Exploring 3d Modeling With Maya 7

by Beckmann, Patricia

Edition: CD

ISBN13: 9781418016128

ISBN10: 1418016128

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 2006-10-06

Publisher(s): Cengage Learning

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Summary

At last, a software book that's as much about the art of 3D modeling and animation as it is about the specific features of the software! Exploring 3D Modeling with Maya 7 offers a rock-solid introduction to the workings of Autodesk's 3D modeling and animation software. But throughout the book the authors - award-winning animators and experienced educator - keep the emphasis on how designers can use Maya to meet client needs with stunning animation while exploring their own artistic impulses. Coverage includes basic modeling techniques, working with colors and textures, lighting, cinematography, and rendering.

Author Biography

Patricia Beckmann-Wells was the Manager of Artistic and Professional Development at Disney Feature Animation and Chair of Animation at the Savannah College of Art & Design

Preface	p. viii
A Discovery Tour	p. 2
Navigation	p. 4
The Drawers	p. 5
The Main File Folders	p. 6
The Tools	p. 7
The Status Line	p. 8
View Compass	p. 10
Setting Up Your Account	p. 12
Tutorial: Setting Up Your First Project	p. 13
Basic Modeling Overview	p. 18
Navigation	p. 20
The Basics of Modeling in 3D	p. 21
Why Are There Three Ways to Model in Maya?	p. 22
The Cartesian Plane	p. 24
Hierarchy, Object, and Component Mode	p. 25
Tools	p. 27
Modeling from Reference	p. 39
Modeling with Primitives	p. 41
Tutorial: Modeling an Agate Griffin Egg	p. 41
Adventures in Design: Achieving a Fresh Look	p. 54
Polygon Modeling	p. 58
Navigation	p. 60
What Are Polygons, and How Do I Use Them?	p. 60
Tools	p. 64
Smoothing	p. 83
Tutorial: Modeling a Helmet	p. 86
Adventures in Design: Making a Maquette for 3D Modeling	p. 124
Modeling in NURBS	p. 128
Navigation	p. 130
What Are NURBS, and How Do I Use Them?	p. 130
Tools for the Creation of NURBS	p. 138
Surface Editing Tools	p. 145
Tutorial: Creating a Curiosity Cabinet	p. 150
Subdivisional Modeling	p. 194
Navigation	p. 196
How to Model Subdivision Surfaces	p. 196
Tools for Subdivision Surface	p. 200
Tutorial: Modeling a Talon Cup	p. 215
Color Texture	p. 244
Navigation	p. 246
Explanation of Materials and Basic Shader Nerworks	p. 246
The Starting Point-Creating Surface Materials	p. 247
UV and Projection Mapping	p. 261
Tutorial: Coloring and Texturing a Griffin Egg	p. 263
Tutorial: Rendering Gemstones and Simulating Caustics	p. 272
Tutorial: Creating a Griffin Footprint Using Displacement Mapping	p. 277
Tutorial: Animating Textures	p. 283
Lighting	p. 292
Navigation	p. 294
Scene Files	p. 294
What Are Lights, and How Do I Use Them?	p. 294
Lights Available in Maya	p. 302
Special Effects with Lights	p. 317
Cinematography	p. 317
Navigation	p. 330
What Are Views?	p. 330
Modeling in Orthographic and Perspective Views	p. 332
On Location	p. 333
Create a New Camera	p. 339
The Power of the Camera	p. 350
Adventures in Design: Developing Proposal Graphics	p. 356
Rendering	p. 360
Scene Files	p. 362
Navigation	p. 362
Rendering in Maya: Overview	p. 363
Render Settings	p. 363
Tutorial: Using the Maya Software Renderer	p. 364
Tutorial: Using the Mental Ray Renderer	p. 368
Tutorial: Using the Maya Vector Renderer	p. 370
Animation	p. 372
Render Layers	p. 376
Render Settings Common Tab	p. 378
Maya Software Settings	p. 382
Maya Vector Settings	p. 385
Adventures in Design: Modeling for Animation Using Edge Loops	p. 390
An Introduction to Animation	p. 394
Tools We Are Using	p. 396
Tutorial: Bouncing Ball	p. 397
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