Maya Essentials
Best for:
Designers looking to introduce animation and dynamics into their workflow.
Difficulty:
Duration:
3 HoursLearning Objectives
- Participants will be able to draw, modify and model polygon forms for 3D modelling using Maya software.
- Participants will be able to model conceptual masses representing architectural form using Maya software.
- Participants will be able to work abstractly with dynamics and forces for diagrammatic representation in Maya software.
- Participants will be able to apply basic rendering and animation techniques to visualise a design using Maya software.
Course Modules
- 01 | Introduction
- 02 | Toolbars
- 03 | Display Styles
- 04 | Viewports
- 05 | Model Navigation
- 06 | Selection Styles
- 07 | Basic Transformations
- 08 | Component Transformations
- 09 | Zoom to Objects
- 01 | Geometry Types
- 02 | 3D Site Modelling
- 03 | Adding Local Detail
- 04 | Conceptual Massing
- 05 | Form Panelization
- 06 | Adding Panel Openings
- 07 | Lattice Deformer
- 08 | Subdivision Preview
- 09 | Baking the Subdivision
- 01 | Emitters
- 02 | Modifying Gravity
- 03 | Interactive Forces
- 04 | Particle Containment
- 05 | Springs
- 06 | Cloth
- 01 | Materials
- 02 | Camera Setup
- 03 | Sky Lighting and Rendering
- 01 | Key Frame Animation
- 02 | Material Animation
- 03 | Animating Scale
- 04 | Telling the Story
- 05 | Exporting the Animation
Skills and Careers
2D and 3D animation
2D/3D Modelling
3D Modelling
Animation
Architectural Design
Complex Modelling
Digital Modelling
NURBS modelling
Animation
Architectural Design
Dynamics and Motion
These are some great careers that this course will prepare you for:
3D Modeller, 3d Parametric Design And Visualisation Specialist, Architect, Architectural And Urban Design Specialist, Architectural Assistant, Architectural visualiser, Computational Designer, Designer, Digital Design Engineer, Digital Fabricator, Facades Consultant, Modeller, Urban Designer
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