The Maya FAQ Thread.

[SheepFactory]

Opening Maya 4.5 files in maya 4.0:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22876

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Animating a tank tread:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8885&highlight=tank

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The Maya GI (Global Illumination) thread:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1537

www.pixho.com


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Snapping multiple CV's to grid doesnt work:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22953

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How to Split Polygons around a hole thread:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23351

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[SheepFactory]

How to Create Hair with Paint Effects:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23860

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3DSmax to Maya file conversion:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23740

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How To Create Smoke:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23422

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How to do an eyeball aim constraint:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23930

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Auto-Save script for maya:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23920

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Correcting non-manifold Polygons (dark faces):

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23935

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[iC4]

maximize window slowdown error (with gforce2):

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17331&highlight=slowdown

[ryguy]

There are two ways to attach a SubD.

1. Using the SubD attach
2. A manually method.

Manual attach (attaching a subD to itself)

Proxy mode- delete any faces.
Position geometry together
Use Point Snapping (V) to match up the vertices

Once geometry lines up, pick walk down and delete the subDiv surface. (a polygon cage will remain).

Combine both polygons together using Combine. Build a SubDiv from those polygons.

To fix any edges, go to Proxy mode, then go to edit polys – merge edges to fix.

SubDiv’s attach command
(i.e. Attaching an arm to torso.)

Delete any faces needed in proxy mode to make a hole.
Duplicate geometry.
Go into proxy mode and delete un-needed faces of the geometry duplicated.
Hierarchy mode- position geometry properly
Proxy mode- point snap vertices, make sure both SubDivs have the SAME AMOUNT of EDGES in Proxy mode. Point snap (V) all vertices to line up the edges.
Hierarchy mode- select both SubDivs and attach.
Reassign any shaders.

If you don’t have the same number of edges to attach, select edges and either go finer or coarser, or use the manual attach method. Proceeding without the same edges in proxy mode will not have correct results.

[ryguy]

Cure for subdivision SLOWNESS

1.) Open the Hypergraph. Options > Display > Shape Nodes.

2.) Select the shape node for your SubD model , and "show up-and-downstream connections".

3.) Right-mouse over your SubD model in the viewport and go to Poly Proxy mode.

4.) In the Hypergraph, you should see the downstream connections change to a historyshape node (the
poly proxy) and a bunch of blindData nodes.

5.) Delete the blindData nodes. If you move vertices on your model, you should already see a slight
increase in speed.

6.) Create two layers.

7.) Select and assign the the poly proxy (historyShape) and the subd shape node to seperate layers.

8.) Hide the layer with the Subd shape node

9.) Middle mouse drag the Poly Proxy (historyShape) node over the shading group (at the right end of the
network in the hypergraph) to give it a material, so it is shaded in the viewport.

10.) Now move some vertices on your poly proxy and you should have full interactivity! You can hide
and show both layers whenever you want. (Note that the greatest performance increase comes from
hiding the SubD layer.)

You can also bind the poly proxy to a skeleton and animate it. That way you can alter and assign UVs on
the SubD model after the poly proxy is skinned. When you want to render, just hide the poly proxy and
show the subd! Walla!

Hopefully this will work for everyone. If it doesn't and you have questions, post them. I'll try to solve
them. Note that you must repeat the steps concerning the Poly Proxy node if you switch back to standard
mode and then back to Poly Proxy node (deleting blindData nodes, assigning to the layer and assigning a
shading group, etc).

[SheepFactory]

How to save a Hardware Render:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25496

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How to setup Facial Animation :

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20832

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[danylyon]

How to render in regions (for hi res images)

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7320&highlight=Print+Production+with+Maya

[SheepFactory]

how to animate cast shadows :

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26044

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How to import z-brush models into maya:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26337

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How to customize marking menus to contain more views:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26043

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Converting instance nodes to copy nodes:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26444

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3DS smoothing group equivalent in maya:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27973

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[dmcgrath]

Creating an Xray on/off state that is easy to use.
There are several different ways to do this.

