Mastering Maya 3

by Kundert-Gibbs, John L.; Lee, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780782128352
• ISBN10: 0782128351
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

This new tutorial-reference integrates instruction on using Maya with real-world advice on planning, organizing and managing digital content productions. A color insert illustrates the true effects of the techniques shown. It also includes a CD-ROM with 3D Gallery, a gathering of 3D rendering and animation project demonstrations; plug-ins; and Web links to animation resources.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xxiv
Introduction	xxvi
Part I Maya Fundamentals	1	(124)
The Maya Interface	3	(38)
Your First Maya Animation	41	(38)
Techniques for Speeding Up Workflow	79	(46)
Part II Modeling	125	(204)
Modeling Basics	127	(30)
NURBS Modeling	157	(50)
Polygons and Subdivision Surfaces	207	(56)
Working with Artisan	263	(38)
Organic Modeling	301	(28)
Part III Animation	329	(242)
Animating in Maya	331	(28)
Paths and Bones	359	(46)
Deformers	405	(36)
Binding	441	(34)
Character Animation Exercises	475	(34)
Animation Using the Trax Editor	509	(38)
Working with Rigid Body Dynamics	547	(24)
Part IV Working with MEL	571	(66)
MEL Basics	573	(24)
Programming with MEL	597	(40)
Part V Rendering	637	(104)
Rendering Basics	639	(22)
Shading and Texturing Surfaces	661	(52)
Lighting	713	(28)
Part VI Advanced Maya Effects	741	(168)
Paint Effects	743	(42)
Particle Basics	785	(30)
Particle Rendering	815	(26)
Using Particle Expressions, Ramps, and Volumes	841	(34)
Dynamics of Soft Bodies	875	(34)
Appendix Interviews	909	(26)
Index	935