Adding Hotkeys to mel scripts…

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Maya Scripts and Hotkeys This tutorial will teach you how to work with scripts in Maya. It will also show you how to assign script commands to keyboard shortcuts, otherwise known as hotkeys. Downloading Scripts When you download a script (from this site, or elsewhere), you should be asked to save the .mel file to […]

Set An Object to Path Animation

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Animating an Object to a Path Switch to Top View and draw an EP Curve to for your animation path. (The beginning of your curve is where your object will begin it’s animation) Select Your Model then… SHFT + Select your EP Curve you just created. ANIMATION || Animate > Motion Paths > Attach to […]

Texture Mapping

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Texture Mapping Assign a Texture to a Polygon – Create a polygonal box: POLYGONS || Create > Polygon Primitives > Cube. Create a Material – Open Hypershade: POLYGON || Window > Rendering Editors > Hypershade – Click on Blinn: HYPERSHADE Window || Maya > Blinn Assign the Material – Select your cube and RMB + […]