Thursday, 11 June 2015

3D Modelling for Object and Environment



3D Modelling for Object and Environment

Introduction to Maya

Image 1: Logo of Maya


Maya is a powerful 3D modelling, animation, effects and rendering solution that been used in everything to feature films. We learn about how to use Maya in this module to created a 3D model. It is an interesting software to explore but sometimes it need big capacity of internal to save and to open the software.

Maya Interface

Image 2: The base in Maya taken at http://xchrisone.com/xchris1/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Autodesk-Maya-2013-x64-1492.jpg

Image 3: The base look from 4 views. Top, Side, Front and orthographic view taken at http://www.worldofleveldesign.com/categories/3d_modeling/images/maya-beginner-basics/001-maya-beginner-basics-05.jpg

In Maya there many tools that can be use but mostly the expertise of Maya would use hotkeys to shortcut they selected the tool.

Image 4: Maya Hotkeys taken at http://www.fullsailblog.com/content/uploads/2014/05/MayaHotKeys1.jpeg

Maya Layout Toolboxs

This Maya Layout Toolboxs is at left sides of the Maya interfaces, it helps the user to selected the tool they want from there.

Image 5: The Maya Layout toolboxs taken at http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/maya2014/en_us/images/comp_toolbox_1.png

Maya Shelf

Maya Shelf is on the upper view of the Maya interface. The Maya users can selected what they want to put in their artworks and create something from the shelf. It also organizing the commonly used function in one group.

Image 6: The Maya Shelf on the upper view taken at http://www.worldofleveldesign.com/categories/3d_modeling/images/maya-beginner-basics/003-maya-beginner-basics-01.jpg

Maya Work space

Maya work space display by the defaults of the panels and the perspective. You can adjust at the view at Maya tool box at the left side of Maya.You can display your artwork in various display it customize panels. The artworks can be view to the 4 views and also customize panel for rendering, texturing and etc.

Image 7: Example of screen shot of Maya Work Space taken at http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/ecampuspdt/files/2012/11/Screen-Shot-2012-05-01-at-2.07.55-PM-Hort349Process.png







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