Use of import Adobe Illustrator files into Autodesk Maya
Import Illustrator files into Maya with ease, with the built-in Adobe Illustrator object tool in Maya. The tool provides you an easy integration between those two pieces of software. What the Adobe Illustrator object tool in Maya does, is basically take the curves vector path from the Illustrator files and convert them into recognizable curves […]
Unwrap a head in Maya with auto unwrap UVs tool (bonus tools)
Unwrap a head in Maya is an extremely easy process when you make use of the auto unwrap UVs tool from the bonus tools provided by Autodesk for free. With the auto unwrap UVs tool you can achieve with a few clicks a pretty decent head unwrap result in Maya. Of course, as you can […]
How to create waving flag animation (nCloth) in Autodesk Maya
Waving flag in Maya with nCloth build-in system is a simple technique you can accomplish in a matter of seconds. You can use this technique for other concepts such as curtains or really any fabric material. nCloth in Maya is really powerful. On top of that inside Maya, you have plenty of preset options to […]
3D render with Photoshop (export from Maya and import in Photoshop)
3D render with Photoshop, that sounds interesting, right! You can import, make adjustments and render 3D models with a few clicks inside Photoshop. We are going to export a simple guitar 3D model from Maya into Photoshop. After that, we will make some changes in a couple of levels such as textures, materials, and lighting. […]
Create facial GUI controls with free mel script in Maya
Create facial GUI (Graphic User Interface) controls with this awesome and free Mel script in Maya. Make your custom facial controllers with a few clicks. If you are doing a lot of custom facial rigging in Maya, you should definitely take a look at this Mel script. Download the Mel script of create facial GUI […]
Put a Mel / Python script on a Shelf in Maya for easy access
A good and easy way to reuse a script, either a Mel or Python script is to put them on a shelf in Maya. You could also make variations of a script and put all variations on a shelf in Maya. The main reason is when you need a particular script to run, you don’t […]
Create auto rig controls in Maya with free Python script
Create auto rig controls in Maya with this free Python script. This script creates automatic controllers for your selected joints in Maya. As you can imagine you can save a lot of time, creating the controllers for your joints in Maya by using this automatic script. It’s a complete time-saver script. Keep in mind, this […]
Creating mockup 3d in Maya – Photoshop for your business card
Creating mockup 3d in Maya for your business card presentation. The final step of the mockup will take place in Adobe Photoshop. In this post we are going to learn a few things about mockups in general and mostly how we can create a mockup for a business card with 3D techniques, using tools like […]
How to generate random particle instancer in Maya
Generate random particle instancer in Maya with a few steps. It’s a really powerful technique and pretty simple. All you have to do is to write a simple expression and connect a parament to it. Dynamics in Maya are quite interesting and easy to produce in a way. One of the easier techniques you can […]
An interesting way for UV unwrapping a curved pipe in Maya
How to Uv unwrapping a curved pipe in Maya seems a pretty hard thing to do, but it’s really not with the following process. Uv unwrapping process in general as every 3D artist knows is a tricky and not so much creative process. Some 3D artists even hate the whole process of UVs. Fortunately, I […]
Combine curves in Maya as one piece through a simple line of MEL script
Combine multiple curves in Maya as one piece is not really a necessary trick, to be honest, but is good to know how you can accomplish it. The use of this tip is more for a cleanup scene than a productive technique. As you work on a project in Maya with a lot of curves […]