Digital Tutors Introduction to Maya 2nd Edition 4CDs (T0111)

Learning Maya is now easier than ever. Contains over 9 hours of project-based training. Perfect for beginner to intermediate users.Popular Highlights Include:

• Polygon Modeling


• NURBS Modeling


• Texturing


• Lighting


• Animation / Rigging


• Rendering


• UV Layout


• Hypershade


• Particle Simulations


• Environments


• Interface Overview

Lesson Outline:

	Essentials
1.	Training overview, setting up the Maya project	4:34
2.	Working with camera and navigation	7:03
3.	Using various views and panels	8:19
4.	Exploring user interface elements	13:27
5.	Viewing and shading geometry	6:35
6.	QWERTY shortcuts	10:12
7.	Channel box and Display Layer Editor	8:59
8.	Modifying tool settings	3:13
9.	Using the Attribute Editor	9:34
10.	Using the Outliner and Hypergraph	4:51
11.	Grouping vs. Parenting	4:39
12.	Using Maya's Hotbox	9:17
13.	Using Selection Masks	3:23
14.	Creating and modifying a Shelf	8:04
15.	Learning MEL scripting	7:53
16.	Building custom Marking Menus	11:29
17.	Understanding different surface types	3:48
18.	Surface components	9:49
	Modeling
1.	Setting up the image planes	8:25
2.	Building the main engine	12:01
3.	Using 'Duplicate' to build the fan blades	10:40
4.	Working with lattices	5:04
5.	Shaping surfaces using components	12:30
6.	Display layers and sculpting	6:31
7.	Modeling using Edge Extrude	10:13
8.	Merging vertices, extruding faces and converting to sub-d's	14:41
9.	Creasing sub-d surfaces	10:44
10.	Extruding along a curve	9:51
11.	Adding localized detail on sub-d surface	7:17
12.	Shaping the gas tank with NURBS	7:57
13.	Sculpting the fender with Surface Sculpt tool	14:35
14.	Building the seats using Primitives and Deformers	9:51
15.	Creating handle bars with curves	8:13
16.	Lofting and revolving	8:54
17.	Merging sub-d surfaces, intersecting surfaces	15:20
	Rendering
1.	Hypershade overview	5:02
2.	Applying shaders, exploring the Render View	9:15
3.	Creating shader networks	14:03
4.	Shading the Jet Bike	6:28
5.	Using the Ramp node	9:30
6.	Using the PSD node, tweaking textures in Photoshop	20:07
7.	Working with UV'S	11:06
8.	Creating a car paint shader	9:13
9.	Overview of Maya's lights	9:01
10.	Overview of Maya's shadows	11:14
11.	Light linking in Maya	4:55
12.	Controlling tessellation settings	6:10
13.	Using the Connection Editor	6:25
14.	Creating displaced geometry	7:53
	Animation
1.	Organizing the scene	9:30
2.	Creating clusters for the exhaust	6:01
3.	Set Driven Key relationships	5:07
4.	Using Set Driven Keys for secondary animation	6:57
5.	Working with the Graph Editor	6:30
6.	Cycling the animation	6:24
7.	Creating and binding joints	7:28
8.	Path animation techniques	6:32
9.	Cameras and camera settings	6:49
10.	Using Paint Effects and interacting geometry	4:59
11.	Adding custom attributes	3:55
12.	Tweaking the animation	6:48
13.	Creating smoke using particles	13:41
14.	Sculpting the environment and tweaking the lights	7:28
15.	Creating a sky, doing a batch render	13:35
16.	Setting up the render layers	4:55
	Total Run Time:	9:13:00