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Easily learn several modeling techniques and a customizable workflow to modeling in Maya with over 5 hours of project-based training. Great for new and beginning artists.
Popular highlights include:
* Overview of Modeling Tools in Maya * Introduction to Various Types of Geometry * Surface Conversions * Proxy Modeling * Combining Geometry * Mirroring Geometry * Incorporating Animation to Modeling Workflow * Using a Polygon-to-Subdivision Workflow * Principles of Creating Clean Geometry * Adding Edge Resolution * Working with NURBS Curves, Surfaces, and Trims * Naming and Organizing Assets * Shader Creation and Assignment * Combining and Separating Multiple NURBS Surfaces * Manipulating NURBS Seams with Stitch * Lofting to Create Geometry using Multiple NURBS Curves * Creating Geometry along Paths with NURBS Extrude * Manipulating NURBS Parameterization * Generating Symmetrical Geometry * Extruding to Add Resolution in Specific Areas * Adding and Re-routing Edges with Split Polygon Tool * Interactively Adding Edges around Objects * Building High-res geometry with Low-res Cages * Creasing to Change Hardness of Sub-D Edges * Reshaping High-res Geometry with Lattice Deformers * Creating Interlocking Chain Links with Animated Snapshot
Easily learn several modeling techniques and a customizable workflow to modeling in Maya with over 5 hours of project-based training. Great for new and beginning artists.
Popular highlights include:
* Overview of Modeling Tools in Maya * Introduction to Various Types of Geometry * Surface Conversions * Proxy Modeling * Combining Geometry * Mirroring Geometry * Incorporating Animation to Modeling Workflow * Using a Polygon-to-Subdivision Workflow * Principles of Creating Clean Geometry * Adding Edge Resolution * Working with NURBS Curves, Surfaces, and Trims * Naming and Organizing Assets * Shader Creation and Assignment * Combining and Separating Multiple NURBS Surfaces * Manipulating NURBS Seams with Stitch * Lofting to Create Geometry using Multiple NURBS Curves * Creating Geometry along Paths with NURBS Extrude * Manipulating NURBS Parameterization * Generating Symmetrical Geometry * Extruding to Add Resolution in Specific Areas * Adding and Re-routing Edges with Split Polygon Tool * Interactively Adding Edges around Objects * Building High-res geometry with Low-res Cages * Creasing to Change Hardness of Sub-D Edges * Reshaping High-res Geometry with Lattice Deformers * Creating Interlocking Chain Links with Animated Snapshot
This video was added to our catalog on March 21, 2007 in Digital Art - 3D::Maya.
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Like all of the stuff from Digital Tutors, this is great! It's not a regular DVD, it's computer based, that takes you through a project, and that allows you to work at your own pace without having to deal with struggling through a book! This one starts at Maya 8.5. If you have an earlier version, you can struggle through - the interfaces are the same, but you will be missing some tools in your palette that you'll have to substitute, but that's part of the beauty of learning. If you are working in 8.5 or later, I would say plan to spend at least 1.5 hours working for every hour of video, and likely more. Highly recommended, but realize that you'll have to coordinate a block of time.