HERE (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=242003#post242003)

[SheepFactory]

Rendering Floating point images with maya\MR:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28662

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How to make a light Blink:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28714

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Lots of Character Rigging info:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20935&perpage=15&highlight=pivot%20point&pagenumber=1

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How to create Hand controls on numerous skeletons:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29145

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Reusing rig information for other characters:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26998

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Animate Point Orient constraints:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27733

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Textures dont stick to geometry , here is the solution:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30954

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[dmcgrath]

Very helpful hint on paintFX, mapping bald areas for your model.


http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29824

[Bulldog]

How to cure the Maya renderer stops rendering the second it starts illness:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30332

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How to switch between Sub-d\Low poly:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30352

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How to combine Polys (and deal with edge problems that arise):

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30031

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How to find a beautiful girlfriend:

waiting for thread

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[dmcgrath]

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32092

[InnerVortex]

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multiple functions in one hotkey (from whatever is selected)

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30917

[lowkey]

how to model tubes/pipes ?

1. create two concentric NURBs circles
2. create a locator and snap it into the center of the smaller
circle (inside)
3. create CV/EP-curve and snap it's starting point directly onto
the center of the locator
4. draw curve like you want the pipes to flow
5. select circles and curve
6. 'surfaces->extrude'
7. use 'edit curves-> add points' to continue pipe-extrusion in
real-time
8. 'edit curves->rebuild curve' to make the extrusion as smooth
as possible
9. 'edit curves->smooth curve' to finally smooth out your pipe

:thumbsup:

[FloydBishop]

Error: Cannot find procedure "MayaWindow|mainRenderMenu". How to fix it:



http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=296631#post296631

[alexx]

fixing flickering of objects.
penetration of surfaces that are close together while rendering.


http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32828

[Modulok]

Changing the number of processors durring a batch render :shrug:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33777

-Modulok-

[FloydBishop]

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=323044#post323044


Talks about why an image sequence won't update the sequential frames, even though the first frame of the sequence shows up fine. Very tricky.

[SheepFactory]

How to align vertices:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35561

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How to fix a crease problem:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36036

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[lildragon]

Screwy face normals when importing .obj files... [pic of the prob and solution response]

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36691

salud

[Faeroon]

For anyone who had this strange
Signal 6: Unknown Signal <=> Error with MAYA4.X under Linux , here you'll find the way to solve it (or, what worked for me!)

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37201

[lowkey]

fixing 'black polygons' screwing up your mesh!

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29771&highlight=black+polygons

[fango]

subd mesh crashing render ? (memory exception fault)

no definite answer, might want to try some solutions

here (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17108) and here (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38298)

[Modulok]

Using an Nvidia Quadro and having Hypershade/graph names and swatches dissapear?

Click Here (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37688)

:thumbsup:
-Modulok-

[Ewan Lee]

Greyed out \ frozen manipulators?

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=42735

Ewan

[stunndman]

How to browse (ala ACDSEE) a sequence of maya iff files in a directory ?

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=43200

Cure for subdivision SLOWNESS - the thread

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35277

[lostpencil]

How to use image sequences or movies in a texture or as a light projection:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=46673

[rebo]

Fantastic question and answer thread about "How to remove a tweak from history?"

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44240

:beer:

[SheepFactory]

How to adjust DOF in maya:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=48798

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[stunndman]

My menu bars are gone. How can i get them back ?

shift-m for the viewport menu bar

ctrl-m for the main menu bar

[FloydBishop]

It's probably due to your clipping planes:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=523741#post523741

[wgreenlee1]

Importing Shaders Thread,How to import and make Images representing them. (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=58250)

[SheepFactory]

Mental Ray & PRman discussion: (great info)

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33132&perpage=15&highlight=comparing%20mental%20ray&pagenumber=1

[FloydBishop]

Making the "Current Time" slider in the Graph Editor display as red:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=757129#post757129

[DeathBrain]

How to Export Maya file format ma/mb to 3DS

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=80783

[PROVIDE3D]

By using the nurbsData, polyData and wireData Plug-Ins available at:

www.provide3d.com

[PROVIDE3D]

By using the cpvData Plug-In, available at:

www.provide3d.com

[stallion151]

:)

[joie]

Have you ever make solid texture with MR and incoming global illumination plus final gather and didn´t work?, here is the solution!:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=86135

[Houkah]

When you move the mesh the UVs don't move w/ the mesh.

