Maya Tutorials
Tutorials
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![Animated Extrude Along a curve]()
In this tutorial you will learn how to extrude along a curve. Curve will behave like a fire spark that will start fire. -
![Create lava and lava shader]()
Learn how to create lava using maya classical particles and also learn how to create lava shader. -
![Create table cloth using soft bodies]()
Learn how to create table cloth using maya softbodies and goals. -
![Basic Example of UVAutoRatio Pro Maya Plugin]()
A Basic tutorial showing how to use UVAutoRatio Pro Sorry about the video quality - we'll upload a high quality version in a few days. Just testing out the new CreativeCrash site :) -RenderHeads Ltd -
![Ceiling light]()
Modelling in Alias - Ceiling light Exact positioning of objects with construction planes Requirement: 1.) Drawing in the orthogonal views 2.) Revolve surfaces 3.) Extrude surfaces 4.) Planar surfaces 5.) Round ... -
![Deckenlampe]()
Deckenleuchte Exaktes Positionieren von Objekten mittels Construction Planes Voraussgesetzt wird: 1. ) Skizzieren in den Orthogonalen Ansichten 2.) Das Erstellen von Revolve Flächen 3.) Das Erstellen von Extrude Flächen 4.) Planar Surfaces 5.) Einfache Ver... -
![cartoony head squash n stretch]()
This maya tutorial will take you through the procedure for setting up a head with stretch and squash ability to a character rig .Here I have made of lattice, joint and a bunch of utility nodes to get better control over the squash and stretch instead of using the non linear squash deformer.Th... -
![Adaptive foot roll using utility nodes]()
This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup foot roll for a character using remapValue utility node. I came across the need for this kind of setup when there was constant demand from animators of the project I am working on, in which they wanted control over when the toe roll gets triggered.(... -
![Realistic Dynamic Fluid Simulations in RealFlow 4 & Maya 2009]()
Full video tutorial including original scene files. -
![Rig spider Leg in maya]()
In this tutorial we will rig a spider like robot, same settings will be used for rigging the insect legs. Most of the times the leg setup for this type of character will include using spring IK but, spring IK will force you to forget FK like movement like ball Row in biped characters. In this ... -
![Batch rendering 102]()
Batch Rendering 102: If you are new to batch rendering I suggest you have a look at my step-by-step tutorial here: Rendering several maya scenes and cameras The following tutorial is to answer the most common questions I am e-mailed regarding batch rendering How do I make the batch renderer us... -
![Rendering realistic prehistoric animals]()
Rendering Realistic Dinosaurs Having many tons worth of digital prehistoric animals under our belt. A number of people have asked about my rendering set-up at dotnamestudios. This tutorial is not about displacement maps or how to model but taken from the point after you have your model finali... -
![Texture-driven objects in Maya]()
Launch tutorial My purpose here is to explain how we can move objects using a texture in Maya. In this example, were going to create a kind of animated surface compound of thousands of tiny cubes . Basically, the idea is to create a nurbs surface with a greyscale animated texture which driv... -
![Easy Ambient Occlusion in Maya 2009]()
With the release of Maya 2009 the options available for render passes increased tremendously. This is usually a good thing. But in doing so, some of the easy methods for creating custom render passes, such as an Ambient Occlusion pass, no longer work as they did in Maya 2008. Apart from crea... -
![compositing 101 - if you dont know this it will change your life]()
Compositing 101: The Black edge ----- The black edge...that faint line of premultiplied colour can be a devil if nobody has ever shown you how to get rid of it. Here is your frame turtle_0034 Here is your background sea footage: The problem is this horrible faint black edge that you ca... -
![Loading scripts in Maya 101]()
Loading scripts in Maya sounds like programming and often sends artists hiding under their desks but really it is a quick easy process and opens a whole world of amazing little tools- Highend3d and other resources are packed with amazing scripts and tools that are made by kind souls and handed o... -
![Organising your downloaded scripts]()
I must thank Davvey for sharing this with me, there are few others that deserve credit, their names are in the downloaded script file. If you download a lot of scripts this is a goodie...your script folder pops up inside Maya as a drop-down: download these scripts:DVY_menu.zip Put the DVY_Scr... -
![Opening a Maya 8.5 file with Maya 8.0]()
Backwards compatibility for Maya Long a bug bear for many Autodesk products, fortunatley there is a solution for Maya; If you are using 8.5 and want to import later versions such as 2008; open>options box there's a "ignore version" setting that opens pretty much anything. XminusOne for p... -
![advanced non flipping upper arm roll]()
hello there! there are a few methods out there creating an upper arm roll, however, none of those methods work in all possible situations, so it's quite normal you will have to switch to one of 2 solutions (like backwards and forward arm or something like this). if you actually animati... -
![Use nCloth to animate a scroll unrolling]()
The first step is to create the profile of the scroll, I will be using Illustrator to do this. 1. Select the spiral tool, use the following settings: Radius: 400px, Decay: 90%, Segments:20 2. Object -> Path -> Simplify... Check Straight Lines 3. Save as legacy Illustrator ... -
![Troubleshooting Audio Playback in Maya]()
For more tips and tricks, visit Set Driven Key - The 3D Animation Weblog. Troubleshooting Audio Playback in Maya Okay, let's test your troubleshooting skills: You've brought an audio clip into Maya, but you can't hear it when you playback your scene. Your speakers are on. Your computer... -
![Studio Lighting in Autodesk Maya 2009]()
Full video tutorial and resource file available here: Studio Lighting in Autodesk Maya 2009 -
![Realistic cobblestone texture with normal, spec, AO maps using CrazyBump]()
Next-Gen Materials Cobblestone Written by Alex Schwartz - gtproductions.net WPI Game Development Club Foreword: Much nicer looking PDF located here: http://gtproductions.net/files/cobblestone_tutorial.pdf Introduction: This tutorial will guide you through the creation of a 3d mesh in Maya that ... -
![Proxy Model To Whole Model]()
This tutorial will teach you how to delete the smooth proxy and then mirror your geometry into one solid model. Set-up Step one - First we're going to have to open the outliner. To open the outliner go to window>outliner. Step two - Select the group (it'll be named something like smoo... -
![How to install Shader Library in Maya 8.5]()
How to install Shader Library in Maya 8.5 Open Maya 8.5 DVD >Tutorials_and_Extras>ShaderLibrary>copy folder shaders to Installed destination in local Disk(C:)>Program files>Autodesk>Maya 8.5 Run Maya. Open Hypershade. H...
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