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Retaining Normal Information on FBX export from Maya?
How do I export a mesh with normal information intact for FBX export from Maya. ATM it is giving the face normals an automatic smoothing. I just want the normals to be exported as is from maya. pls help, I've tried a bunch of export options but none seem to work. -
Advice on More Control in Maya Multicut
Hey all, Does anyone know how I can make faster selections for Multicut in Maya?I would like something where I can select one edge then select another and have Maya auto connect the edges(I dont want the select by edgeloops because I want more specific control) Also I would like for the Multicut to stop going off the… -
Maya outliner hiding or deleting nodes?
Hi polycount, I started learning maya a few weeks ago. I'm used to the layer manager in Max. My outliner is currently full of .... I think they are transformation nodes. How do I hide them or get rid of them? How do I prevent from popping up in the future? With Max layer manager you can see the objects per layer. For… -
Mudbox to Maya export help (URGENT)
Im having problems exporting my model from Mudbox to Maya. Everything Ive done in Mudbox looks good but when I export as FBX and import to Maya it doesn't come out the same. Im using only Diffuse layer, Specular and Bump maps. The UVs are unwrapped using automatic projection because I dont have enough time to do a clean… -
Maya Deforme a braid with wire or spline
Ok, Here is my first question, and be wary for it may open the flood gates, drowning all in a deluge of unceasing knowledge seeking for everything Maya, Zbrush, Modeling and what not… you've been warned. Again Ok, How can I deform, or wrap this lovely braid (seen, hopefully, in the attach image) geometry so that it "snaps… -
Maya - how to achieve smooth clean curved surface
I am using maya to model. So any tips on maya helps better. Specifically, I am having a real hard time struggling with creating smooth clean curved surface without lumpy / pinching areas. Was it the topologies? or some tools to fix this? Here is the concept and the 3D blockout. Thanks. -
Substance Painter - Baking artifacts. Maya for UVS - Retopo.
Heys everyone trying to lean how to fix issues with baking before i texture. this. I retopod in Maya and Uved in maya if that means anything here. And are "Baking by name" i was wondering why these weird artifacts are appearing on my mesh in some places? anyone know what might be causing them. Thanks :) -
Re: Maya Average Normals
Select your object, and then hit unlock normals in the Mesh Display drop down (believe the drop down was just Normals in 2014 and earlier? Cant remember off the top of my head). Sometimes Maya will lock normals and that is why deleting the face and recreating it works, it is unlocking normals on a new face automatically… -
Re: Maya/Python - How to Save Object Inputs/History
You could maybe simply use "nodePreset" command in Maya. If i am not wrong it is one of those functions in Attribute Editor where you can store attribute values as presets. In your case you can temporary save preset of certain node values. For example, if you do extrude: 1. adjust it as you want then run the command to… -
Re: maya or 3ds max for rigging? and why ?
Traditionally Maya is the to go app for rigging and animation. There is a lot development goin on in that area for Maya. Max havnt got rigging updates in ages. There are a lot Autoriggers for maya like mGear to make the rigging even more easy. Here a good overview about the latest features. https://youtu.be/WBSEUadNlLE
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