Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1
This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.
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But, to answer your question, I prefer Maya over Max because of its workflow. I like the way things work in Maya. It's not necessarily better or worse than Max -- it just feels right to me. Frankly, I can use any 3D program you throw at me. They all do basically the same thing. However, my preference is Maya.
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I recently tried max to try and get a few freebies done for the 3dmax site... and although this sounds utterly outragous
...I found max somewhat "childish"
Maya seemed so polished, so professional, and so damn good.
But I have seen work done by max guys that is totally awesome!
Its not what you have....its how you use it!
And to answer you question in why... well, I just dont know
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that is so true in many......many cases...Originally posted by Kevin
Its not what you have....its how you use it!
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Only, my only quibble with Maya vs. Max is when it comes to particles.
More importantly, the openness of Maya over Max's gui-based usability.
I happen to love the fact that in Max I don't have to be a programming guru to do SIMPLE things like instanced rotation, arrays etc.
On the other hand, from what I understand, and Danny feel free to correct me here, but Maya is WAY more open for this reason, and thus, even though there is no "child-like" gui to do every task, Maya allows you to make you own
...so, going purely from my background, (and the fact that I'm lazy as hell), I LOVE the gui of Max's particle interface, BUT, I also LOVE the openess of Maya's dynamics system as well...
So, my point is, I guess I am a hippocrit when it comes to this issue, so feel free to just ignore me
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Under the hood the biggest difference is that Max is modifier stack based and Maya is Node based. Node based is more open but at the same time it might seem to be more complex too...Originally posted by R-Tillery
Is there a big differences between Max and Maya or do they work the same way.
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Kari also brings up a good point. Maya's node-based architecture is very complex at first, but with that complexity comes a great deal of flexibility and power. Fundamentally, Max and Maya work the same way (at the code level), but, from a non-programmer's point of view, you get more access to what's under the hood in Maya's UI. in particular, I'm thinking of HyperGraph and HyperShade. Having the ability to modify the flow of connections within a graph or network is essential to getting the exact results that you desire. It is much more flexible and powerful than simply piling on modifier after modifier.
However, beyond the underlying architecture of each program, I think the biggest difference between Max and Maya is the workflow and methodology of the UI (did I even use the right word? :p). Without going too much into the nitpicky details, I would say that Maya feels more fluid, which is a very personal and subjective point of view. Even though I haven't used Maya nearly as much as Max, I feel like, even though I can do the same things in both programs, I can stuff done a lot faster and smoother in Maya.
Naturally, Maya is far from perfect. One thing I like in Max better is the ability to easily customize the entire UI. For instance, in Max, I can make custom toolbars as easily as I can create shelf buttons in Maya. However, in Max, these toolbars can dock on any side of the window or they can be tabbed bars (basically a shelf) or they can be floating palettes. You can also mix and match icon and text buttons in a single toolbar. I would love that flexibility in Maya. There are probably a few more things I like better in Max, but I can't seem to think of them right now.
Anyway, bottom line is to use whatever works for you. Neither program is better or worse than the other. As has been said, what counts is how you use it.
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