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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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# 1 11-10-2005 , 09:54 AM

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Hi Everyone!!

I Need help with weights i cant find it in maya, and i have never used it before so please tell me how to use and where to find it i want to finish this car...

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# 2 11-10-2005 , 09:55 AM

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# 3 11-10-2005 , 07:31 PM

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Weights? How would weights help you make this car? Its a good start for a car, but you have no need for weights here.

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# 4 12-10-2005 , 10:50 AM

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i need weights for the window to make it straight and not like a curve deformation.

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# 5 12-10-2005 , 12:10 PM

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do you mean you are wanting to sharpen some of the edges of the model?

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# 6 12-10-2005 , 12:36 PM

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Originally posted by mtmckinley
do you mean you are wanting to sharpen some of the edges of the model?

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I think he's probably asking about something like Edge Weights. Don't have a clue where they are in Maya, but I could help with Modo.

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# 7 12-10-2005 , 05:56 PM

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Yeah wrong forum, think you need a Modo one for sure. Nice model so far though

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# 8 12-10-2005 , 06:06 PM

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is it sub d's if so you can select the edge you need and goto either partial crease or full crease which are in the sub d tab

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# 9 13-10-2005 , 06:39 AM

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ya i remember now u can crease the edges in SubD hehehe i forgot about that but now when u guys talked about that i remember... thanx

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# 10 13-10-2005 , 12:28 PM

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yea, but MR does not render creases [only partial crease iirc im not sure about maya 7.0 release]. so u better just add more edges as u see fit to get good results.
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# 11 13-10-2005 , 01:33 PM

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but if you then convert your subd's back to polys using adaptive mode then your fine all the creases are intact and render using mental ray

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# 12 13-10-2005 , 02:14 PM

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true. but that also gives u tons of excess geometry u dont need. :nod:
best creasing method for *me is using the koshigaya studio tools. it allows u to slide or offset an edge loop along normals.

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