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=98497

[Electrofirma]

How to rotate the scale axis (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=89497).

[alexx]

rendering (software) particles with motion blur (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=101445)

[stallion151]

for those who need blueprints:

SMCars check first (http://smcars.nd4spdworld.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=437 )
Car Art (http://www.carart.de/index.htm )
Honda Fact Book (http://www.honda.co.jp/factbook/ )
JP Racing (http://jpracing.racerplanet.com/modules/myalbum/index.php)

[og_reborn]

What "Gimbal Lock" is in a nutshell, and an answer to "I made a rotation animation in one local axis and Maya is playing back animation on all three axes...Why?"

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=964366#post964366

[martinw]

Originally posted by ryguy
Cure for subdivision SLOWNESS
[...]
5.) Delete the blindData nodes. If you move vertices on your model, you should already see a slight
increase in speed.


Just want to raise a big warning flag about the above step:

When a subd is in poly proxy mode the blindData nodes are there for a good reason - they store the hierarchical tweaks and creasing information from the native subd, which allows the subd to be recreated from just the poly and it's blind data when saved and reloaded. It is ok to delete the blind data nodes under only two conditions, either you do not have any hierarchical edits or creases on the native subd or, if you do, you go back into standard mode before you save your scene. If you delete the blindData nodes and then save your scene with the subd still in proxy mode, you will lose all your hierarchical edits and creases.

[SheepFactory]

Painting weights tips:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=116287

[FloydBishop]

I was having a bugger of a time trying to do a solid shatter on a complex object. Here's what I did to get it to work...

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=1109197#post1109197

[Garma]

shaders stay blank after assigning textures to one or more channels:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=133211

[Soyseitan]

Problem :
- Mental ray rendering give weird black spots in variabel places when using final gather.
- MR transparancy problem when using final gather on objects and/or image planes near the fg sources in outdoor scens.

(Possible) solution :
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=166733

[FloydBishop]

I could do a "render frame" and it looked great, but when I tried to do a batch render, Maya just hung.

Here's how I made it work:

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?p=1616092&posted=1#post1616092

[Ramtin]

First of all sorry for my bad english .
how I can render my fur with Mental ray ? or how I can make some effects like fur or hair and render with mental ray ?
thanks

Ramtin_moom@yahoo.com

[mayavi22]

hey ramtin, theres a fine maya video tutorial on rendering fur using mental ray at www.digital-tutors.com (http://www.digital-tutors.com) absolutely free of cost...
check it out. it must be in the rendering section.

regards.....

[cg_doctor]

problem :

in maya 6.5 , when I'm in edge selection mode, I select 2 edges , activate the move tool , and I try to rotate the camera then the program crashes !

my pc :
winxp sp2
P4 2.8 / 1024 L2 cashe
256 mb ddram
ati radeon 9250 / 128 mb
msi motherboard

thx :)

[mayavi22]

dunno why nobody is answering that question..
personally i would reinstall or update the drivers for my graphic card. if that does not help i would reinstall maya. but i guess u must have already solved the poblem by now.

chow.

[cg_doctor]

no it's not solved yet, I reinstalled every thing even windows , updated my vga driver , and still the problem persists,


can u try to do the same and see if it will crash?

on any polygonal object , get into edge selection mode, select 2 edges , activate the move tool , then rotate the camera , and see if it will crash or not

for me I'm still looking for a solution :'(

[mayavi22]

did what u asked to do. no, maya is not crashing. have no idea whats going on with ur machine. hav u tried other forums? also try other threads on this forum. looks like nobody reads the Maya FAQ forum nowadays.
all the best.

p.s
have you tried updating ur old vga drivers with new ones. if u do a search on this forum u will find that sum ati cards have little problems when running Maya. maybe thats where ur problem lies.

