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Photographic reference images for furniture

Hi all, I've checked the usual reference sites (blueprints and others from the 3dbuzz thread on refs) but can't find many for regular household...

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by gubar

30-12-2007|05:41 PM

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Linking errors with example plugin?

here is the example i was trying to compile with visual studio 2005: #include <maya/MSimple.h> #include <maya/MIOStream.h> ...

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by daviddoria

30-12-2007|03:05 PM

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Arabic Text in Maya

Hi, Can you please tell me how to create Arabic text in maya Thanks, Vishaal.

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by vishaal

27-01-2008|02:06 AM

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renderboxx?!

i recently saw an ad in 3d world for something called a renderboxx i was just wondering what is it is it a complete system or just something that...

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by elephantinc

14-01-2008|04:14 PM

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Copy uvs from one side of mesh to another?

I've modified a model, by and deleted one half and mirrored it. Now, they are sharing one half of the original UVs - is there any easy way to...

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by gubar

13-01-2008|07:09 PM

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Rigging question:

Hey guys, i am rigging a character that is human/cartoony. However, the rig in general isnt the problem. As im going for a cartoony,yet semi...

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by vladimirjp

16-01-2008|01:41 PM

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Camera setup Question.......

Dear reader, i'm working on a file and want to add some emitters later to hardware render the emitter multi-points so i can add them in after...

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by ieoie

15-01-2008|12:28 AM

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3d worlds top 100

so 3d worlds top 100 movies has come and gone but what did you think? I dont think ratatoullie should have done so well, i dont think it was that...

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by elephantinc

15-01-2008|05:55 PM

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Tries to load a movie in maya?

when i adds a movie in the material in maya ( on the lambert) i gets an error everytime.. the movie file is 58 MB.. why does this happening?

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by cptm

16-01-2008|11:44 AM

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how many posts

Hi All. I am new here and i want to download a video tutorial from this great maya forum but the script tell me tahat i have to few post to download....

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by shalivan

16-01-2008|06:53 PM

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problem with non-main-fold

I posted here since it's not a technical issue ... I make a hand after a reference image, extruded the middle finger and after that converted...

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by DjSneeze

17-01-2008|08:07 AM

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mentalray Final Gather problem

Please help. I must have something very basic very wrong. I have tried 5 different tutorials - always the same problem. It is all black or...

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by kayto

18-01-2008|06:05 AM

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Hardware - Please recommend for Rendering

Question, I am looking at improving my PC's performance for Rendering in Maya (PLE.) My PC's specifications are given below Essentially it is...

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by khoma

18-01-2008|10:02 AM

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Space Marine image plane

Hey all! I've been searching the net for some good pictures of a warhammer 40k Space Marine to use for image planes but not really found any so I...

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by pruttrik

20-01-2008|02:45 AM

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ik fk blend RIGGING QUESTION

I have done my rig. Now im having issues with my IK FK Blend Let me break the problem down. I have for my FK controls.... a shoulder...

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by mr pix.

19-01-2008|02:58 AM

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Maya texturing prob/automatic mapping

Hi! A strange texturing problem is stopping my workflow: I want to texture a 90 degree bended polygon-tube with a file. I applied automatic mapping...

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by tasteless

22-01-2008|01:28 PM

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Resolution gate / render discrepancy?

Hi all, been trying to render a 200 x 600 image. I've posted two images to show my problem; in the screen capture is my scene, as framed by the...

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by Mayaniac

22-01-2008|07:31 PM

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Rat/mouse tutorial?

hey! Does anyone got a tutorial for modeling a rat og mouse? of any kind.. just need a tutorial.

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by gster123

24-01-2008|07:11 PM

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How would you approach creating blendshapes for eyelids?

I have these eyelids for my character tat, are, unfortunately attached to the skin as apposed to being seperate geometry. Which means i can't just...

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by mr pix.

27-01-2008|01:37 PM

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need advice on my polycount and hypershade

ok, so i've been working on MAya since sometime mid november, and since then i've made two models along with learning almost all the tutorials from...

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by Chirone

28-01-2008|02:46 PM

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Tiling textures

Hi, you can tile them in photoshop yourself, or you can use the 2d/3d placement node to repeat it in the x or y direction, but is there another...

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by gubar

29-01-2008|03:48 AM

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Problem with tools (scale, rotate, etc)

In Maya (I have version 6.5) all of the tools (scale, move, rotate) are very large compared to the object I am editing. I have to rotate the camera...

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by arichan99

15-08-2008|04:27 AM

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Selection settings

Hi! When I'm modeling in shaded mode and try to click on some edges or faces it always takes the edges/faces/objects on the backside of that what I...

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by Red_Roxxor

26-11-2010|05:23 PM

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windows insert button on a mac keyboard?

looking to duplicate my image and i have frozen the transformation. Following a windows based maya tutorial its said press insert to position the...

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by reis

20-11-2010|07:46 PM