Apr
13
MEL Scripting tutorials please
Posted in: Maya:confused:I would like to learn MEL scripting..Where can i find good tutorials online.. ?
Apr
13
linking animation/particles/scale to audio
Posted in: MayaHow do you link audio to animation in maya? I’ve looked extensively on the net but can’t find anything thats helpful.
I’m looking to create extrusions and scale animations based on the audio track.
Thanks 😮
Apr
12
how to create a splash in Maya dynaics
Posted in: MayaDear Friends,
I am fresher in maya and m doing a project. I need to make a water splash to simulate a swan’s take off – please see the images attached (
).
I am using particle surface emmiter and blobby surface particals with threshold .9
Can you please help me to figure my mistake and know if there is a better way to get the result i am looking for? I will really appreciate any guidance here.
Thanks
I am fresher in maya and m doing a project. I need to make a water splash to simulate a swan’s take off – please see the images attached (
).I am using particle surface emmiter and blobby surface particals with threshold .9
But it still does not look like the reference image i have.
Can you please help me to figure my mistake and know if there is a better way to get the result i am looking for? I will really appreciate any guidance here.
Thanks
Apr
11
reflection pass issue
Posted in: MayaHi
Im currently working on a small nCloth project where a piece of cloth falls on a table, I currently am setting up my passes for rendering. However I turn my image plane off for composting,and do a render of my reflection pass it will not render. I turned down my shadow mask down to white, and put my specular turned to white, and put my reflectivity to my liking. I am able to see it in the alpha,but not in the RGB, also for some reason I cant turn off my shadows, which I have a separate layer for that. The lights I am using are two to three directional and an area. Im currently using maya 2010, but I am not using the new render pass setup that was introduced in the previous version, because I am more comfortable with the old way.
Thanks
Im currently working on a small nCloth project where a piece of cloth falls on a table, I currently am setting up my passes for rendering. However I turn my image plane off for composting,and do a render of my reflection pass it will not render. I turned down my shadow mask down to white, and put my specular turned to white, and put my reflectivity to my liking. I am able to see it in the alpha,but not in the RGB, also for some reason I cant turn off my shadows, which I have a separate layer for that. The lights I am using are two to three directional and an area. Im currently using maya 2010, but I am not using the new render pass setup that was introduced in the previous version, because I am more comfortable with the old way.
Thanks
Apr
11
Help with fire and smoke
Posted in: MayaHi FX artists..i have created a dynamic animation of a fireball crashing on the earth..i’m unable to create fire and smoke.. pls help..i’ve attached the .ma file..
Apr
08
Moving bits of the GUI
Posted in: MayaHi all… new user to Maya here. 🙂
I have a dual monitor set up and I would like to be able to pull bits of the GUI over to the other screen to give myself more room to work with. I understand that some of the tools can be opened in a window by their little ‘click-box.’
But… is there a way to move or create ‘shelves’ onto the second monitor?
Thanks!!
–Jud
Apr
05
Astronomers Dream
Posted in: 2d, Astronomer's Dream, Aztec, General, illustration, Malcolm Sutherland, Maya, short film
Apologies for being 9 months late, folks. That’s enough time to pop a baby out…Better late than never, Astronomer’s Dream by Malcolm Sutherland is now available on Vimeo in its entirety. So enjoy its Mayan-influenced, richly illustrative look, and the payoff at the end. It starts a tad slow, but trust me, it’s quite worth it in the end.
More info and credits here, and Malcolm’s folio site is here. Thanks for the timely reminder, Kris!
Apr
05
Rounding values in MEL
Posted in: MayaHello,
say I have:
float $pos[3];
at the moment I’m rounding the values as follows:
(floor ($pos[0] + 0.5 )
(floor ($pos[1] + 0.5 )
(floor ($pos[2] + 0.5 )
That gives me int’s but I want say 3 decimal places and the last value rounded correctly – any tips ?
Also, what is the syntax so I dont have to type out the line three times ?
(floor ($pos[] + 0.5 ) – didn’t work like I thought it might
What are the tricks ?
Kind regards 😉
Apr
05
Interactive playback script for dynamics
Posted in: MayaHi, im loocking for interactive playback script for dynamics, i cannot find it. i think this script was on this forum or on the 3dbuzz forum but i cant find this script on both forums ;/ .
if this helps : when script is addet to the shelf have an green triangle icon 🙂
can someone share this script ?
if this helps : when script is addet to the shelf have an green triangle icon 🙂
can someone share this script ?
Apr
05
Please help me with MAYA camera setting
Posted in: MayaHi everyone
I have an issue here about Camera lens ,I have jvc HD handy cam with 58mm 1/4-inch Image Sensor and mount 0.43x fish eye to my camera my Question is how can I match a Focal length to maya camera ? I only knew that maya camera is use base on films size but I don’t know how to convert these handy cam lens to perfectly match maya camera.It would be grate if you show the way to calculate it.
Thank you
Benjamin
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