Models

The 3d Studio is a great place to get quality models at a decent price. A lot of the models are made by individuals and companies, and some are made by in-house modelers. 3d Studio is a great resource to have in your bookmarks.

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Title; Maya Tip: Cut, Copy, & Paste

Unlike most Window applications, Maya doesn't access to Windows clipboard. It has its own clipboard in the temporary files. This is a Maya.mb file. All versions of Maya use the same file, so you can copy and paste files from and into different versions. In a lot of cases this will cause compatibility issues. When you close Maya, this clipboard itself and whats in it is never removed until something else replaces it.

New Tutorial

This tutorial is right in line with the holiday season. It will teach you how to use polygonal primitives to model an object. Click here to read more...

I am now writing Adobe Photoshop tutorials

I am now writing Adobe Photoshop tutorials for 3DTutorialZone.com. The first one on this site is Faking A Splash In Photoshop. Click here to read more.

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Reference

When modeling a car, it's important to have good reference. The first place to go would be the manufacturers website. Most of them these days have 360 degree spins on their car's product description.

Ford

Chevy

Dodge



Another place to get good reference is the-blueprints.com. This site is just about the best website to get car blueprints from. Also, it's a great place to submit blueprints.

Maya Tip; Learn From Examples

Some people don't know this, but Maya comes with example files for fluids, hair, rigs, etc. To access these, go to window>general editor>visor. Now, just go to whatever example that you're looking for. Under ocean examples, try looking at Destroyer.ma and Rowboat.ma. The rowboat file shows a good example of lighting ocean effects and the destroyer shows a great example of fluids and ocean effects. To get around the visor, use the same controls you use to get around in the Maya scene.

New Tutorial! Creating A Simple IK Rig Part Two

It's important that you read the last tutorial because it gets you up to speed for this tutorial. In this tutorial, we'll teach you how to build realistic actuator movement.
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