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by Dan Stiglmayer on Sep 23, 2008 at 8:18:30 am
in the MAYA Forum
settings and preferences window but found no such thing. FYI, i am using the MMB and either the Ctrl. or alt button which i believed to be the way to do this. Im also using Maya 6 just in case ... | | | | |
| | | | Maya 6 to 6.0.1 update!!! HELP!!!
by THE BEZIER KID on Jul 11, 2006 at 2:14:20 pm
in the MAYA Forum
Due to the loss of the DWG plug-in Autodesk is no longer legally allowed to offer the update from Maya 6 to 6.0.1. I was told by tech support to seek the file from another user or a reseller. If ... | | | | |
| | | | News: Maya 7 continues Alias' tradition of 3D innovation
by Cow News Droid on Aug 1, 2005 at 6:52:15 pm
in the News & Press Releases Forum
productivity, and creative flexibility (Los Angeles, California - SIGGRAPH® -Booth #1312) Maya® 7 software builds upon the architecture and performance enhancements in Maya 6.5 to deliver a feature-packed release offering new and improved tools for fast, realistic character animation, streamlined ... | | | | |
| | | | News: Highly-anticipated Maya 7 now shipping
by Cow News Droid on Aug 15, 2005 at 10:37:38 pm
in the News & Press Releases Forum
Angeles," said Shai Hinitz, senior product manager for Alias® MotionBuilder®, mental ray® and Maya. "The new features in Maya 7 that sit atop a solid foundation delivered in Maya 6.5 provide the creative power and reliability Maya represents to so ... | | | | |
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Maya 6 Killer Tips
In this article, CreativeCOW leader Chad Briggs reviews Maya 6 Killer Tips written by Eric Hanson, Kenneth Ibrahim, and Alex Nijmeh, and published by New Riders Press (August 2004), ISBN: 0321278534, and finds that "reading Maya 6 Killer Tips was a revelation, [it] is an excellent book that presents just the right information you need to take your mastery of the program to the next level.
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| | | | News: Synthe FX releases DashRender 1.0
by Cow News Droid on Jan 17, 2007 at 4:21:11 pm
in the News & Press Releases Forum
availability of DashRender 1.0 for Autodesk Maya for the Mac. DashRender is a new Dashboard Widget for rendering your Alias/Autodesk Maya scene files, compatible with Maya 6.0 through 8.5 and Apple Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. Simply drag and drop ... | | | | |
| | | | losing audio sync in animation
by phil on Aug 23, 2005 at 9:28:46 pm
in the MAYA Forum
setting: animating characters speaking to an audio track. software: MAYA 6 problem: maya renders out at 30fps, while AE/FCP interprets everything at 29.97 (this is going to broadcast). question: how do i set it in MAYA to render out at ... | | | | |
| | | | Motionbuilder and our official position.
by Joaquin (Kino) Gil on May 20, 2005 at 8:41:21 pm
in the MAYA Forum
satisfaction --or lack thereof-- by the team assigned to the solution of the problem at Alias. It ALSO turns out that the fbx translator plugin is not wholly compatible with Maya 6 OR 6.5, so during the period of testing ... | | | | |
| | | | MAYA- PC or MAC
by Donut_ on Nov 15, 2006 at 7:05:27 pm
in the MAYA Forum
Though I don't know if this is still true but when I bought maya 6 it came with both a mac and a pc version as well as a Linix and IRIX version as well. Other then the OS it ... | | | | |
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Learning Maya 6: Foundation
CreativeCOW leader John David Hutton looks at Learning Maya 6 | Foundation published by Sybex and is pleased to find ... ''a tutorial book ..[which presents]... the instruction to you in a way that makes you understand why you're doing those things. You get a very well-rounded instruction on the principles of this 3D software package."
