Monday, August 27, 2012

MAYA: Polygon Face Extrude

1. Select CURVE and shift+click POLY-FACE.
2. EXTRUDE FACE and make sure "Use selected curve for extrusion" is checked.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

MAYA: Curve CV Navigation

Tapping the arrow keys LEFT or RIGHT will let you navigate the spans on a curve.  Saves a crapload of time when you're modifying a path curve for an extruded rope.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Basic Lighting Setup

Use an IBL node with a 0.700 Value (HSV) texture instead of an image for a basic, all around, even white fill.