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.
Maybe some of you already know about 3D printing but for those who don't, it's technology that gives you the opportunity to take your 3D model and have it reproduced as a real model for a reasonable fee. Imagine that you build a really cool looking model. You can convert it to a DXF format then have an engineering company that owns a 3D printer reproduce the model in actual 3D!
Anyway, here is a link to a company that makes a really cool 3D printer. The printers start at about $26,000 but eventually the price will come down. In the mean time, there are engineering companies that use these printers to prototype their designs and many of them will print your model for a fee.
Yeah I've been thinking about that (not about doing it, just that the idea is pretty cool ) but that would mean I would have to actually finish a model...
Liter is French for 'Gimme some ****ing cola before I break vous ****ing lips!"
Zcorp has offered to 3D print one of my models as a free demonstration:attn: The salesman told me that they print models from Maya with no problem. He also told me that if I give his a color map, he will print the model in full color. I haven't decided which model I want to give them yet. Right now I have a dinosaur, a robot and a caveman to choose from.
Thanks. I'm trying to find out if its cheaper to get 3D Rapid Prototyping done in the US as opposed to Australia. Its still very expensive to get done here. I got a price on a model about the size of a large bowl and it was going to cost $3000AUD about $2300USD.
3d printing is really expensive. i have had my tech project made by it for free - i think my teacher bullied them a bit into doin it. it does come out nice however they ballsed mine up a bit an wouldnt do it again and the just used poly filler to fix.:headbang:
but it u have a nice model its worth it but i would wait for the prices to come down first as they r insane
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