Maya Tutorials

In this tutorial you will learn how to extrude along a curve. Curve will behave like a fire spark that will start fire.

Learn how to create lava using maya classical particles and also learn how to create lava shader.

Learn how to create table cloth using maya softbodies and goals.

A Basic tutorial showing how to use UVAutoRatio ProSorry about the video quality - we'll upload a high quality version in a few days.Just testing out the new CreativeCrash site :)-RenderHeads Ltd

Modelling in Alias - Ceiling light Exact positioning of objects with construction planes Requirement: 1.) Drawing in the orthogonal views2.) Revolve surfaces3.) Extrude surfaces4.) Planar surfaces5.) Round Target: 1.) To explain the function of construction planes2.) Positioning of construction p...

Deckenleuchte Exaktes Positionieren von Objekten mittels Construction Planes Voraussgesetzt wird: 1. ) Skizzieren in den Orthogonalen Ansichten2.) Das Erstellen von Revolve Flächen3.) Das Erstellen von Extrude Flächen4.) Planar Surfaces5.) Einfache Verrundung von Körpern Lernziele sind: 1.) Sinn ...

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.The te...

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.(If t...

Full video tutorial including original scene files.

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 tuto...

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 camerasThe following tutorial is to answer the most common questions I am e-mailed regarding batch renderingHow do I make the batch renderer use Ment...

Rendering Realistic DinosaursHaving 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...

Launch tutorialMy 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 drives all t...

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 creating ...

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_0034Here is your background sea footage:The problem is this horrible faint black edge that you can't seem to get ...

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 out...

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.zipPut the DVY_Scri...

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 pointing ...

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 animating and come...

 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 file, I chos...

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's audio set...

Full video tutorial and resource file available here:Studio Lighting in Autodesk Maya 2009

Next-Gen MaterialsCobblestoneWritten by Alex Schwartz - gtproductions.netWPI Game Development ClubForeword:Much nicer looking PDF located here: http://gtproductions.net/files/cobblestone_tutorial.pdfIntroduction:This tutorial will guide you through the creation of a 3d mesh in Maya that will be u...

This tutorial will teach you how to delete the smooth proxy and then mirror your geometry into one solid model.Set-upStep 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 smoothproxygroup...

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. Hypershade opens.Click Tabs>Create New Tab... New tab name...