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Mia_material Normal Map and Bump Map Set-up

2011-11-10T04:49:00.000-08:00

Image of the final network.

News

2011-05-28T18:06:00.000-07:00

This short video contains three days of work. The comedy project is best on an idea that my sister gave me.

Realize this is just a trailer/pilot and the graphics are not an accurate representation of final quality.

News

2011-05-20T16:21:00.001-07:00

Here's a video from a project I've been currently working on. I'll be using it for future tutorials.

http://budgetvideographer.blogspot.com/2011/04/scamp-project_07.html

Video: How To Render Wireframes In Maya

2011-01-19T17:41:00.001-08:00

How to render wireframes in maya and export them as vectors.
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New Video: Align A Model In Maya

2011-01-19T12:29:00.000-08:00

This tutorial shows you how to align a model in Maya to the grid.
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New tutorial! How To Export An OBJ

2011-01-09T07:31:00.001-08:00

This tutorial will teach you how to export an OBJ from Maya. Maya version 8.5 was used.
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New Model: Soccer/Football 3D Model

2010-06-11T12:03:00.001-07:00

Download Now.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/models?Keyword=soccer

Soccer/Football Ball Modeling Tutorial

2010-06-11T11:59:00.001-07:00

A video tutorial on how to model a soccer/football ball in Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=115
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ICE CRACKING : Video Tutorial

2010-06-10T16:40:00.000-07:00

A video tutorial series on creating a cartoon ice crack in Maya.
Part I : Modeling
Part II : Rig Set Up
Part III: Animation
Part IV: Finishing And Dynamics

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Fixing 5+ Sided Polygons : Maya Tutorial

2010-06-08T14:56:00.001-07:00

New Video Tutorial

2010-06-08T12:59:00.001-07:00

Wall Destruction - Maya 8.5

2010-05-19T15:38:00.000-07:00

Some of the textures are photos. The wall is a MaPZone texture. I used the Rigid Body solver, a fluid container, and nCloth.

Snap Together Tool - Maya Tutorial

2010-04-18T12:58:00.001-07:00

New Tutorial - Create Renderable Overlays In Maya

2010-04-18T12:25:00.000-07:00

New Tutorial! Drive Keys

2010-03-04T12:58:00.000-08:00

This tutorial teaches you how to set up and use drive keys.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=112
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New Tutorial! Restoring And Resetting Maya

2010-03-03T12:45:00.001-08:00

This tutorial covers how to restore or reset parts of or all of Maya to its default settings.

http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=111
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Free Photo Sites

2010-01-27T13:46:00.000-08:00

Here are two free photo sites. The photos on the sites make good background images for renderings, and sometimes good textures or reference materal.

www.sxc.hu

www.stockvault.net

If you use the pictures make sure you have the right copyrights granted.

Camera Tip

2010-01-26T13:05:00.001-08:00

Maya cameras work very similarly to real-world cameras. So, like in the real world, in Maya we can change our focal length. Different focal lengths can greatly affect the way an image looks. The standard focal length in Maya and real-world cameras is 35. Here's a rendering with the focal length set to that:

Go to window>outliner, select the camera you're going to be rendering from, go to window>attributes editor and, under camera attributes, you'll find the focal length attrubute.

In this rendering, I set the focal lengtht to 20:

You'll notice that you'll need to dolly in your camera because the scene will appear to get smaller. This is because it is working similarly to a wide-angle lens. This will let you see more in the scene. Also, objects closer to the camera will look abnormally larger than objects in the distance.

In this rendering, I set the focal length to 60:

This gives you a zoom lens effect, so, when you increase the setting, you'll want to dolly your camera away from the object. This also makes objects in the distance look the same size as objects close to the camera.

When using different focal length, it changes the way a model will look. It will be quite drastic sometimes. With the focal length at 60, it shows the front and back of the truck evenly. But, when it's set at 20, it will be focusing more on the grill and front headlight.

The 110th Tutorial! Creating Rope &Tubing In Maya

2010-01-25T14:31:00.000-08:00

Just hit the 110th tutorial. Actually, this tutorial has been writen for a week. Had some computer problems that slowed down getting this tutorial done.
Hope you find it is helpful.
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http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=110

How To Quadrangulate Polygons

2010-01-25T10:57:00.001-08:00

Here's how to fix polygons like this:

Select the polygon and go to Mesh>Triangulate. You have to convert it to triangles first

because Quadrangulate only works on triangles.

Now go to Mesh>Quadrangulate.

