Maya Video Training Course

Lesson Plane

The instructor demonstrates a set of tools and procedures while the students observe. Then the students try them out. The process is repeated for the next set of tools.

 

Concepts of craftsmanship are observed and practiced.�

 

Time is allotted for questions and review.

 

Topics for demo and practice:

File management

User interface

Transformations

Primitives

Materials

 

Modeling � polygonal only

Object mode

Component mode � vertices, faces, edges

Extrude tool

Loft � use the polygons option

 

Animation

Time slider

Key frames

Graph Editor

Kinematics � both forward and inverse

Skeletons

IK handles

Attaching geometry/binding skin

 

Texture mapping

File type textures

Projection mapping

UV texture editor