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.
# 31 07-07-2008 , 05:56 PM
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Yeah we should probably make a new thread!

I'll do it later, or you could... either way!

I guess we could do a Mech style thing if you like. Personally I would like to get some organic character modeling done.
But a cool Mech sounds like fun!

We'll see what Joopson thinks!

Anyway, I'm going to bed!


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# 32 07-07-2008 , 06:35 PM
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Oh yeah, this will be awesome user added image
I've been in the mood for some organic stuff, but I dont care either way user added image

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# 33 07-07-2008 , 06:36 PM
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# 34 12-07-2008 , 03:51 PM
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sorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorry.... D:

I am so sorry... user added image
OK, the reason I wasn't on since last week was that we where changing servers (my family has it's on domain), so I ended up with no internet.
I really apologise for this, especially to Joopson. And no, I didn't run away crying when I saw your concept! :p

In case this is still going (probably not though..deadline was a few days ago) here is what I did...

(These are very early pics I did on the first day (Last saturday I believe). I didn't do much after that though, since I was told I will have no internet for the next few days...
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If anyone is still interested, I can get the more recent version, and the concept up. BTW, it's an anti gravity fighter....


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# 35 12-07-2008 , 05:18 PM
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i'm not seeing any pictures... user added image

sorry for hi jacking you're thread too :shakehead




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# 36 12-07-2008 , 05:51 PM
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Oops...
anyway, I get a more recent screenshot up later (when I installed maya: I moved computers aswell, now at least I got a gig of RAM and 733MHz processor...before it was 300 MHz processor and 300 and something megabyte RAM (4 rigs).)


BTW, to clarify, this is not a good pic at all, just meant to give an idea of what I was building.

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# 37 12-07-2008 , 05:55 PM
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:eek3:
i thought my laptop was bad with just 1.5 GB RAM....

how do you work with such old specs...?

otherwise what you were building looked like it might have been pretty fun to ride in!! :attn:




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# 38 13-07-2008 , 01:59 AM
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Yeah, I'd be too busy right now to continue it in any way. I am working on 3 different things right now, and I'm swamped. But what you made isn't bad at all, and I wish we could have finished this!


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# 39 13-07-2008 , 07:05 AM
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^In my opinion, the first pic is complete crap, it looks better with guns, tubes and other "detail" now. user added image

Anyway, are you planing to finish yours? (The scorpion-battle machine)
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i thought my laptop was bad with just 1.5 GB RAM....

how do you work with such old specs...?

Well, my computer started lagging at around a polycount of 6500 tris.
If I converted a polygon into a subdiv, it already started lagging.
So yeah, I had to put everything heavy on layers.
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# 40 19-07-2008 , 10:04 AM
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Just thought I'd share so noone calls me lazy/that I didn't care abuot the challenge/etc:

Now that I got my copy of maya working, here is the picture of the Anti-grav fighter before I stopped working on it.

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# 41 20-07-2008 , 12:06 AM
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interesting work.

looks like a stingray with an array of ballistics user added image




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