CGTalk - More noob questions

Jockomo

01-04-2004, 04:42 AM

I'm trying to do Dave K's head modeling tutorial and getting stuck on the first step. Funny thing is I got past this step yesterday and now can't remember quite how I did it. :shrug:

Ok, so I make a plane and then go into the attributes editor, click on the lambert1 tab and then the checkered box near the color attribute, click on "file" in the window that pops up, and then assign the image file. The image shows up on the plane and all is good.

Now I make the next plane in a different axis. Here is the problem, the new plane is automatically assigned the same attributes as the first plane. I need to assign a different image to that plane, but if I click on that one, and change the image file, it changes it for both of them.

Where am I going wrong here, how do I create seperate attributes for each plane?

Can anyone suggest a tutorial that covers basic stuff like this?

wgreenlee1

01-04-2004, 04:50 AM

assign another lambert to the next plane...........

and never use the one in the hypershade,none of those,dont use any of them
always create a new shader then name it if you wish,select the object,right click the shader and assign to selected object

Can anyone suggest a tutorial that covers basic stuff like this?

the manual is a great place for info on this.........

MunCHeR

01-04-2004, 05:22 AM

You could always go the image plane via the camera attribute editor, in the environment tab. Its covered pretty well here and its free:

http://www.gnomononline.com/tutorial.php?category_id=2

Rock on

MunCH

Jockomo

01-04-2004, 05:48 AM

Thanks wgreenlee, I think I have it now.

btw I'm just using the PLE version atm, so no hard manual yet.

Ok, just going to keep appending my stupid questions to this thread, I appreciate the help and promise to do my part to answer other peoples stupid questions once I learn my way around.

Somehow it seems that Maya remembers what the last tool you were using was, even after you quit and restart. Yesterday I was using the split poly tool and I am occasionally accidently splitting the polygons when I am trying to select them. Is there a way to drop the tool like in lightwave?

thanks!

wgreenlee1

01-04-2004, 06:03 AM

hit "q" for quick selecting

over at the alias website they have a section(and i think you have to register to enable) but its called "3D 101" or something....anyhoo go over there and check it out
it runs you through basic stuff
http://www.alias.com/eng/community/3d101/index.jhtml?cat=1&type=1&display=1&x=18&y=8

no theres no stupid questions im a firm beliver in that but think about it and the ple im sure comes with a pdf explaining simple things and i think they have some movies with that download that run you through some of this stuff

no,keep asking thats the only way to find out even more than ur intial question askes..

Jockomo

01-04-2004, 06:39 AM

Typically I do a search in the help of the program first, but sometimes finding something simple can be nearly impossible in a massive help database.

Ok, next question. Does Maya have a tool like drag in lightwave. I know how to select vertices and move them, but the doubleclickdrag is annoying as compared to LW's Drag which is clickanddrag.

wgreenlee1

01-04-2004, 06:50 AM

Ok, next question. Does Maya have a tool like drag in lightwave. I know how to select vertices and move them, but the doubleclickdrag is annoying as compared to LW's Drag which is clickanddrag.

in yer preferances you can choose how you wish to select and move
i highly suggest going in there and just exploring
i forget how to set it up like that but its one of the option in yer settings /preferances

i'll take a look at it here in a moment if your still havin' probs

wgreenlee1

01-04-2004, 07:01 AM

click drag select im thinkin is what you want
i never have no probs dragging before i selected this click drag select option
check it out tho and see what suits you

Jockomo

01-04-2004, 07:20 AM

Hmm, well I have been playing with that option, I can't quit seem to notice a difference with it on or off. I checked out the help docs on it and it seems as if that option has more to do with moving objects than single vertices.

I'd like to move the points without having to marquee select them each time.

oh, and I looked for Maya on ebay, and didn't see it for sale there. I guess that means licenses are not transferable like Lightwave? Is there a dongle with Maya? Is it a problem to move it from one computer to another?

bentllama

01-04-2004, 10:54 AM

in the future please use a descriptive name for your thread. please read the announcement at the top of the Maya forum.

Coolhead2100

01-04-2004, 02:16 PM

Originally posted by Jockomo
Hmm, well I have been playing with that option, I can't quit seem to notice a difference with it on or off. I checked out the help docs on it and it seems as if that option has more to do with moving objects than single vertices.

This option changes the faces so that you can select them from anywhere on the, not just the dot in the center

oh, and I looked for Maya on ebay, and didn't see it for sale there. I guess that means licenses are not transferable like Lightwave? Is there a dongle with Maya? Is it a problem to move it from one computer to another?

Yes, maya does support for a dongle, but Im not sure if the license is transferable.

Jockomo

01-04-2004, 03:49 PM

Originally posted by bentllama
in the future please use a descriptive name for your thread. please read the announcement at the top of the Maya forum.

Well I knew I would have a bunch of "noob" questions so my plan was to keep putting them in a single thread, rather than start a new thread for each question. Not sure how else I should have named this thread.

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