Maya 6 revealed / Kelly L. Murdock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murdock, Kelly.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maya (Computer file).

Computer graphics.

Computer art.

Computer animation.

Three-dimensional display systems.

Physical Description:

xx, 451 pages : illustrations ; 19 x 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Thomson Course Technology, [2004]

Summary:

Get ready to explore all that Maya 6 has to offer! Giving you a firm foundation, "Maya. 6 Revealed" allows you to master concepts on both a technical and artistic level. Begin by examining the concept behind each task--the goal and the necessary features that are involved. Then go in-depth with the objective of your task as you study examples and learn the steps necessary to complete it. Working your way through comprehensive, step-by-step lessons, you'll develop the confidence you need to create amazing graphics using Maya 6.

Contents:

Chapter A Learning the Maya Interface 3

Lesson 1 Work with Menus 6

Lesson 2 Use the Status Line Icon Buttons 10

Lesson 3 Access the Shelf 15

Lesson 4 Explore the Channel Box and Later Editor 18

Lesson 5 Identifying the Animation Controls, the Command Line, and the Help Line 21

Lesson 6 Use the Tool Box and Quick Layout Buttons 25

Lesson 7 Discover the Secret Menus 30

Chapter B Controlling the View Panel and Working with Objects 35

Lesson 1 Change the View 39

Lesson 2 Change Display Options 45

Lesson 3 Select Objects and Components 50

Lesson 4 Transform, Group, and Parent Objects 55

Lesson 5 Snap and Align Objects 60

Lesson 6 Understand Nodes and Attributes 66

Chapter C Drawing and Editing Curves 73

Lesson 1 Create Curves 76

Lesson 2 Edit Curve Details 82

Lesson 3 Modify Curves 89

Lesson 4 Apply Curve Operators 92

Lesson 5 Create Simple Surfaces from Curves 98

Lesson 6 Create Text 105

Chapter D Working with NURBS Surfaces 111

Lesson 1 Learn the NURBS Primitives 114

Lesson 2 Edit NURBS Surfaces 119

Lesson 3 Apply Surface Operators 126

Lesson 4 Trim NURBS Surfaces 134

Lesson 5 Use Boolean Tools 139

Lesson 6 Stitch Surfaces Together 143

Chapter E Creating and Editing Polygon Objects 149

Lesson 3 Use Polygon Operations 166

Lesson 4 Smooth Polygon Edges 174

Lesson 5 Use Polygon Booleans 180

Lesson 6 Triangulate Polygons 183

Lesson 7 Create Holes in Polygons 186

Chapter F Working with Subdivision Surfaces 193

Lesson 1 Create Subdivision Surfaces 196

Lesson 2 Edit Subdivision Surfaces 201

Lesson 3 Simplify Surfaces 206

Lesson 4 Convert Objects 209

Chapter G Assigning Materials and Textures 215

Lesson 1 Apply Materials 218

Lesson 2 Use the Hypershade 223

Lesson 3 Work with Materials 229

Lesson 4 Work with Textures 236

Lesson 5 Position Textures 241

Lesson 6 Use Utilities Nodes 246

Lesson 7 Paint in 3D 249

Chapter H Adding Paint Effects 255

Lesson 1 Use the Preset Brushes 258

Lesson 2 Create Custom Brushes 263

Lesson 3 Paint in 2D 270

Lesson 4 Paint on 3D Objects 275

Lesson 5 Edit Paint Effects 279

Chapter I Using Cameras and Lights 285

Lesson 1 Work with Cameras 288

Lesson 2 Create a Background 294

Lesson 3 Create and Position Lights 298

Lesson 4 Change Light Settings 302

Lesson 5 Create Light Effects 306

Chapter J Animating With Keyframes 313

Lesson 1 Set Keyframes 316

Lesson 2 View an Animation 321

Lesson 3 Animate Using Motion Paths 325

Lesson 4 Edit Animation Curves 330

Lesson 5 Control Animation Timing 336

Chapter K Working with Characters 341

Lesson 1 Build a Skeleton 344

Lesson 2 Edit Joint Attributes 349

Lesson 3 Add Inverse Kinematics 354

Lesson 4 Skin a Character 358

Lesson 5 Edit a Skin 363

Chapter L Animating with Dynamics 369

Lesson 1 Use Particles 372

Lesson 2 Create an Emitter 379

Lesson 3 Create Fields and Goals 384

Lesson 4 Manage Particle Collisions 388

Lesson 5 Constrain Motion 393

Lesson 6 Create Effects 397

Chapter M Rendering a Scene 405

Lesson 1 Configure the Render Process 408

Lesson 2 Use Special Rendering Features 410

Lesson 3 Use the Render View Window 414

Lesson 4 Create a Final Render 418

Lesson 5 Render with Maya Vector and Mental Ray 420

Chapter N Using MEL Scripting 425

Lesson 1 Use the Command Line 428

Lesson 2 Use the Script Editor 432.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1592003656

OCLC:

56202713