Maya 4.5 Savvy

John Kundert-Gibbs, Sybex Inc

ISBN:0782141099, Edition: , 2003-01-14

Price: $55.59

• Cover
• Table of Content
• BackCover
• Maya 4.5 Savvy
• Foreword
• Introduction
  • Who Should Read This Book
  • How to Use This Book
  • How This Book Is Organized
  • Hardware and Software Considerations
  • The Next Step
• Part I: Maya Fundamentals
  • Chapter 1: The Maya Interface
    • What's Behind the Maya Interface?
    • Interface Elements
    • Summary
  • Chapter 2: Your First Maya Animation
    • Setting the Scene: Modeling
    • Texturing Your Models Using the Hypershade
    • Lighting the Scene
    • Animating the Scene
    • Creating a Follow Camera
    • Rendering the Animation
    • Advanced Topic: Adding Exhaust
    • Summary
  • Chapter 3: Techniques for Speeding Up Workflow
    • Adjusting Interface Options
    • Using the Hotbox Instead of Menu Sets
    • Shelves
    • Hotkeys
    • Marking Menus
    • Working in Layers
    • Object Annotation
    • The Outliner
    • The Hypergraph
    • The Hypershade
    • Hands On: Building an Arm
    • Summary
• Part II: Modeling
  • Chapter 4: Modeling Basics
    • What Is Modeling?
    • Modeling Tools
    • Modeling with Primitives
    • Hands On: Creating a Living Room Scene with Primitives
    • Summary
  • Chapter 5: NURBS Modeling
    • Curve and Surface Concepts
    • Creating Curves
    • Editing Curves
    • Creating Surfaces
    • Editing Surfaces
    • Hands On: Aftershave Bottle
    • Hands On: Building a Character I (Advanced)
    • Summary
  • Chapter 6: Polygons and Subdivision Surfaces
    • Polygon Concepts and Terms
    • Creating Polygons
    • Editing Polygons
    • Subdivision Surface Modeling
    • Hands On: Building a Hand
    • Hands On: Building a Character II (Advanced)
    • Summary
  • Chapter 7: Painting with Artisan
    • The Artisan Tools: An Overview
    • Sculpting Polygons: Deforming a Sphere
    • Sculpting (NURBS) Surfaces: Sculpting across Seams
    • Creating Sets
    • Painting Selections
    • Painting Cluster Weights
    • 3D Paint: Painting Textures
    • Painting Weights
    • Summary
  • Chapter 8: Organic Modeling
    • Laying the Groundwork for Modeling
    • Building the Head and Body
    • Cutting Up the Body
    • Building the Legs
    • Rebuilding the Parameters
    • Stitching tools
    • Building the Face
    • Mirroring and Attaching the Model
    • Cleaning Up the Model
    • Globally Stitching the Model
    • Hands On: Building a Character III (Advanced)
    • Summary
• Part III: Animation
  • Chapter 9: Animating in Maya
    • Keyframe Animation
    • Animation Controls
    • Creating Keyframes
    • Editing Keyframes
    • Hands On: Animating a Finger
    • Summary
  • Chapter 10: Paths and Bones
    • Attaching an Object to a Path
    • Making an Object Float
    • Previewing and Playblasting
    • Making the Camera Move
    • Skeletons and Kinematics
    • Constraints
    • Hands On: Setting Up a Character for Animation
    • Summary
  • Chapter 11: Deformers
    • Lattice Deformation
    • Cluster Deformation
    • Nonlinear Deformations
    • Sculpt Deformation
    • Wire Deformation
    • Blend Shape Deformation
    • Editing Deformations
    • Advanced Facial Animation
    • Summary
  • Chapter 12: Binding
    • Skinning
    • Binding and Subdivision Surfaces
    • Hands On: Binding a Character
    • Hands On: Binding a Puppy
    • Summary
  • Chapter 13: Character Animation Exercises
    • Setting Up for the Walk Cycle
    • Animating the Hip and the Legs
    • Animating the Upper Body
    • Creating More Interesting Walks
    • A Dog Walk
    • A Run Cycle
    • Ball Tossing
    • Maya Character Creation and Animation
    • Summary
  • Chapter 14: Animation Using the Trax Editor
    • Characters
    • Poses
    • Clips
    • Hands On: Creating a Walk Cycle
    • Hands On: Using Trax to Lip-Synch
    • Summary