[BillB]

Can't turn on (or off) motion blur in Render Globals :

defaultRenderGlobals.motionBlur -l 0;

That's a L in -l (as in Lock), not a one. I have this on my render shelf permanently, our boxes do it a lot.

[Rambiert]

problem :

in maya 6.5 , when I'm in edge selection mode, I select 2 edges , activate the move tool , and I try to rotate the camera then the program crashes !

my pc :
winxp sp2
P4 2.8 / 1024 L2 cashe
256 mb ddram
ati radeon 9250 / 128 mb
msi motherboard

thx :)

First reason:
You have not enough RAM. Minimum value should be 512 MB, recomended >1024 MB
Second reason is your old Ati card with very old single channel DDR memory [one stream 32 bit]. You don't have to buy highend 3D monster like 3D Blaster or nevest Ati X series or top Nvidia 7x models. For comfortable work enough'll be Radeon 9700 or Nvidia GF 4 Ti with 128 Mb dual channel DDR [focus at 128 bit modules], the best choice is ofcourse graphic adapter with GDDR3 fast [800~1080Mhz] 256 bit memory.

When your maya'll crash: UV editor [expect it every time you assign *psd map to your object, almost every operation with mentioned file format:]

Next, when you assign *.psd map simple 2D/3D projection to your defaul shader and you hit reload texture button.

Next, when you'll try to work with low poly sub object for uv mapping of high poly model.

e.t.c. Expect that Maya 'll crash every 5 miutes:) with your acctuall hardware config.

[mrlonely]

Hi, I'm using Maya 6.0 Unlimited. I have a problem with subdiv surface. First, I creat a subdiv cylinder. Then I delete the top and bottom set of faces. The problem is when I change from standard to polygon mode, my surface loses its subdivision along the height and width. Can any one know how to fix the problem? Thanks in advance.

[Mackin]

hi,
I've been looking for a while now and I can't find the answer to my problem, and time is a bit of an issue. So if anyone could help me it would be much appreciated.

Basically, when I move around in perspective vies my image planes disappear.
When I move around in orphographic view they just blur.

How do I stop it from doing this?

Thanks.

[thinsoldier]

To quickly and easily render smooth wireframes using mental ray.

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=392955

[asaf]

Hello Guys!
Wondered if anyone bumped into this on:
I`v installed Maya 8, set up licensing O.k (cause ver.7 is loading ok) and when i`m trying to load it two windows open -> "Output Window" which says:
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"***** Error: file: C:/Program Files/NVIDIA
Corporation/Gelato/mango/maya7.0/scripts/registerGelatoRenderer.mel line 34: Invalid flag: -hasCommonGlobalValueProcedure
mental ray for Maya 8.0
mental ray: version 3.5.1.2, 15 Jun 2006, revision 18552
mental ray: mental ray for Maya - startup done
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and "Script Editor" and in that this following text is written:
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// Error: Unable to dynamically load : C:/Program Files/NVIDIA Corporation/Gelato/mango/maya7.0/plug-ins/Mango.mll

The specified procedure could not be found.

//

// Error: The operation completed successfully.

//

// Error: The operation completed successfully.

(Mango) //

// Error: Fur::executeCommand MayaState: (kFailure): Unexpected Internal Failure //

// Error: initializePlugin function failed (Fur) //

// mental ray for Maya 8.0

// mental ray for Maya: using startup file E:/Program Files/Alias/Maya8.0/mentalray/maya.rayrc

// mental ray for Maya: setup

// mental ray for Maya: initialize

// mental ray for Maya: using 1 license

// mental ray for Maya: register extensions

// mental ray Node Factory: loaded

// parsing E:/Program Files/Alias/Maya8.0/mentalray/include/base.mi

// loading E:/Program Files/Alias/Maya8.0/mentalray/lib/base.dll

// generating Maya nodes...

// parsing E:/Program Files/Alias/Maya8.0/mentalray/include/contour.mi

// loading E:/Program Files/Alias/Maya8.0/mentalray/lib/contour.dll

// generating Maya nodes...

