Animation Tips in Maya
In this set of Maya animation tutorials, we will learn tips and techniques that can be applied when using the intuitive and fun animation tools of Maya. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2014.
What you'll learn
In this set of Maya animation tutorials, we will learn tips and techniques that can be applied when using the intuitive and fun animation tools of Maya. We'll learn everything from how to setup animation preferences and create key frames, to learning how animation can be modified from Maya's Timeline and Graph Editor. We'll learn how to animate objects along a path, and how to animate with constraints. We'll even cover helpful tips on how to improve your productivity. By the end, you'll be equipped with the techniques you'll need to become a more proficient animator in Maya. Software required: Autodesk Maya 2014.
Table of contents
- Setting Animation Preferences 19m
- Creating Keyframes and Editing Animation on the Time Slider 11m
- Understanding the Graph Editor 19m
- Seamlessly Looping Animation / Cycle Animation Infinitely 11m
- Baking a Cycled Animation 4m
- Working with Editable Motion Trails 8m
- Path Animation 10m
- Animating with the Parent Constraint 5m
- Sketching Inside of Maya with the New Grease Pencil Tool 4m
- Previewing Animation in Real-time with Playblasts 7m
- Animation Layers 6m
- Correcting Gimbal Lock with Maya's Euler Filter 3m