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
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18-04-2014
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Microphone
Just wondering how to go about shaping the top of this microphone.
I think its a mesh which I have built - split into maybe two - a cylinder and a sphere.
Just wondering how to do the sphere bit - or if there is another way?
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18-04-2014
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1) Start with sphere (mine in pic is 12x12)
2) Delete lower part
3) Extrude the lower edge
4) Repeat untill its enough
5) Scale it up and rotate/flip it (Must of smoothed previewed in in screen grab - pressed "3")
How it gives you some ideas
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The mesh uses cut out holes - which I have previously built on a plane.
Typically you can just curve this plane to make a cylinder, but its a bit more tricky being a cylinder and a sphere.
Still trying to work it out.
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18-04-2014
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Your image seems to have way too many holes, compared to ref.
Here is how I would do it from were I just left off
1) Create sphere or cylinder with 8 sides
2a) snap it to place, copy it the length of the main body
2b) snap it the points of the top and angle them so they match the tip
3) With this row group it and snap the pivot point to the centre (insert, then hold v)
4) Shift D (Duplicate) the group and rotate by 30 (this number is for my model do it so it matches yours if you want/need more or less holes). Repeat till all the way around.
*** only did apart of the model as going out as you can get the idea from that ****
5) Select all the objects but the base, combine them and then delete history.
6) Boolean the two object with difference.
7) Clean up the mesh with split poly tool and then delete the faces where you want the holes.
8) Excurude the faces giving it thickness
9) Bevel or add edge loops so the holes keep there shape if smoothing
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I was also trying to boolean it out..
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collin I'll have a look into the micromesh idea.
I did try boolean it out in cinema4d, but doesn't look too smooth after.
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But Micromesh is looking like the geometry I am after.
So thanks Collin, have a recent copy of ZBrush downloaded so will try and get it going with that.
Hopefully will post result at some stage!
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