// parsing E:/Program Files/Alias/Maya8.0/mentalray/include/paint.mi

// loading E:/Program Files/Alias/Maya8.0/mentalray/lib/paint.dll

// generating Maya nodes...

// parsing E:/Program Files/Alias/Maya8.0/mentalray/include/physics.mi

// loading E:/Program Files/Alias/Maya8.0/mentalray/lib/physics.dll

// generating Maya nodes...

// parsing E:/Program Files/Alias/Maya8.0/mentalray/include/subsurface.mi

// loading E:/Program Files/Alias/Maya8.0/mentalray/lib/subsurface.dll

// generating Maya nodes...

// parsing E:/Program Files/Alias/Maya8.0/mentalray/include/surfaceSampler.mi

// loading E:/Program Files/Alias/Maya8.0/mentalray/lib/surfaceSampler.dll

// generating Maya nodes...

// mental ray for Maya: successfully registered

// mental ray for Maya: loading startup file: E:/Program Files/Alias/Maya8.0/mentalray/maya.rayrc

// MayaLive version // Error: Object not found: mainRenderMenu //

// Error: Object not found: //

updateRendererUI;

updateRendererUI;

// Error: Object not found: mainRenderMenu //

// Error: Object not found: //

---------------------------------------------------------------

after these messeges Maya 8 isn't loading and i`m stuck with these errors.
Anyone have an idea what should i do ?

[angeloiselle]

When i playblast it, there is an error:invalid compression type with the option ticked movieplayer. It works with image viewer though. How can it be solved such that it can be played with movieplayer?

[shkumbinferizi]

Im just wondering why this section is called "Autodesk Maya"???

[JonasNoell]

Q: When I apply Maya's fur to my well unwrapped character I get some bald spots around the areas where the UV's are quite dense (eg. eyes, fingers, ears). How can I get an equally spaced fur over my whole caracter?

A: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=444833

[mimibooP]

Thank you for post

[EvaXephon]

Is there a folder that I can delete in order to reset my preferences?

EDIT: I'm using Maya 8.5

[ElecHeadMatt]

When i playblast it, there is an error:invalid compression type with the option ticked movieplayer. It works with image viewer though. How can it be solved such that it can be played with movieplayer?

May not be what you're looking for, but in my experience its better to just produce a playblast frame sequence and then watch them in fcheck. I'm sure I'm just not using the movieplayer function right, but in my experience (and the experience of my cohorts) movieplayer just seems to not work very often or produces crappy results.

Im just wondering why this section is called "Autodesk Maya"???

Autodesk bought out Alias and now owns the rights to Maya. So, Autodesk Maya it is.

[smiles]

what r the computer specifications needed for the smooth working of maya?

[VazeWare]

This morning, I open maya to continue model my object... and I have a small problem here:


http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss56/VazeWare/tool.jpg

Can somebody help me fix this problem... I use Maya 2009

[MrMint]

You can change the size of the handle with + and - from the num-block.

[VazeWare]

Thank you so much ^^.


I have more 2 problems to solve... (day of repair)



1. After I choose in Extrude, I can't see the move + scale :


http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss56/VazeWare/ques2.jpg



2. I've got... choose in set defaut in Preferences, and now when I create a new poly or Nurbs, I can't find the Inputs in Channel Box.

http://i561.photobucket.com/albums/ss56/VazeWare/ques1.jpg


Oh god ... :bowdown:

[MrMint]

I am not sure why this happens but

1. press "T", perhaps the handle shows up
2. perhaps it has something to do with the interactive creation which is turned on by default.
Go into the modify->polygons-menue. Turn off "interactive creation" and try again

Hope that was usefull.

[VazeWare]

I am not sure why this happens but

1. press "T", perhaps the handle shows up
2. perhaps it has something to do with the interactive creation which is turned on by default.
Go into the modify->polygons-menue. Turn off "interactive creation" and try again

Hope that was usefull.

I'll try, thank you.