Now you should have a cleaner topology.

Note: It may leave some triangles, but most of the time they will be alright.

New Texturet! Carpet

2010-01-04T14:12:00.000-08:00

A free low-res carpet texture.
Download here...

2009-12-28T13:20:00.000-08:00

A simple low-res tree bark texture.
Download
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/Textures?Keyword=tree+bark

Maya fluid effects Smoke

2009-12-03T12:36:00.000-08:00

This is a smoke simulation that I made for a tutorial. It looks good, so I'm posting it.

New Tutorial! How Shaders Work In Maya

2009-10-21T14:19:00.001-07:00

This tutorial teaches you how materials work, and how to create materials in Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=107
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New Tutorial! Maya File Formats

2009-10-05T16:00:00.000-07:00

This tutorial covers the differences between Maya binary and Maya Ascii file formats, also, advantages and disadvantages of the two file formats.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=103
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pixel2life V5

2009-09-28T13:05:00.000-07:00

The website pixel2life.com has changed its look to version 5. Their new site integrated a Credits system that looks like a cool idea. The site's layout has been improved as well.
I submit tutorials there and, the links are great. Check them out at

http://www.pixel2life.com/

New Tutorial! Tearing nCloth

2009-09-21T16:32:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will teach you how to tear or rip nCloth in Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=102
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New Video tutorial - How to Mirror Geometry on 4 Sides

2009-09-11T11:52:00.000-07:00

This video tutorial covers how to mirror geometry on 3 sides of the base object. Thanks for watching.

New tutorials - VIDEO tutorials

2009-09-10T17:01:00.000-07:00

I have started using video tutorials as another medium of doing tutorials. Narrated by Carol Houghton.

New Tutorial! Basics Of Maya Key Frame Animation

2009-08-23T18:53:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will teach you the fundamentals of how animate in Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=96
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New Tutorial! Creating A Paint Effects Tree

2009-08-17T18:28:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will teach you how to create a tree using Maya's paint effects from scratch.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=93
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New Tutorial! Creating A Halftone In Maya

2009-08-16T11:33:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will teach you how to create a halftone pattern effect inside Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=92
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New Tutorial! Quick Turntable

2009-08-16T11:29:00.000-07:00

This tutorial covers how to make a turntable in Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=91
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New Tutorial! Creating Craft Paper

2009-08-12T15:53:00.000-07:00

This tutorial teaches you how to make a cool craft paper effect in Photoshop.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=90
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New Tutorial! Modeling With A Live Object

2009-08-11T14:43:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will teach you how to make a live object and make a neat model with it.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=89
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New Tutorial! Render Layers

2009-08-10T16:34:00.000-07:00

This tutorial is the last part of a 2 part series on display layers and render layers in Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=88
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New Tutorial! Display Layers

2009-08-07T15:29:00.000-07:00

This tutorial is a 2 part series on display layers and render layers in Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=87
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New Tutorial! Normals

2009-08-06T12:25:00.000-07:00

This tutorial covers normals, what they are, where they're used, locked vs unlocked, and reversed normals issues.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=86
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New Tutorial! Creating A 2D Flag

2009-08-05T13:16:00.000-07:00

This tutorial teaches you how to create a 2d flag in Adobe Photoshop.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=85
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New Tutorial! Using The Viewport

2009-08-04T13:28:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will be covering how to use the texture viewing, fog, real time lighting, shadows, and high-quality viewport.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=84
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New Tutorial! Creating Lightning In Maya

2009-08-01T15:22:00.000-07:00

This tutorial covers how to create lightning effects in Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=83
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New Tutorial! 5 Tricks On Using Cameras In Maya

2009-08-01T15:17:00.000-07:00

This tutorial covers 5 cool tricks you can do using cameras in Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=82
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Setting Up Sub Surface Scatter (SSS)

2009-07-30T10:08:00.001-07:00

This tutorial covers how to set up a basic SSS Mental Ray shader.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=81
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New Tutorial! using The Plug-In Manager

2009-07-29T11:58:00.000-07:00

This tutorial covers how to use the plug-in manager in Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=80
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New Tutorial! How To Inflate An Object

2009-07-28T08:58:00.000-07:00

This tutorial teaches you how to inflate an object using nCloth.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=79
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New Tutorial! Modeling A Toy Dragonfly Part four

2009-07-27T13:38:00.000-07:00

This tutorial series covers how to model, texture, and render a toy dragonfly. This part of the tutorial series will cover texturing and rendering.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=78
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2009-07-25T15:03:00.000-07:00

This tutorial series covers how to model, texture, and render a toy dragonfly. This part of the tutorial series will cover putting the model together, and UV mapping.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=77
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How to prevent accidently selectng vertices on the backside of the model.