  • Chapter 15: Working with Rigid Body Dynamics
    • Creating a Simple Rigid Body
    • Catapult! Converting a Body from Passive to Active Mode
    • Using Fields to Add Effects to Rigid Bodies
    • Using the Rigid Body Solver
    • Working with Fields
    • Using Impulse and a Newton Field to Simulate Orbital Dynamics
    • Converting (Baking) a Rigid Body Animation into Keyframes
    • Throwing Dice: Working with the Dynamics Simulator
    • Building a Chain: Adding Constraints to a Rigid Body
    • Summary
• Part IV: Rendering
  • Chapter 16: Rendering Basics
    • Rendering an Object
    • Using Other Rendering Techniques
    • Summary
  • Chapter 17: Shading and Texturing Surfaces
    • Using the Hypershade
    • Using Shading and Texturing Attributes
    • Using Shading and Texturing Techniques
    • Shading and Texturing Polygons and Subdivision Surfaces
    • Hands On: Texturing a Character
    • Summary
  • Chapter 18: Lighting
    • Types of Lights
    • Shadows
    • Light Effects
    • Lighting Techniques
    • Summary
• Part V: Advanced Tools and Techniques
  • Chapter 19: Paint Effects
    • Paint Effects Theory
    • Strokes and Brushes
    • Painting on a 2D Canvas
    • Modifying and Saving Brushes
    • Painting a 2D Texture onto a 3D Object
    • Painting in a 3D Scene
    • Rendering
    • Hands On Maya: Painting Hair on a Head
    • Summary
  • Chapter 20: MEL
    • MEL Is Fundamental
    • What Is a Scripting Language?
    • The Script Editor
    • What Is an Attribute?
    • How to Get Help with MEL
    • A Comment on Commenting
    • Hands On: Building a Room Automatically
    • Variables, Loops, and Branching
    • Debugging MEL Scripts
    • Hands On: Making a Mountain
    • Creating a GUI
    • Using Procedures and Scripts
    • Hands On: Creating, Moving, and Naming an Object¡ªwith One Keystroke
    • Placing Objects Using a Marking Menu
    • Using Expressions with MEL
    • Learning from the Masters
    • Summary
  • Chapter 21: Particle Basics
    • What Are Particles?
    • Creating Particles
    • Working with Particles
    • Adding Particles to Objects: Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz
    • Colliding with Rigid Bodies
    • Attaching Fields to Objects
    • Summary
  • Chapter 22: Particle Rendering
    • Particle Rendering in Maya
    • And in This Corner: Hardware versus Software Rendering
    • Hardware Rendering
    • Software Rendering
    • Pictures from Outside: Using Sprite Particles
    • Fine-Tuning Particle Rendering
    • Summary
  • Chapter 23: Using Particle Expressions, Ramps, and Volumes
    • Volume Emitters
    • A Simple Expression and a Simple Ramp
    • Moving Particles Around in a Volume Field
    • Changing Color and Lifespan per Particle
    • Changing Radius by Position
    • Moving Particles Upward in a Spiral
    • Collision Events and Expressions
    • Transparency Ramps: Disappearing Bubbles
    • Emitter Expressions
    • Changing Opacity with Motion
    • Changing Rotation with Motion
    • More Expressions: Animated Sprites
    • Summary
  • Chapter 24: Dynamics of Soft Bodies
    • What Are Soft Bodies?
    • Creating a Basic Soft Body
    • Adjusting Goal Weights
    • Using Goal Weights to Create Fluid Motion
    • Adding Springs to Soft Bodies
    • Faking a Bounce
    • Denting Soft Bodies
    • Hands On: Painting Goal Weights on Hair
    • Advanced Hands On: Adding Ripples to the Fountain Project
    • Advanced Hands On: Creating a Watery Body and Face
    • Summary
  • Chapter 25: Fluid Effects
    • What Is a Fluid (and What Isn't It)?
    • Drag-and-Drop Fluids
    • Creating and Editing Fluids
    • Painting into Containers
    • Creating an Ocean Effect
    • Hands On: Creating Coffee and Cream with 2D and 3D Fluids
    • Summary
• Appendix: Interviews
  • Interview with Shai Hinitz
• Chapter Gallery: Maya 4.5 Color Gallery