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• Opening scenes from newer versions of Maya
• Particle Expressions
• Photoshop to Maya
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• MEL Sun Simulator
• Category:Tutorials Maya Texturing
• Using Image Planes

Introduction to Maya

Introduction to Maya covers:

• What is Maya?
• Do and learn
• How to use Maya in the architectural process

When switching to newer versions of Maya, you may encounter some differences. Maya Troubleshooting lists pages that cover the most important differences between versions.

Maya theory

Maya theory covers:

• History
• Use of computer generated 3D models in architectural practise

Maya user interface

Maya user interface covers:

• The Maya user interface

Organizing your work

Organizing your work covers:

• Projects
• Layers
• Groups
• Naming

Modeling

Modeling covers:

• Introduction to modeling
• Geometry types
• Modeling with polygons
• Modeling with nurbs

Scripting

Scripting covers:

• Introduction to scripting
• The script editor and external editor
• MEL scripting

Animating

Animation covers:

• Basic animation
• Character Animation
  • Modeling a character
  • Skeletons
  • Skinning

Materials and textures

Materials and textures covers:

• Hypershade
• Mental Ray MIA Material
• Textures
• File Textures
• Procedural Textures
• Shading Networks

Texture positioning covers:

• Comparison of various positioning methods
• Per shader: Projection mapping
• Per Object: Normal Mapping
• Per Object: UV Mapping
• Per Object: UV Texture Editor

Cameras

Cameras covers:

• Camera types
• Positioning cameras
• Camera attributes
• Tutorials

Lighting and rendering

Lighting and rendering covers:

• Theory
• Lighting
• Rendering

Rendering engines:

• Mental ray rendering
• Vector rendering
• Software rendering

Mental Ray

Mental ray rendering covers:

• MIA MAterial
• Physical Sun and Sky
• Exposure control (tone mapping)
• Render method: Final Gather
• Render method: Global Illumination
• Common problems

Data exchange

Data exchange covers:

• Autocad to Maya
• Maya to Autocad
• Export Maya to Quicktime VR
• Photoshop to Maya

Troubleshooting

Maya Troubleshooting covers how to solve various problems that can be encountered when working with Maya.