2009-07-25T05:36:00.000-07:00

Step one - Select your model.

Step two - Go to display>polygons>culling options>keep wire.

New Model! train tracks

2009-07-24T14:36:00.000-07:00

A basic model of some train tracks in .mb and .obj file formats.
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New Blog tutorial! Rendering HD Resolution

2009-07-24T14:11:00.000-07:00

How to render HD resolution

Step one - Go to window>rendering editors>render settings.

Step two - In the render settings window, go to image size and set the presets to HD 720 (half HD), or HD 1080 (full). Rendering with this resolution will cause render time to increase.

New Tutorial! Modeling A Toy Dragonfly Part Two

2009-07-24T11:42:00.000-07:00

This tutorial series covers how to model, texture, and render a toy dragonfly. This tutorial is for beginners. Part two begins where part one left off. Please read part one here. This tutorial will be teaching more modeling techniques and using edge loops.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=76
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New Tutorial Series! Modeling A Toy Dragon Fly

2009-07-23T09:06:00.000-07:00

This tutorial series covers how to model, texture, and render a toy dragonfly. This tutorial is for at beginners. Part one is the base modeling of the Dragon Fly .
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=75
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New Tutorial! Shadows

2009-07-21T11:10:00.000-07:00

This tutorial covers how to make shadows in Maya.
This is part of a beginner's learning guide for Maya. Tutorials in this series are short but cover a single topic in each one.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=71
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New Tutorial! Lights

2009-07-21T11:06:00.000-07:00

This tutorial covers the basic light attributes in Maya
This is part of a beginner's learning guide for Maya. Tutorials in this series are short but cover a single topic in each one.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=73
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New Tutorial! HDRIs In Maya

2009-07-20T10:15:00.000-07:00

This tutorial covers how to set up an HDRI image in Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=70
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New tutorial! A Better X-Ray

2009-07-18T14:30:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will teach you how to use a better style of X-ray in Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=69
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New Tutorial! Illustrator Curves In Maya

2009-07-17T08:19:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will teach you how to import Illustrator Curves (.AI) into Maya as NURB curves.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=68
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New Tutorial! Polygons To NURBS

2009-07-17T08:13:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will teach you how to convert polygonal geometry to a NURB surface.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=67
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New Tutorial! Hypershade

2009-07-16T08:46:00.000-07:00

This tutorial covers in depth how to use the Hypershade in Maya. It also covers how to use the basic shader network.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=66
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New Tutorial! Creating Text In Maya

2009-07-15T07:17:00.000-07:00

This tutorial covers how to create text in Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=65
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New Tutorial! 3D Paint Tool

2009-07-14T11:09:00.000-07:00

This tutorial covers how to use the 3d paint tool to paint texture directly onto your model in Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=64
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New Tutorial! How To Prepare A Model For The Internet

2009-07-13T11:26:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will cover how to get a model ready to be published on the internet and receive maximum ratings, for free or for sale. Also includes seller's tips. This tutorial is for Maya, but the techniques can be used in other applications.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=63
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New Tutorial! Creating A Sketched Effect

2009-07-11T15:58:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will teach you how to create a sketched effect in Adobe Photoshop.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=62
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Rendering Check List

2009-07-11T11:18:00.000-07:00

Here's a list of all things you need to look at before a large rendering or animation.

Make sure your file's been saved.
If you're rendering an animation, make sure you've cached all your fluids and particles.
If you're rendering on a network, all the source files must be in place.
All the render layers that are needed, set up.
Are all the lights on?
Is motion blur going to be needed?
Make sure that ray trace is checked.
Is the correct camera(s) selected for the rendering?
Rendering with the right rendering software?
Is the file resolution set correctly?
11. Is the render file(s) going to the right directory?
12. Are the start and end rendered frames set correctly?

New Tutorial: Projects in Maya

2009-07-10T08:07:00.000-07:00

This tutorial covers how to create,edit, and use projects in Maya.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=61
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New Tutorial: Layer Style Effects

2009-07-09T09:16:00.000-07:00

This tutorial covers how to use layer style effects in Adobe Photoshop.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=60
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New Free Model: Desk

2009-07-08T13:44:00.000-07:00

A great model of a desk. Comes in .MB and .OBJ.
Download Now
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/models?Keyword=desk

New Tutorial:Using The Extrude Tool

2009-07-08T08:46:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will cover in depth the extrude tool and all of its functions.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=59
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New Tutorial:Creating An Embossing Effect

2009-07-07T10:07:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will teach you how to create an embossing effect using Adobe Photoshop's layer styles.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=58
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Blog Tutorial: Render Settings Presets

2009-07-07T06:16:00.000-07:00

Render Settings Presets
This tutorial will cover render settings presets.

