Hey guys, this thread is more or less just a work diary for a project i'm working on to learn Maya. you're more than welcome to pitch in as i go on with it or if you feel im doing somthing wrong or you have a better way of doing something, id appreciate the feedback. ok so the project idea is quite simple, i have used 3ds…
Maya actually has a built in cage system, tho i find it to be pretty buggy at times, all you have to do is go into the advanced options in transfer maps a click off "delete envelope after bake", there, do a quick test bake and it will create an envelope mesh that you can edit as you please. Its worth noting that editing…
Hello, We produce audiovisual shows and animations - our website is www.mediacraft.video We are currently looking for animators to cooperate on upcoming projects. Right now we need: - a production of a 6-7 minute animation based on the provided script - full character motion animation of 7 characters simultaneously - video…
Hmm..can't say for sure. It's been a while like 3-4yrs?! since last I'd trialed Maya for a potential short term contract gig using that specific technique in a test piece however here's a few more points of interest related too a MASH network to also bear in mind:…
I have no idea whats going here.. I just downloaded Maya 2014 because I hated 2013 and was hoping 14 would be better.. I was having this issue with 13 where I cant get maya to NOT do symmetry when moving a vert around.. Its so frustrating.. I have to use 2012 because it doesnt have this issue.. but I would love to know how…
The easiest place to start character rigging in Maya would be Youtube. There's many many free tutorials https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=character+rigging+in+Maya If i were you, i would spend a few days and do ALL of the free Youtube videos and then look at Gnomon 3d workshop for Maya character rigging…
No easy way to lock it in without some serious mel surgery, AFAIK. I'm curious how you swipe so fast to first get to the controls section, but here's how to do what you ask. You're looking for [install path]\Maya2018\scripts\startup\HotboxControlsMenu.mel Or whatever your version is. Copy that to:…
New poster here I've been trying to use Maya 3D and make an animated texture layer rig of sorts. I'm using a layered texture to use several different animation loops on it, and I'm trying to set an attribute on the nurbs controller that let's me switch between the different loops. My plan was having a switch that lets me…