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Maya 2022 Intermediate
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Intermediate Provider : Stephen Steinbach 8 chapters · 33 Lessons · 3h 50m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
Build on your skills to become an even better animator with Maya 2022: Intermediate. In these lessons you’ll further familiarize yourself with everything Maya has to offer, digging into the modeling toolkit, curve editor, FX menu, script editor, and more to create increasingly complex models. You’ll explore how deformers can bring new levels of customization to your work. Learn how to bend, twist, and squash objects in detail, and shape them in space as they drop, fall, and bounce. Next, you’ll discover how to bring architectural drawings to life. By exploring the modeling menu and toolbar, you’ll find out how to turn an image of a floor plan into a 3D scale model. Finally, this course will teach you how to add dynamic effects to your animations. Learn which tools to use in Maya to tug a linen sheet off a table, shatter a ceramic bowl, or topple a line of dominoes. Add plugins and script editing to your Maya toolbox for unlimited creative possibilities.
What You'll Learn
- Create, modify, and combine nonlinear deformers to bend, twist, and squash objects
- Convert NURBS surfaces to polygons and convert working units while modeling
- Build a precise 3D scale model from a floor plan using the modeling menu and toolbar
- Set up dynamic and passive colliders and animate dynamic simulations using various techniques
- Create and animate Bifrost node networks and build an ocean simulation with BOSS
- Use the Script Editor to analyze and write MEL code for Maya tools
Key Takeaways
- The course builds on prior Maya skills, covering the modeling toolkit, curve editor, FX menu, and script editor to create more complex models.
- Deformers can bend, twist, and squash objects and shape them in space as they drop, fall, and bounce.
- Learners turn an image of a floor plan into a 3D scale model by exploring the modeling menu and toolbar.
- Dynamic effects such as pulling a linen sheet off a table, shattering a ceramic bowl, and toppling dominoes are created with Maya's dynamics tools.
- Adding plugins and script editing with MEL expands Maya's creative possibilities.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Maya 2022 Intermediate course cover?
It covers the modeling toolkit, curve editor, FX menu, and script editor; nonlinear deformers for bending, twisting, and squashing objects; turning a floor plan into a 3D scale model; dynamic effects like cloth, shatter, and domino simulations; Bifrost node networks; ocean simulation with BOSS; and MEL scripting via the Script Editor.
Who is this course best suited for?
It is designed for learners building on existing Maya skills who want to become better animators by exploring more of what Maya offers and creating increasingly complex models.
What skills will I gain from this course?
You will gain skills in 3D Modeling, Autodesk Maya, Frameforge 3D Studio, Maya Embedded Language (MEL), Solid Modeling, and toward becoming an Autodesk Maya Certified User.
Does the course teach dynamic effects and simulations?
Yes. It teaches which tools to use to tug a linen sheet off a table, shatter a ceramic bowl, or topple a line of dominoes, and includes lessons on nParticles, Nucleus, passive colliders, nHair, nCloth, Bullet, soft bodies, shatter effects, and Bifrost and BOSS simulations.
Does the course include scripting?
Yes. It covers using the Script Editor for coding, analyzing MEL coding from Maya tools, and creating a MEL script, plus adding plugins to your Maya toolbox.