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| | | | nder Vectors with Alpha
by Neil White on Oct 30, 2005 at 10:02:15 pm
in the MAYA Forum
I want to use the Vector renderer in Maya 6 and then composite the model in After Effects. Is there any way to render in this way and create an Alpha layer? I understand this isnt a standard feature in ... | | | | |
| | | | Opening SolidWorks Files to Maya
by Illustrator on Nov 22, 2006 at 4:52:17 pm
in the MAYA Forum
I have the Maya 6 PLE and want to pitch the purchase of Maya 8 to my employer. Our company's CAD software is SolidWorks so a big selling point would be the compatibility of the two aps. I would be ... | | | | |
| | | | xtrude tool problems (among other things)
by Chris Fred on May 13, 2005 at 12:04:32 am
in the MAYA Forum
I won't keep having to ask the COW (I'm getting ready to get to birails and NURBS deformations so I know I will be back). Thanks for everyone's help. --Cheers!, Chris Fred - Maya 6.0.1 Unlimited - WinXP SP2 - ... | | | | |
| | | | mmm...particles
by spooky on Jan 20, 2006 at 8:37:54 pm
in the MAYA Forum
Books are great. You can probably pick up a Maya 6 book cheap and I din't think core functions have have changed that much. There a plenty of good online tutorials out there. Be sure and checkout Highend3d.com. Gnomen videos ... | | | | |
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Xfrog 4 for Maya 6
Kino Gil, noted film effects artist and host team leader of Creative Cow's Maya forum, gives his impressions of one "the best kept secrets" in Computer Graphics Imagery. He gives an honest view of some of the strengths and weaknesses of the system and concludes that Xfrog 4 for Maya 6 ''..one of the best and most powerful 'plugins' for Maya I have found yet.''
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Author: Joaquin Gil |
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| | | | maya using just 1.5GB RAM :(
by crackcode on May 29, 2006 at 2:11:31 pm
in the MAYA Forum
thanx you your replay! actually i have 4gb. but system shows up just 3gb. som maybe there is this switch by the way i found in maya 6 documentation, that may dosnt suport more them 1.6gb. shit. ill check it ... | | | | |
| | | | How to Connect Node to Image File?
by flamtastic on Aug 2, 2006 at 7:59:42 pm
in the MAYA Forum
Learning Maya 6 Foundation - Lesson 13 - page 240. Mapping specularity within the Attribute Editor, how do I connect a node to a image file? | | | | |
| | | | Playblast freezes around 20 frames in - Regularly!!
by james stevenson on Aug 7, 2005 at 4:59:55 pm
in the MAYA Forum
When playblasting animations I often find that the rendering freezes at around 15-25 frames in and the bottom left corner of the whole screen goes white. I have no other apps running and I'm staying within Maya whilst previewing. Any ... | | | | |
| | | | Mantal Ray - here's the Error message:
by James Stevenson on Aug 11, 2005 at 11:18:18 pm
in the MAYA Forum
mental ray for Maya 6 mental ray: version 3.3.1, 12 Mar 2004 LIB 0.0 info : mental ray for Maya - startup done MEM 0.0 info : heap size limit set to 800 MB PAR 0.0 error 021310: no connection ... | | | | |
| | | | Mental Ray locks up and crashes Maya
by James Stevenson on Aug 11, 2005 at 11:14:11 pm
in the MAYA Forum
I'm finding that ebabling Mental Ray in Maya 6 and attempting to render causes the scene to go freeze up irretrievably. Are there other plugins I should enable to prevent this? | | | | |
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Learning Maya 6: Book Suite
Joaquin Kino Gil, noted film effects artist and host team leader of Creative Cow's Maya forum, reviews Learning Maya 6: Book Suite, by Alias Inc. [formerly Alias|Wavefront].
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Learning Maya 7 Book Bundle
CreativeCOW leader John David Hutton takes a thorough look at the Learning Maya 7 Book Bundle and concludes with ''...I give this 3 book bundle a solid 5 cows for a clean, organized, thoughtful layout and instruction set. They contain an awe-inspiring bundle of textures and materials, programs, videos and tutorials. You won't want to miss them.''
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Animating a Ribbon with Maya
One common request or problem i've seen several Maya users stumble across is how to properly animate a ribbon that zips across the screen and is flexible enough to bend and twist in various ways. While it sounds simple in concept, it may not be as straightforward and obvious as one would think to set this up properly with the maximum animation capabilities. In this article, Chad Briggs demonstrates a solution that he came up with in response to a recent gig.
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