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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 complex objects.

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# 1 14-04-2003 , 09:43 PM

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Join Date: Jun 2002

Location: Scotland

Posts: 129

im getting a syntax error with this code and cant find the problem, can someone see if they can spot the error.

vector $pos = particleExplosionShape.position;
if (0.05*$pos.z > 1.0)
particleExplosionShape.radiusPP = 0.05*$pos.z;
float $DTOR = 0.01745
if ((particleExplosionShape.lifespanPP ñ particleExplosionShape.age ) < 1.5)
{
float $theta = 5.0*$DTOR;
vector $vel = particleExplosionShape.velocity;
vector $tmp = <<$vel.x,$vel.y,$vel.z-0.001>>;
vector $axis = cross($vel,$tmp);
vector $new = rot($vel,$axis,$theta);
particleExplosionShape.velocity = $new;
}

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# 2 15-04-2003 , 01:36 AM

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Join Date: Apr 2002

Location: Prague

Posts: 3,228

Never having used mel b4 this is a wild stab in the dark but there is no { } block defined after your first if statement?

should it read

if (0.05*$pos.z > 1.0)
{
particleExplosionShape.radiusPP = 0.05*$pos.z;
float $DTOR = 0.01745
}

From a readers' Q and A column in TV GUIDE: "If we get involved in a nuclear war, would the electromagnetic pulses from exploding bombs damage my videotapes?"

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# 3 15-04-2003 , 02:02 AM

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You're missing a semicolon here:

float $DTOR = 0.01745; // semicolon here

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# 4 15-04-2003 , 02:23 AM

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Join Date: Apr 2002

Location: Prague

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Ahhh should have seen that.

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From a readers' Q and A column in TV GUIDE: "If we get involved in a nuclear war, would the electromagnetic pulses from exploding bombs damage my videotapes?"

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