Maya 4.5 Savvy

by Kundert-Gibbs, John; Lee, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780782141092
• ISBN10: 0782141099
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

This book gives readers tutorials that integrate Maya instruction with real-world advice on planning, organizing, and managing digital content productions. Includes a full-color insert that illustrates the techniques discussed in the book and a CD containing a 3D gallery.

Author Biography

John Kundert-Gibbs is director of the Digital Production Arts program at Clemson University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xxiv
Introduction	xxv
PART I MAYA FUNDAMENTALS	1	(92)
The Maya Interface	3	(30)
What's Behind the Maya Interface?	4	(3)
Interface Elements	7	(24)
Summary	31	(2)
Your First Maya Animation	33	(24)
Setting the Scene: Modeling	34	(8)
Texturing Your Models Using the Hypershade	42	(3)
Lighting the Scene	45	(2)
Animating the Scene	47	(4)
Creating a Follow Camera	51	(1)
Rendering the Animation	52	(1)
Advanced Topic: Adding Exhaust	53	(2)
Summary	55	(2)
Techniques for Speeding Up Workflow	57	(36)
Adjusting Interface Options	58	(1)
Using the Hotbox Instead of Menu Sets	59	(1)
Shelves	59	(1)
Hotkeys	60	(1)
Marking Menus	61	(3)
Working in Layers	64	(2)
Object Annotation	66	(1)
The Outliner	66	(2)
The Hypergraph	68	(15)
The Hypershade	83	(3)
Hands On: Building an Arm	86	(5)
Summary	91	(2)
PART II MODELING	93	(156)
Modeling Basics	95	(22)
What Is Modeling?	96	(3)
Modeling Tools	99	(10)
Modeling with Primitives	109	(3)
Hands On: Creating a Living Room Scene with Primitives	112	(4)
Summary	116	(1)
NURBS Modeling	117	(36)
Curve and Surface Concepts	118	(4)
Creating Curves	122	(3)
Editing Curves	125	(6)
Creating Surfaces	131	(7)
Editing Surfaces	138	(7)
Hands On: Aftershave Bottle	145	(2)
Hands On: Building a Character I (Advanced)	147	(4)
Summary	151	(2)
Polygons and Subdivision Surfaces	153	(46)
Polygon Concepts and Terms	154	(2)
Creating Polygons	156	(5)
Editing Polygons	161	(17)
Subdivision Surface Modeling	178	(9)
Hands On: Building a Hand	187	(6)
Hands On: Building a Character II (Advanced)	193	(5)
Summary	198	(1)
Painting with Artisan	199	(24)
The Artisan Tools: An Overview	200	(2)
Sculpting Polygons: Deforming a Sphere	202	(3)
Sculpting (NURBS) Surfaces: Sculpting across Seams	205	(3)
Creating Sets	208	(2)
Painting Selections	210	(1)
Painting Cluster Weights	210	(3)
3D Paint: Painting Textures	213	(5)
Painting Weights	218	(4)
Summary	222	(1)
Organic Modeling	223	(26)
Laying the Groundwork for Modeling	224	(1)
Building the Head and Body	225	(2)
Cutting Up the Body	227	(3)
Building the Legs	230	(2)
Rebuilding the Parameters	232	(1)
Stitching tools	233	(6)
Building the Face	239	(1)
Mirroring and Attaching the Model	240	(1)
Cleaning Up the Model	240	(1)
Globally Stitching the Model	241	(1)
Hands On: Building a Character III (Advanced)	241	(6)
Summary	247	(2)
PART III ANIMATION	249	(206)
Animating in Maya	251	(26)
Keyframe Animation	252	(1)
Animation Controls	253	(2)
Creating Keyframes	255	(6)
Editing Keyframes	261	(10)
Hands On: Animating a Finger	271	(4)
Summary	275	(2)
Paths and Bones	277	(38)
Path Animation	278	(8)
Skeletons and Kinematics	286	(12)
Constraints	298	(7)
Hands On: Setting Up a Character for Animation	305	(8)
Summary	313	(2)
Deformers	315	(28)
Creating Deformers	316	(14)
Editing Deformations	330	(4)
Advanced Facial Animation	334	(7)
Summary	341	(2)
Binding	343	(28)
Skinning	344	(9)
Binding and Subdivision Surfaces	353	(1)
Hands On: Binding a Character	354	(8)
Hands On: Binding a Puppy	362	(7)
Summary	369	(2)
Character Animation Exercises	371	(30)
Step-by-Step Walk Cycle	372	(12)
A Dog Walk	384	(4)
A Run Cycle	388	(5)
Ball Tossing	393	(3)
Maya Character Creation and Animation	396	(4)
Summary	400	(1)
Animation Using the Trax Editor	401	(30)
Characters	402	(4)
Poses	406	(3)
Clips	409	(10)
Hands On: Creating a Walk Cycle	419	(6)
Hands On: Using Trax to Lip-Synch	425	(4)
Summary	429	(2)
Working with Rigid Body Dynamics	431	(24)
