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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Tutorial for animated ocean
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1)create a NURBS plane option box (name this plane oceanPlane)
>width = 40
>length = 40
>patches U and V = 30
2)convert the NURBS plane into a Softbody
- press f4 to get in the dynamics mode
>soft/Rigid body dropdown menu
>create soft body option box
>creation option = duplicate, Make original soft
>uncheck duplicate input graph
>weight = .30
Ok ocean plane is now created. now to make it move like one.
1)go to your outliner and select the oceanPlane, click on the + next to it to reveal the particles
2)select the particles
3)while still in the dynamic mode (f4) and oceanParticle still selected
>Fields
>turbulence > name it ocean Turbulence
>set magnitude to 7
>attenuation to .4
>frequency to 4
>noise ratio to 1
> interpolation type to quadratic (this is not in the option menu, after u hit create , it's in the last option in the turbulence field menu on the right)
Ok, going a bit further, u can create an air field for more realism
1)select the oceanParticles again
>field
>air option box
>magnitude = 3
attenuation = .7
direction xyz = .8, 1, .3
spread to .7
everything else is default.
i got good results, but u can always modufy magnitude, attenuation etc to get ur desired results.
Last edited by vladimirjp; 05-02-2004 at 01:36 AM.
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Thanks so much.
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I notice the ocean shader is inside a Maya scene (.mb). How do I save that as a shader (.ma)?
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yea... i thought it's good practice to make from scratch that's all.Originally posted by Pure_Morning
if you're using 4.5 then y not just use the ocean creator thingy. the results are fantastic. but I'm sure this way will work too
but the presets r gr8 2
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ur right, plus u have more control over animation, adding particles and fx etc...Originally posted by NitroLiq
Actually, if I remember correctly, creating the ocean by converting a plane to softies is less of a drain on the pc than maya's ocean presets. I could be wrong though...it's been awhile.
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By the way, I did your tutorial last night and it worked great. The only thing I'm having a hard time with is the shader. I haven't rendered a full animation yet, but a single frame looks kinda weird. I'll render an animation sequence before worrying too much.
Thanks again, Vlad for your tutorial.
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here are some lights.
delete whatever light u have in your scene and add import this file. it should provide good lighting.