Maya 6 Revealed

Name: Maya 6 Revealed
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ISBN: 9781592003655

ISBN-10: 1592003656

ISBN-13: 9781592003655

Edition: 2005

Authors: Kelly L. Murdock

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This text shows readers how to use this popular 3D modeling, animation and rendering package. 3D graphics such as those created using Maya have appeared in movies, television and games and as the demand for these types of images increase, so will the number of 3D artists wishing to learn these skills.

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Course Technology
Publication date: 7/22/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 472
Size: 9.50" wide x 7.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English




Learning the Maya Interface


Introduction



Work with Menus



Use the Status Line Icon Buttons



Access the Shelf



Explore the Channel Box and Later Editor



Identifying the Animation Controls, the Command Line, and the Help Line



Use the Tool Box and Quick Layout Buttons



Discover the Secret Menus


Skills Review



Controlling the View Panel and Working with Objects


Introduction



Change the View



Change Display Options



Select Objects and Components



Transform, Group, and Parent Objects



Snap and Align Objects



Understand Nodes and Attributes


Skills Review



Drawing and Editing Curves


Introduction



Create Curves



Edit Curve Details



Modify Curves



Apply Curve Operators



Create Simple Surfaces from Curves



Create Text


Skills Review



Working with NURBS Surfaces


Introduction



Learn the NURBS Primitives



Edit NURBS Surfaces



Apply Surface Operators



Trim NURBS Surfaces



Use Boolean Tools



Stitch Surfaces Together


Skills Review



Creating and Editing Polygon Objects


Introduction



Create Polygon Objects



Edit Polygons



Use Polygon Operations



Smooth Polygon Edges



Use Polygon Booleans



Triangulate Polygons



Create Holes in Polygons


Skills Review



Working with Subdivision Surfaces


Introduction



Create Subdivision Surfaces



Edit Subdivision Surfaces



Simplify Surfaces



Convert Objects


Skills Review



Assigning Materials and Textures


Introduction



Apply Materials



Use the Hypershade



Work with Materials



Work with Textures



Position Textures



Use Utilities Nodes



Paint in 3D


Skills Review



Adding Paint Effects


Introduction



Use the Preset Brushes



Create Custom Brushes



Paint in 2D



Paint on 3D Objects



Edit Paint Effects


Skills Review



Using Cameras and Lights


Introduction



Work with Cameras



Create a Background



Create and Position Lights



Change Light Settings



Create Light Effects


Skills Review



Animating With Keyframes


Introduction



Set Keyframes



View an Animation



Animate Using Motion Paths



Edit Animation Curves



Control Animation Timing


Skills Review



Working with Characters


Introduction



Build a Skeleton



Edit Joint Attributes



Add Inverse Kinematics



Skin a Character



Edit a Skin


Skills Review



Animating with Dynamics


Introduction



Use Particles



Create an Emitter



Create Fields and Goals



Manage Particle Collisions



Constrain Motion



Create Effects


Skills Review



Rendering a Scene


Introduction



Configure the Render Process



Use Special Rendering Features



Use the Render View Window



Create a Final Render



Render with Maya Vector and Mental Ray


Skills Review



Using MEL Scripting


Introduction



Use the Command Line



Use the Script Editor


Skills Review


Index