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dtek8
06-08-2002, 02:02 PM
Hey guys just wondering if an of you can help me here, I have got maya 3 for a little while so im having a pop at learning some,, I have to say its dam sweet , I really like it, in fact im loving it so far, but im having a few problems,, and Im wondering if u ppl can help

im currently a max user hence the way all my q's relate to my max tequniques...

- how can I mirror a object in the same way as 3dsmax so I can work on one half whilst the other half updated automatically I have tried mirror but cant seem to make a instance in this way also I have tried making a duplicate and turning it round and stuff what do I do?

- when extruding say 4 faces at the end of a cube maya extrudes each one as a separate rectangle so I have to go back and delete the geometry inside the extrusion then merge all the verts to make it one shape,, surly this is bit of a pain is there another way??

- can I do something like cutting and slicing faces in max?? and how


- where do I find all the cool texture mapping stuff, is it a matter of using the paint functions, and painting on a object in 3d id rather work by creating mapps, uvw unwrap style ???

- and also is there any way to turn on realtime lighting like there is in max so when i more the light its applied the light in realtime to the object???



sorry about all these what im sure are simple questions!!!
svenip
06-08-2002, 02:20 PM
1. select the object, edit-duplicate (go into the options). hit instance and set -1 for the axis you wanna mirror.

2. after you've extruded, look in the channel box there is an attribute called "keep faces together". set this to on (1).

3. i don't know max :D , but cutting maybe means the split polygon tool. select your surface go to edit poly-split poly tool. then select on one edge the point you wanna split and and another one too, and keep going on until you're finished. then hit the "Enter" key.

4. all the poly texture stuff (i guess you mean them) you can find under edit poly-texture. there are severall tools, and i can't explain them all here. so if you have a specific question to them would be better

5. press the 7 key on your keyboard
(4-wireframe, 5-shaded, 6-textured, 7-lights)

btw : is your avatar from "Street Fighter" ?? i love this game :thumbsup:
boomji
06-08-2002, 08:24 PM
btw : is your avatar from "Street Fighter" ?? i love this game :thumbsup: [/B]...
hey sven street fighter rulez !!!.
i got so good at this game i could beat people with just one hand...one friggin hand...we had a whole grup of guys specializing in diffrent characters...we'd all go and try find challengers from out of town and beat the crap out of them...
those were the days sighhhh!!!
any way "hooo u ken"
:buttrock: :buttrock: :buttrock:
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dtek8
06-08-2002, 09:58 PM
svenip - wickkkedddd:) thanks for the help:):) and yeah my avitar is of course ryu from streetfighter!!

boomji - sf2 what a game a true classic good to meet a felow fan:)
svenip
06-08-2002, 10:04 PM
how sad it is we can't play over network against each other :)
would be really fun, even if i'm not the best at the game :D
Array
06-09-2002, 12:36 AM
you can actually play street fighter, and many other cps1/cps2 games over a network. check out nebula (a cps1/cps2/neogeo emulator):

http://nebula.emulatronia.com/

of course you need to own the original arcade boards to legally play the ROMS, but I wont tell



:beer:
dtek8
06-11-2002, 10:40 PM
svenip - well cool looks like it might be possible,, due to the nebula !!! let me know if u want a match:) im rusty too:)

Array - thats a truly great find nice one:) oh and u can play the roms but u need to delete them after 24 hours apparently!!

hay u dont happen to know ant good pc engine emus?? and if they let u play online too that a big pluss ,, hehe 4 player bommerman on line wooohoooo:)
svenip
06-12-2002, 08:03 AM
i have this MAMA emu. but don't ask me if he can do it over network :hmm: the link is

mame (http://www.mameworld.net)
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