now want to...
Thread by: Sircharles Subscribe
Views: 7,333
Sircharles 01-06-2012|01:57 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,333
Hi everyone, Does anyone here know how to animate a flying cloth along motion path? I want to create something like this: Flying cloth test -...
Thread by: ringdingdong Subscribe
Views: 4,307
ringdingdong 01-06-2012|10:15 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,307
I've been trying to simulate this type of explosion and I'm at a complete loss. Does anyone know how this FX artist pulled this off? Thanks for the...
Thread by: korvic Subscribe
Views: 4,345
korvic
by korvic
19-05-2012|06:30 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,345
Ever wanted to make a particle go in the direction your character is pointing and don't want to animate the emitter directly? Yeah, didn't think...
Thread by: Razor Blade Subscribe
Views: 6,519
Razor Blade 19-05-2012|01:01 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 6,519
there seems to be no way to have rigid bodies not penetrate animated passive rigid bodies... the same collision geometries which work perfect when...
Thread by: Falott Subscribe
Views: 4,305
Razor Blade 19-05-2012|12:01 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,305
Hi Guys! Creating a splash is always been one of the most difficult tasks anyone might have come across. It takes a hell lot of time trying to...
Thread by: coolheat Subscribe
Views: 5,312
coolheat
by Skalman
06-05-2012|09:16 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,312
hi, anybody can help~i am using maya2012 now i want to doing a fluid cloud character~ but can't let the fluid follow the mesh to doing the animation...
Thread by: looiwaikit Subscribe
Views: 3,663
yoruneko 26-04-2012|04:57 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,663
Showing threads 151 to 175 of 826
Currently Active Users 16 ( 0 members & 16 guests)
Threads in Forum : Dynamics & Special Effects
Posting Rules Forum Rules
You may not post new threads | You may not post replies | You may not post attachments | You may not edit your posts | BB code is On | Smilies are On | [IMG] code is On | HTML code is Off