also learning mayas workflow will help you improve maxes if/when you return. you wont need to re-map your hotkeys on your first day, just take your preferences folder (here abouts-Documents\maya\8.5\prefs) to work on a stick, copy them onto the machine there and you'll have all your hotkeys and custom buttons
Oh,thank you for clearing that up So, as far as the model goes, just do a bit of cleaning? (I guess not everybody played Mario RPG) ---Edited---(didn't want to double post) Is U-Paint still going to work with Maya 8.5? Or should I try a different program that lets me paint, right on the model like body paint?
Am running a Dell Precision M6500 here. i7 840 QM 1.83Ghz, 8GB RAM (will take up to 32GB{when available}) 500GB HDD - two hard drive slots plus another slot for a SSD. 1920 x 1200 resolution. I have the ATi Firepro M7820, however you can get the NVidia Quadro 2800 or 3800...
Hello folks, this is my last work. I hope you enjoy. Weapon ARH-42. Model intended for game version. Softwares: Autodesk Maya 8.5, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Xnormal, Marmoset Toolbag Concept Art by: Alexey Pyatov This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. The original image is sized 1200x636 and weights…
I'd like some opinions: I map for UT 2K4 and plan to do so for U3 strictly for fun. I can't afford more than $75 for a 3d modeling program. What do you recommend as the least painful program to learn/ obtain for making static meshes and very limited animations specificly for UT? Right now I'm going through the great…
Next-Gen Hard Surface is hosting another challenge, this time based on modular environments. http://www.nextgenhardsurface.com/showthread.php?825-NGHS-community-contest-2073-A-Modular-Future Head on over to check out the contest details. Sounds like a great theme for a challenge, and they're offering some nice prizes,…
working as usual in Maya and everything is fine then suddenly my hotbox (the menu that comes up when pressing space) simply won't change from animation mode. no matter how i keep changing to polygon mode or rendering mode or what ever, the hotbox menus is still stuck in animation mode i'm running maya 8.5 and never had…
I'm throwing together a temporary workstation for around $800, but I'm stumped as to which processor to get: Athlon 64 3000+ or a Intel 805 (2.66Ghz) Dual Core LGA775. Obviously it's a setup for game art. Just got tired of making do with a PIII. I'll be using Maya 4.5 and Photoshop 7 mostly. Alos, are there any sites that…
I recommend buying a keyboard that's backlit helps allot if its dark. And i use a razer gaming mice, works really good for me. If i would buy a set now i would might buy this (the mouse i would want to try out before i buy it so i know how it feels in the hand) http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-deathadder…
The gesture and some of the proportions looks a bit off. Click on any of the guys on this site and you'll see from and side views you could use as reference:…