Beschreibung
Foundation. Learning Autodesk(r) Maya(r) 2008 / Foundation is your key to unlocking the power of Autodesk Maya software, directly from the creators of one of the world''s most powerful 3D animation and effects softwa4re products. Get hands-on experience with the innovative tools and powerful techniques available in Autodesk Maya 2008 software through all new project-based lessons. Learn key Maya tools and techniques while you model, animate, render and add dynamic effe4cts to your creations. Further, You''ll gain a sense of the entire production process as you work on creating and animating characters from the Sony Pictures Animation feature film, Surf''s Up. You''ll even learn about compositing your characters into alternate environments in a bonus chapter on Autodesk(r) Combustion(r) software. Based entirely on easy-to-follow step-by-step lessons and including helpful demos on DVD, this book will help you develop your 3D skills. With this book, you will: * Explore the Maya user interface (UI) * Learn to work in 3D space * Build characters & props with polygons * create organic structures with NURBS * Set keyframes & motion paths * Learn to use Trax non-linear animation * Apply forward & inverse kinematics * Deform surfaces * Set cameras & lights * Create & apply shaders and textures * Discover rendering techniques * Explore particles & dynamics * Begin to use MEL (Maya Embedded Language) Bonus features included on DVD * Link to FREE trial version of autodesk(r) Combustion(r) * Autodesk(r) Maya(r) Reference Guides * Instructor-led podcasts presented by an Autodesk Certified Instructor What you need to use this book * Autodesk(r) Maya(r) Complete 2008 or Maya(r) Personal Learning Edition software * DVD-ROM drive
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Understanding Maya. Project 01. Lesson 01. Primitives. Lesson 02. Adding Details. Lesson 03. Shaders and Textures. Lesson 04. Animation Basics. Lesson 05. Working with Maya. Lesson 06. The Dependency Graph. Project 02. Lesson 07. Polygonal Modeling. Lesson 08. Polygonal Texturing. Lesson 09. Skeleton. Lesson 10. Skinning. Lesson 12. Inverse Kinematics. Lesson 13. Rigging. Lesson 14. Animation. Project 03. Lesson 15. NURBS Modeling. Lesson 16. NURBS Texturing. Lesson 17. Rigging. Lesson 18. Paint Effects. Lesson 19. Deformers. Lesson 20. Lights and Effects. Lesson 21. Rendering. Project 04. Lesson 22. SubD Modeling. Lesson 23. SubD Texturing. Lesson 24. More Animation. Lesson 25. Trax Editor. Lesson 26. Rigid Bodies. Lesson 27. Motion Path. Lesson 28. Particles. Lesson 29. MEL Scripting. Project 05. Lesson 30. Render Layers. Lesson 31. Combustion. Lesson 32. Compositing. Index.
