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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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Overgrowth/Vines Tuts

Looking for Tuts on creating Vines growing on old temples etc.. to make some Archetecture look old etc.. Thanks :)

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by dragonsfire

25-08-2003|04:31 PM

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Exam Results

Well my Exam results came in this morning...here we go: 1 geography 1 graphical communication 2 English 2 mathematics 2 French 2 Physics...

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by adldesigner

15-08-2003|11:58 AM

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New 3D World

Just to let you guys know that the new 3d world mag is out about they have a 3 part video tutorial showing you how to make a meteor crashing into the...

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by Witchy

25-08-2003|02:31 PM

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Moving individual model parts

Hi, iv'e imported a model giraffe but it comes in as one object, could someone please tell me the best way to select say - the foot and make it one...

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by mtmckinley

15-08-2003|12:11 AM

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Sell my maya liscense???

How could I go about selling my copy of maya. I dont want to get rid of it, but If I could get most of my money out of it I think It would be...

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by fredriksson

20-08-2003|01:14 AM

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Problems

I did a pencil and textured by selecting faces, but.... Is there an option because when I select the err - Wood bit. it selects the handle as well?...

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by Scraggy_Dogg

18-08-2003|12:38 PM

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CPS

where can i download the ConnectPolyshape plugin? i cant find it anywhere :'(

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by Zyk0tiK

23-08-2003|05:10 PM

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Race Car

Just thought i'd show u the car i'm due to start building so i can go racing. This will be my second attempt at building a car, the first one is a...

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by adldesigner

30-08-2003|09:54 PM

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Immortal - Film trailer

Don't know if anyone has seen this, but it looks damn cool Immortal

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by swankymonkey

10-10-2004|04:46 AM

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Is Mental Ray up to it?

Could anyone advise? I've been working in Maya 4.5 for the last couple of years and am more than aware that the renderer is not as good as other...

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by Ankalagon

11-11-2004|08:26 PM

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Generating Normal Maps in Maya

I am updating my portfolio and need to learn more about normal mapping. I am looking at purchasing Z-Brush for creating the High Poly Meshes but...

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by mrdeathsocks

08-10-2005|01:42 PM

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lightning effect (dynamics)

I created this lightning effect and set the values to what I thought looked best to me. Then I added a background in maya (on a plane) to set up a...

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by Lifire

11-09-2005|08:07 AM

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Smooth Shadows

Hey folks! i got a little render problem, when i'm rendering my scene i got nice shadow and thats cool, but i want that the edge of my shadow be...

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by Alan

19-09-2005|08:49 AM

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ATI FireGL v5000

Hey I bought a Fire GL v5000 and I wanted to hook the card to my TV, but the slot in the back that I thought was S video looked DIFFERENT! When I...

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by Tubby

20-09-2005|10:06 AM

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How can show the Arrow of world? Please!

How can show the Arrow of world? Please! I already uploaded a picture of it, please help me to show the Arrow. Thanks!!! :confused:

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by skywola

13-09-2006|10:27 AM

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Working with cloth - Making a sack.

I want to make a sack to go on the back on Santa's sleigh, but I'm having problems creating 'thread' to pull the fabric together around a ball. ...

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by jpardoe

21-10-2006|04:18 AM

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UV mapping a curved pipe

know i've been asking a lot these days but don't know why so many things come up. I'm trying to map this cylindrical pipe that looks like this:...

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by danotronXX

10-11-2007|01:18 AM

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Hello

Hi everyone, I'm a proper newbie! not done any animation/3D modeling before. I've been teaching myself Maya for about 3-4 weeks now, found this...

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by djknucklez1

23-11-2007|06:20 AM

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Video Card recommendations

Okay, I've googled this to death and thought it's time to ask on here: I work for a multi-media company that does primarily Flash stuff. I've...

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by bluemana

02-03-2009|12:21 AM

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How would you guys personally go about...

Making HardWood floors and carpet? i think i found a pro way, its working very nice for me atm, i just wanna know how you guys do it :D

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by starjsjswars

26-01-2009|07:09 PM

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texture mapping formula

Hi Everyone, I am not new to Maya as some know and I hope this is not a silly question but, I was wondering if there is a formula to figure out...

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by mtmckinley

25-02-2009|05:20 PM

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Maya Kid

I'm only 11 and a mini maya master. I've hidden my talent and only told about 5 people and that includes my parents. Does anyone know a way to tell...

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by thatsmybrand

28-03-2009|04:17 AM

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Converting Poly to Sub-Ds; having some difficulty

Ok i have another question: Now I'm having difficulty converting my polygons BACK to sub divisions. My script editor reads: Error:...

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by iamcreasy

11-04-2009|09:44 AM

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Changing Light Decay?

How can I adjust the decay of a light in Maya? I have a point light (a lantern) and want it to emit light that gets weaker with the distance. I can...

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by stwert

24-01-2012|10:35 PM

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polygon plane used for image plane issues

Hi I'm doing a class project that requires image plans as the reference for a model. I created orthographic views for the image planes. I am using...

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