Modeling in Autodesk Maya

Modeling in Autodesk MAYA. This brief handout gives a short introduction to Autodesk MAYA. Only the most important and basic commands are listed here. Autodesk MAYA is a very robust and complicated software package. Object transformation and manipulation tools: All objects can be manipulated at the component and sub-component level. Manual transformation of the object can be achieved by manipulating the “control handles”, by using the Transforma…

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Sculpted Prims with Autodesk Maya – Modeling, Texturing, Exporting

Sculpted Prims with Autodesk Maya – Modeling, Texturing, Exporting. This free pdf document shows you how to use the sculpted prims tool with autodesk Maya. A Sculpted Prim, or sculptie, is a prim whose shape is determined by an array of x, y, z coordinates stored as RGB values in an image file (a Sculpt Texture or Sculpt Map). Sculpted prims can be used to create more complex, organic shapes that were not previously possible with the Second Life…

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Autodesk Maya Tutorial : Charater Animation

Autodesk Maya Tutorial : Charater Animation. This character animation tutorial is designed to show you the exporting data process from Maya to Virtools for a character animation scene. It uses the Maya to Virtools plug in. Even though this is a basic multi animation scene, you are bound to have a working knowledge of Maya’s joint, IK and texturing tools, as it is not a ‘how to use Maya’ tutorial. Before exporting, it helps you in the understandi…

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Autodesk Maya Modeling Tutorial : Mouse Embryo

Autodesk Maya Modeling Tutorial : Mouse Embryo. This document is tutorial about Polygon & Subdivision Surface Modeling in Maya : The Mouse Embryo. The modeling tutorial complete with picture that you can follow easily. This is the basic autodesk Maya modeling tutorial. The basic strategy behind this method is to create as much of the basic forms of the object as possible with as little geometry as necessary. Be cheap with your geometry, onl…

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Autodesk Maya Tutorial : Basic Walk Cycle

Autodesk Maya Tutorial : Basic Walk Cycle. This tutorial is intended to teach new animation students a few basic animation techniques and workflow based on fundamental animation principles using Maya and a free character setup named walkingBall_v2.3 created by the author. This character setup or “rig” has many useful features without being overwhelming to newer students. This tutorial assumes you have a basic understanding of how to navigate the…

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