Presets

If you commonly use the same settings for rendering, use the rendering presets option.

Step one - Probably the most obvious of all, set up your render settings until you've got the result you want.

Step two - In the render settings window, go to preset>save settings as preset.

Step three - Enter the name preset and you're done.

2009-07-06T12:06:00.000-07:00

A Windmill model made in maya and in .MB .OBJ file format. Vue 6 background not included.
download now

New Tutorial: Boolean Modeling in Maya

2009-07-06T09:03:00.000-07:00

Booleans let you model with other objects. In this tutorial we'll cover in depth, basic boolean operations, anatomy of a boolean, where to use booleans, and common boolean errors (example: objects disappearing, inverted operations).
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=57
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New Independence Day Tutorial:Creating: Fireworks In Maya

2009-07-04T06:26:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will cover how to make fireworks in Maya using the preset fireworks.
Basic tutorial
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=56
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Independence Day!

2009-07-04T05:12:00.000-07:00

Happy Independence Day!!

New Model: Table

2009-07-03T15:07:00.000-07:00

A basic table in OBJ and .MB.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/models?Keyword=table

New tutorial: Creating End Tables

2009-07-03T14:19:00.000-07:00

This tutorial covers basic polygonal primitives modeling with bevels.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=55
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Great Rig - Max for Maya

2009-07-03T10:36:00.000-07:00

Looking for a good free rig? Max for Maya rig. It may be one of the best free rigs for Maya. Great for animation practices.
Note - NOT MADE BY ME
download now

New tutorial: Creating A Bookshelf

2009-07-02T11:16:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will cover creating a simple object from polygonal primitives. Also, basic functions of the extrude tool.
http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=54
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New Model : Race car

2009-07-01T11:20:00.000-07:00

race car model. basic modeling. Download Now

New Model

2009-07-01T10:43:00.000-07:00

A model of a camera

2009-07-01T10:21:00.000-07:00

I'm sure you all know how to use the automated create PSD network in Maya. In this tutorial I'll show you how to make it by hand in the hypershade.

http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/tutorial?id=53
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New RSS Feed

2009-06-30T15:02:00.000-07:00

The 3dtutorialzone.com rss feed is up and running

http://www.3dtutorialzone.com/rss

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New Tutorial: Using Revolve

2009-06-30T13:08:00.001-07:00

Revolve takes a nurbs curve, spins it kind of like pottery, and makes a complete 360 degree object.

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Twitter

2009-06-11T07:49:00.000-07:00

I recently got a Twitter account and I saw on television that Twittering is trying to write a sentence in as few words as possible. It seems ridiculous, but you have no idea how ridiculous it is until you try it yourself. I haven't figured out why it's so addictive to some people. It could be one of the internet's strangest hits.

http://twitter.com/TravisPetrie

Blender 2.49 Released

2009-06-01T17:55:00.000-07:00

blender.org Released Blender 2.49 .Blender is one of the best free 3d software you can download.

sources http://www.blender.org/development/release-logs/blender-249/
http://www.blendernation.com/2009/05/30/blender-249-released/
http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/

Question: The Maya Interface Tool bars Have Disappeared. How Can I Get Them Back?

2009-05-21T12:33:00.001-07:00

Answer: Go to window>UI elements>show all UI elements.

Reflective Light Rig V2

2009-05-14T15:58:00.000-07:00

The latest version of the Reflective Light Rig for maya is out. It is free so check it out!.

http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/scene_files/5550.html

Firefox or Internet Explorer?

2009-05-11T07:38:00.000-07:00

When I first was using a Windows computer, I always used Internet Explorer. I downloaded Firefox to test my web development skills on another browser. But after using Firefox for 5 minutes, I was hooked. I've been using Firefox for about a year now, but now with Internet Explorer 8, I find myself using that browser occasionally. When I look at the statistics for my website, there are more Firefox users out there than Internet Explorer. Now its hard to tell which one's better. I still use Firefox as my main browser, but could Internet Explorer make a come-back?

