Archive for April, 2008

Subdivisions, Mental Ray’s approximation editor and displacement maps

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Mental Ray Approximation Editor Elements: Polygon source mesh modeled with all quads, triangles, or a mixture of both Displacement map. Overview: Convert a rigged, low polygon model of an octopus into a subdivision surface using Mental Ray's approximation editor. Once established, add a displacement map for further detail. Ultimately this gives you the ...

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Introduction to the workings of Maya Cloth & Create a sheet and rest it on top of a bed.

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

**Note** This tutorial is based off of Chapter 2, Maya Cloth for Characters! Pre-requisite: Solid understanding of the Maya interface. Cloth Sheet Elements Cloth sheet Polygon mattress Polygon Box spring Overview: In this example, we create a polygon sheet utilizing cloth's create panel and create garment tools, and rest the sheet on a bed.

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