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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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# 106 24-10-2011 , 02:04 PM

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thanks Jay.

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# 107 24-10-2011 , 02:12 PM

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Hey Dave

Excellent!! I knew it wasn't common place to do this type of loop 'support'. Ive been using it quietly for ages...but never shared it...but on the last film I did I used it all the time, even showed my guys too. I've not seen it used by others in the studios Ive been at either... It works better on outer corners though, but as long as the spacing is right on the inner ones then its good to go all round, and certainly saves on relooping and adding unwanted topo....

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# 108 24-10-2011 , 05:08 PM

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Heres another way I have used the same edge flow...........dave

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# 109 24-10-2011 , 05:47 PM

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yup same thing

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# 110 24-10-2011 , 07:19 PM

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Oh hey, I see how that works... very cool.

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# 111 24-10-2011 , 07:25 PM

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Oh yes...it most certainly does

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# 112 24-10-2011 , 08:23 PM

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Update, finished lower vents, just sorting the scoop below the prop and then a small hole needs adding to the nose cone to finish that off then onto the wings!!

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# 113 24-10-2011 , 10:28 PM

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Just looked at your link in the resource forum thats good for this are you going to model the panel or texture them...........dave

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# 114 24-10-2011 , 11:09 PM

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Love the little detail lines cut into the prop, I never would have noticed/bothered with that, good stuff

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# 115 24-10-2011 , 11:09 PM

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Dave: Bit of both mate as sometimes doing that fully as geo can make a rod for your own back....

Acid: Cheers dude...well wont see them when animated properly but will on stills and turntable...cant waste good geo LOL

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# 116 25-10-2011 , 07:33 AM

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Dont know if i would be brave enough to cut a square hole in that lovely smooth fuse, but you did a great job of keeping everything flowing in the right direction there mate, this thing is looking excelent

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# 117 25-10-2011 , 09:43 AM

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Thanks Paldav....

Well the minute you make a hole, smooth preview will 'shift' the mesh so you have to tweak it a bit, trying to keep it all aligned. Unfortunately its not as simple as it comes across...its not hard, but its not without its problems either

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# 118 25-10-2011 , 11:54 AM

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Hi Jay. I tried your flow for cutting a square hole in a smooth rounded surface and and it is working great. Thanks. I have noticed that the corner is nice and sharp in a rounded way as long as my subdiv level is 1. If I up the subdiv to 2 or more then the corner distorts. Have you encountered this before?

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# 119 25-10-2011 , 05:03 PM

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Yeah it will so you will have to tweak it so it works

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# 120 25-10-2011 , 06:17 PM

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There is something wonky about maya's smoothing algorithm. That trick of going 3-into-1 on the corners works with a lot less fiddling in Max for some reason. In Maya it works but you have to do a lot more fiddling to keep it from pinching.

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