Modeling Tips and Tricks in Maya
In this course, we will learn various modeling tips and tricks. Each video in this course is a self-contained lesson centering on tips and tricks that can help improve your modeling workflows in Maya. Software required: Maya.
What you'll learn
In this course, we will learn various modeling tips and tricks. Each video in this course is a self-contained lesson centering on tips and tricks that can help improve your modeling workflows in Maya. Software required: Maya.
Table of contents
- Converting Surfaces in Maya 5m
- Extruding Faces and Edges Along Curves in Maya 5m
- Using Muscle Shrinkwrap for Modeling 4m
- Positioning Objects Along a Curve in Maya 5m
- Creating Surfaces by Lofting Curves in Maya 3m
- Working with Primitives - Nurbs 2m
- Working with Primitives - Polygons 3m
- Using Nurbs to Build a Flower Pot in Maya 5m
- Working with Primitives - Subdivision Surfaces 1m
- Using Reverse Surface in Maya 1m
- Previewing Smoothed Geometry in Maya 5m
- Using Non-linear Deformers to Create a Candy Cane 7m
- Modeling Air Tanks and Hoses in Maya 12m
- Converting Linear Curves to Cubic Curves in Maya 3m
- Creating New Topology by Projecting Curves in Maya 5m
- Baking Topology to Targets 3m
- Painting Blend Shape Weights 4m
- Animated Curve Extrusion in Maya 6m
- Using the Artisan Tool in Maya 2m
- Interactive Primitive Creation in Maya 4m
- Backface Creasing with Toon Lines in Maya 2m
- Updates to the Modeling Menu Set and Creating Custom Menus in Maya 3m
- Using the Birail Tool in Maya 6m
- Interactive Primitive Subdividing in Maya 2m
- Using Level of Detail to Automatically Swap Out Geometry 6m
- Using Transform Component Tool to Randomize Geometry 3m
- Using History to Create Geometric Effects in Maya 3m
- Controlling Transfer Attributes with the Paint Weights Tool 5m
- The Dos and Don'ts of Deleting Components 6m
- Using Blendshapes as a Modeling Tool 6m
- Top Tip: How to Convert Component Selections in Maya 4m
- Top Tip: Accessing the Modeling Marking Menus in Maya 5m
About the author
Justin thrives as a lead modeling author at Pluralsight. Growing up, Justin found a deep interest for the computer graphics industry after watching movies like Jurassic Park, Toy Story, and The Abyss. His ambition would lead him to work at Sony Imageworks in Los Angeles on movies like Monster House and Surf's Up. Justin has also had numerous articles, tutorials, and images published in 3D World and 3D Artist. As an author, Justin enjoys collaborating with fellow authors, especially on project... more