Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping
In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts.
# 1 11-05-2006 , 03:20 AM
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In need for guidance

Am looking forward to make a star wars tv trailer on maya and even though I've got most of the stuff I need one thing that i havent found is how do i create laser beams or whatever it is that space ships fire. Can someone direct me to relevant books or tutorials? It's really important to find out. Thanks

# 2 11-05-2006 , 03:50 AM
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Under the Special Effects tab in a material is a glow attribute. Try making some tubes and apply that to it and play with the intensity and stuff. Then you can just animate them shooting across the screen.

# 3 11-05-2006 , 08:33 AM
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A pint of example is worth a gallon of advice!!
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