What Are Rigid Body Dynamics?	432	(1)
Creating a Simple Rigid Body	432	(3)
Catapult! Converting a Body from Passive to Active Mode	435	(3)
Using Fields to Add Effects to Rigid Bodies	438	(1)
Using the Rigid Body Solver	438	(6)
Working with Fields	444	(1)
Using Impulse and a Newton Field to Simulate Orbital Dynamics	445	(2)
Converting (Baking) a Rigid Body Animation into Keyframes	447	(2)
Throwing Dice: Working with the Dynamics Simulator	449	(2)
Building a Chain: Adding Constraints to a Rigid Body	451	(2)
Summary	453	(2)
PART IV RENDERING	455	(88)
Rendering Basics	457	(18)
Rendering an Object	458	(12)
Using Other Rendering Techniques	470	(4)
Summary	474	(1)
Shading and Texturing Surfaces	475	(42)
Using the Hypershade	476	(5)
Using Shading and Texturing Attributes	481	(13)
Using Shading and Texturing Techniques	494	(5)
Shading and Texturing Polygons and Subdivision Surfaces	499	(11)
Hands On: Texturing a Character	510	(5)
Summary	515	(2)
Lighting	517	(26)
Types of Lights	518	(8)
Shadows	526	(5)
Light Effects	531	(6)
Lighting Techniques	537	(5)
Summary	542	(1)
PART V ADVANCED TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES	543	(212)
Paint Effects	545	(38)
Paint Effects Theory	546	(1)
Strokes and Brushes	546	(3)
Painting on a 2D Canvas	549	(3)
Modifying and Saving Brushes	552	(8)
Painting a 2D Texture onto a 3D Object	560	(1)
Painting in a 3D Scene	561	(9)
Rendering	570	(2)
Hands On Maya: Painting Hair on a Head	572	(9)
Summary	581	(2)
MEL	583	(40)
MEL Is Fundamental	584	(1)
What Is a Scripting Language?	584	(1)
The Script Editor	585	(2)
What Is an Attribute?	587	(2)
How to Get Help with MEL	589	(2)
A Comment on Commenting	591	(1)
Hands On: Building a Room Automatically	592	(3)
Variables, Loops, and Branching	595	(6)
Debugging MEL Scripts	601	(1)
Hands On: Making a Mountain	602	(5)
Creating a GUI	607	(3)
Using Procedures and Scripts	610	(3)
Hands On: Creating, Moving, and Naming an Object---with One Keystroke	613	(2)
Placing Objects Using a Marking Menu	615	(3)
Using Expressions with MEL	618	(4)
Learning from the Masters	622	(1)
Summary	622	(1)
Particle Basics	623	(22)
What Are Particles?	624	(1)
Creating Particles	624	(4)
Working with Particles	628	(8)
Adding Particles to Objects: Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz	636	(3)
Colliding with Rigid Bodies	639	(1)
Attaching Fields to Objects	640	(3)
Summary	643	(2)
Particle Rendering	645	(20)
Particle Rendering in Maya	646	(1)
And in This Corner: Hardware versus Software Rendering	646	(1)
Hardware Rendering	647	(9)
Software Rendering	656	(3)
Pictures from Outside: Using Sprite Particles	659	(4)
Fine-Tuning Particle Rendering	663	(1)
Summary	664	(1)
Using Particle Expressions, Ramps, and Volumes	665	(26)
Particle Manipulation in Maya	666	(9)
Moving Particles Around in a Volume Field	675	(2)
Changing Color and Lifespan per Particle	677	(2)
Changing Radius by Position	679	(1)
Moving Particles Upward in a Spiral	680	(1)
Collision Events and Expressions	681	(2)
Transparency Ramps: Disappearing Bubbles	683	(1)
Emitter Expressions	684	(1)
Changing Opacity with Motion	685	(1)
Changing Rotation with Motion	686	(1)
More Expressions: Animated Sprites	687	(2)
Summary	689	(2)
Dynamics of Soft Bodies	691	(26)
What Are Soft Bodies?	692	(1)
Creating a Basic Soft Body	692	(3)
Adjusting Goal Weights	695	(3)
Using Goal Weights to Create Fluid Motion	698	(2)
Adding Springs to Soft Bodies	700	(2)
Faking a Bounce	702	(2)
Denting Soft Bodies	704	(3)
Hands On: Painting Goal Weights on Hair	707	(3)
Advanced Hands On: Adding Ripples to the Fountain Project	710	(3)
Advanced Hands On: Creating a Watery Body and Face	713	(2)
Summary	715	(2)
Fluid Effects	717	(38)
What Is a Fluid (and What Isn't It)?	718	(3)
Drag-and-Drop Fluids	721	(2)
Creating and Editing Fluids	723	(12)
Painting into Containers	735	(3)
Creating an Ocean Effect	738	(4)
Hands On: Creating Coffee and Cream with 2D and 3D Fluids	742	(11)
Summary	753	(2)
Appendix Interviews	755	(22)
Interview with Jill Ramsay	755	(9)
Interview with Shai Hinitz	764	(13)
Index	777