Great Free Software To Help You Create 3D Models

2009-04-05T07:17:00.000-07:00

MaPZone
software link:http://www.mapzoneeditor.com

Good software; really handy when creating building visualizations.

GIMP
software link:http://www.gimp.org

It has all the features of Adobe Photoshop, only it's free.

Inkscape
software link:http://www.inkscape.org

You can create vector graphics and convert them to Bitmaps for rendering. This is great for trying to create logos.

Jet Truck Model

2009-03-20T05:25:00.000-07:00

Now you can download the jet truck on turbosquid. Made in maya using polygons. Extreme detail includes more than 1,500 parts and 600,000 polygons. Fully textured and ready to render.
link

New Tutorial: Shelves Part 2

2009-02-19T12:32:00.000-08:00

If you haven't read Shelves Part 1, click link. In this part, we'll be covering the creation of shelves and learn how to create icons for them.

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maya blog tutorial - Importing .OBJ Files

2009-02-19T11:36:00.000-08:00

Step one - Go to window>settings/preferences>plug-in manager.

Step two - Roll down the list and check load and auto load for the plug-in objExport.mll.

Step three - Go to file>import...; set the file of type: to OBJ(*.obj)and locate your OBJ file.

New Tutorial

2009-02-17T09:33:00.000-08:00

Transfer maps allow you to take one model and make another model look like that model through normal maps, displacement maps and bump maps. If you don't know what those are, you should read this tutorial on normal maps, displacement maps and bump maps. This tutorial will cover creating a normal map using the transfer maps tool in Maya.

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3D Search Engine

2009-02-16T08:27:00.000-08:00

Most of us, when we want to search for a product we use Google or Yahoo. These work great for physical products, but how about digital products such as 3D models? Well, there's a 3D search engine and its called 3DSN.com. I've tried it a bit and it seems to be very good. Try it out.

New Tutorial - Caustics

2009-02-14T08:42:00.000-08:00

In this tutorial I'll teach you how to make a picture of a glass using caustics Some knowledge of the Maya interface will be used for this tutorial like shelves, menu sets, attributes editer, basic knowledge of what rendering is, etc. But still this is a beginners tutorial .

click here to read more...

Adobe Photoshop - Pixel Asspect Ratio Correction

2009-02-14T08:36:00.000-08:00

Some times when opening images (especially Maya's default image size of 640X480), a message will come up telling you that Adobe Photoshop has changed the pixel aspect ratio.Most of the time we won't want this because it distorts the image. To fix this, go to image>pixel aspect ratio>square. Now the aspect ratio will be set to the way its supposed to be.

New tutorial - The Basics Of Occlusion

2009-02-12T13:35:00.000-08:00

Occlusion is a powerful feature in Mental Ray (Mental Ray is a renderer that comes with Maya as a plug-in). It allows you to simulate perfect lighting without creating a light in your scene.

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Maya Tutorial: Making Cushions

2009-02-12T13:33:00.000-08:00

Step one - Create a cube and scale it to the size of your cushion.

Step two - Go to edit mesh>bevel. Select your model and open the attributes editor so you can adjust the bevel to the desired offset. The more offset the softer the box will look.

Step three - Select the box and go to mesh>smooth. Open the options box. Set the division levels to 2. Make sure none of the preserves are checked.

By following these steps you'll create a very soft looking object.

Realistic Trees

2009-02-06T13:07:00.000-08:00

Creating realistic trees can be hard, so here are some tips on improving your tree modeling and texturing workflow:

1. XFrog: This is a tree modeling plug-in for most common 3D applications. I use it and I find that its a bit hard to learn, but the results are very realistic. It relies highly on the parent/child system.

Xfrog

2. 2Textured.com: This is a great website for finding free textures for trees.

Leaves

Bark

3. Get a book on drawing trees; even if its pen and pencil, it'll still teach you the general anatomy of a tree.

Tip: Download The Bonus Tools

2009-02-05T07:53:00.000-08:00

This is just to remind everybody that there are bonus tools that come with Maya and they're really quite helpful. They're made by Autodesk and the can be found on the Area.

Maya 2009 - http://area.autodesk.com/index.php/downloads_plugins/plugin_detail/bonus_tools_for_maya_2009_win32/

Maya 2008 - http://area.autodesk.com/index.php/downloads_plugins/plugin_detail/bonus_tools_for_maya_2008_win32/

Maya 8.5 - http://area.autodesk.com/index.php/downloads_plugins/plugin_detail/bonus_tools_for_maya_85_win32/

(All the links to the bonus tools above are for Maya on a Win32 machine)