[gmask]

I'll try, thank you.

you probably have construction history turned off... if you see a little scroll with a red X through it in the upper menu bar then that's the problem (top 10 user error) ;-)

[VazeWare]

you probably have construction history turned off... if you see a little scroll with a red X through it in the upper menu bar then that's the problem (top 10 user error) ;-)

Oh thank you so much, the problem was solve ...

And Can you tell me the "top 10 user error" ??? I really want it :rolleyes:

[jakobweiq]

hi as above

was tempted to upgrade my OS to Win 7
but was unsure of whether will there b any probs for Maya 2008 on Win 7..

any experienced user??

[Animechx]

i have Maya 2009 Unlimited (Student Version, but full) for my MBPro (late 2008). out of nowhere, whenever i Select anything - Faces, Vertex, Edge - in any way as a Poly, NURBS, whatever, suddenly the Selected will include the space or item next to it or in a cooresponding location on it!:wip:

EX: if i Sel a Face on a cube (or any Shape), the Face next to it is now selected as well even though i did not do that; same goes for an Edge or Vertex Selection. now i can't complete my Models in any way!:sad: this did not happen until i used a Duplicate/Duplicate Special a few times.

now every Scene or project i try to start has this same technical burp that makes it impossible for me to even start a Model. i can't get through to anyone human at Autodesk nor any occurrences listed in the Forums, not even here.

Can anyone, pleae, help me?!?!?!?:shrug:

[Bmoner]

Is it possible to have two installations of Maya on one computer? I want to keep 2009 because of Renderman, but I want to tinker with 2010.

[derik]

Is it possible to have two installations of Maya on one computer? I want to keep 2009 because of Renderman, but I want to tinker with 2010.

Yes it is , I've still got every previous version installed till Maya 7.0 , in case I need to work on archived projects again. I found that maya scenes isn't always forwards compatible - especially with very old scenes.

[Animechx]

i have Maya 2009 Unlimited (Student Version, but full) for my MBPro (late 2008). out of nowhere, whenever i Select anything - Faces, Vertex, Edge - in any way as a Poly, NURBS, whatever, suddenly the Selected will include the space or item next to it or in a cooresponding location on it!:wip:

EX: if i Sel a Face on a cube (or any Shape), the Face next to it is now selected as well even though i did not do that; same goes for an Edge or Vertex Selection. now i can't complete my Models in any way!:sad: this did not happen until i used a Duplicate/Duplicate Special a few times.

now every Scene or project i try to start has this same technical burp that makes it impossible for me to even start a Model. i can't get through to anyone human at Autodesk nor any occurrences listed in the Forums, not even here.

Can anyone, pleae, help me?!?!?!?:shrug:

Nevermind. got it fixed.

[Animasta]

I found an old Maya 4 PLE disc that I got from a friend a long time ago, and I want to install on a desktop I have (it's an old P4 from 2001, but I've been slowly upgrading a few parts over the years). The problem is, I cannot get a password to install it because the Alias website now redirects to the Autodesk website.

http://www.alias.com/eng/login/enquiries/ple_unlock_m50/index.htm (http://www.alias.com/eng/login/enquiries/ple_unlock_m50/index.html) -that's the link I found via googling, which supposedly had the passwords for the PLE's.

I'm doubting Autodesk will be able to provide me with a password. So I thought I'd ask if anyone knew what it was?

[GreatFurnace]

Hello! Just a quick modeling question: Is there a tool that can smooth non planar geometry/faces? Make it planar.

Thanks!

[GreatFurnace]

Hang me up on this one: How do I convert my selection, say faces, to UVs? I tried searching the forums but I'm reading scripts.

[nkls]

Hold ctrl + RMB, and select "to UV´s"

[Drevlin]

Hello! Just a quick modeling question: Is there a tool that can smooth non planar geometry/faces? Make it planar.

Thanks!

Not sure what youre trying to achive so its hard to give tips, but from the top of my head you could either use:

#Sculpt mesh tool available in one of the Mesh menues and select "smooth" and paint away

#you could remove the "Keep component spacing" (i think its called) in movement tool, activate the grid and just move it to grid using only one of the axis on the gizmo. Itll snap all the vertecies to the same grid point, but be sure to use only one of the axis or it will snap all vertecies youve selected to a single point in the world.

#Select the vertecies you want to smooth and Average Vertecies/vertex available in SHIFT RMB (Sorry, at work and dont have maya infront of me, could be CTRL RMB)

[krystalix]

Question about the cut faces tool. I'm trying to cut a space for the wheels on my car using this tool. I'm trying to cut it from the side, by viewing my blueprint. When i cut it, my side is fine, from where i cut it, but the opposite side is wider. I'm talking about the lines. Any help here?
Thanks

[EdgarM]

How can I disable uv piece snapping/jumping? If I try to overlap or move close one piece to another it will jump back and it has become very annoying when it does that.

[spartanx118]

Hi guys. How hard would it be for me to switch from 3dsmax to Maya? I've used max for 3 years but I am getting into animation and want to switch to maya.

[Cyberartist26]

Thank you so much for this thread! This is going to help out so much!!

[JorgeGecov]

hello,
i am interested in download the trial version of maya.
so, i would like to know if exists in the trial version some resources as occlusion renders with mental ray, material editor as hypershade, lightning tools, and if i can take big renders something between 2k to 4k per image.

thanks!

jorge.

[Bigwil357]

I have a odd issue with Maya. I imported geometry form MODO, exported with FBX. I have done this before, and things worked fine. Now i am trying to do it again, and i am not able to see the geometry. I go to the outliner, and press A to get a view of the object, and i might see it for a second, and then it goes away. Its too fast to click on it. Im just wondering how do i get the geometry to import into Maya via FBX and use it like i used to. Thanks!

[Hamburger]

I have a odd issue with Maya. I imported geometry form MODO, exported with FBX. I have done this before, and things worked fine. Now i am trying to do it again, and i am not able to see the geometry. I go to the outliner, and press A to get a view of the object, and i might see it for a second, and then it goes away. Its too fast to click on it. Im just wondering how do i get the geometry to import into Maya via FBX and use it like i used to. Thanks!

Change your camera clip planes to something larger or scale the model down.

[Bigwil357]

Change your camera clip planes to something larger or scale the model down.

Thanks for your reply! The problem was that when I imported in the model, the scale was too large. I also found out that in the perspective view, the visibility is cut off at a certian distance. It seems that when looking through the camera, this is not an issue. Anyways, I am happy that I can continue my work and have faith in the modo+ Maya connection. Thanks!

[Hamburger]

Thats what i mean by the camera clip planes. if you select the camera and open the attribute editor. in amongst the attributes you will see references to near clip and far clip. if you make them both larger you will see your model without clipping. this is probably the best way rather than scaling as your model will stay at the right scale (1:1).

Hope this psot makes sense im on the phone here

[Bigwil357]

Thats what i mean by the camera clip planes. if you select the camera and open the attribute editor. in amongst the attributes you will see references to near clip and far clip. if you make them both larger you will see your model without clipping. this is probably the best way rather than scaling as your model will stay at the right scale (1:1).

Hope this psot makes sense im on the phone here

Oh yeah, it made perfect sense. Thanks!

[Vestochka]

Hi!
I am sorry for my English, but I try to explain my problem with saving file in Maya.
I just finished my character modeling and disided to save the file. I saved this , but in that time Maya was closed and I think my file did not saved. But I know that there was Incremental Saves ( I saved often) and when I opened my last saved file, I noticed that only part of geomenty was in the scene. I looked at all folders of Incremental Save and all files ther were broken. ( only part of geomenty was there, not my last model)

Is some way to restore my last file? with my finished character model?

I hope you understand my question..

[coldhart]

Until now i was using maya & max "2009" which is quite stable & bugfree version but now i want to use some latest version so which one is better 2011 or 2012 in terms of stability,plugins availability & features? which maya version prefered in film studios

[rolilli]

Hello,

I have tried to find the Maya Personal Learning Edition.

I downloaded the trail version in the hope i would be given the choise between trail or PLE
but that was not so.
Is there a place where I can stil download the PLE?

Regards,
rolilli.