{"id":205,"date":"2011-10-03T03:31:38","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T03:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/?p=205"},"modified":"2012-01-05T05:27:32","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T05:27:32","slug":"lesson-01-primitives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 01 Primitives"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Creating a New Project<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch Maya<\/li>\n<li>Create project\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211;<strong> FILE &gt; Project &gt; Set<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8211;<strong> CLICK<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>[<em>Use Defaults<\/em>] to populate default fields<\/li>\n<li>&#8211;<strong> CLICK<\/strong> [<em>Accept<\/em>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_000\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-211\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-211\" title=\"01_Foundation_000\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Build the Environment<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Change the menu sets.\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Five menu sets: Animation, Polygons, Surfaces, Dynamics<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Choose [<em>Polygons<\/em>]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_001\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-216\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-216 alignnone\" title=\"01_Foundation_001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"121\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Create a polygonal plane\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Disable <em>&#8220;Interactive Creation&#8221;. <\/em><strong>CREATE &gt; Polygon Primitives &gt; Interactive Creation &gt; [uncheck]<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_002\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-221\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-221\" title=\"01_Foundation_002\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; <strong>CREATE &gt; Polygon Primitives &gt; Plane<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Change the plane&#8217;s dimensions\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; <strong>CHANNEL BOX WINDOW<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Width: 100<\/li>\n<li>Height: 100<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Rename the plane node\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Click on the <em>pPlane1<\/em> at the top of the Channel Box Window<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Rename to <em>&#8220;ground&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_003\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-226\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-226\" title=\"01_Foundation_003\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Create the sky\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Disable the interactive creation for NURBS Primitives<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; <strong>CREATE &gt; NURBS Primitives &gt; Interactive Creation<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Create a NURBS Sphere. <strong>CREATE &gt; NURBS Primitives &gt; Sphere<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Modify the sphere\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CHANNEL BOX WINDOW<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scale X: 50<\/li>\n<li>Scale Y: 50<\/li>\n<li>Scale Z: 50<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>CLICK <\/strong>the <em>makeNurbSphere1<\/em> input node in the <strong>CHANNEL BOX<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_005\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-227\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-227\" title=\"01_Foundation_005\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"156\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>CHANNEL BOX &gt; INPUT NODE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>End Sweep: 180<\/li>\n<li>Sections: 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Rotate the sphere<br \/>\n&#8211; Select the <em>pShere1<br \/>\n&#8211; <\/em><strong>CHANNEL BOX WINDOW<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rotate X: -90<\/li>\n<li>Rotate Y: -90<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_006\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-228\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-228\" title=\"01_Foundation_006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Viewing The Scene<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Edit the Perspective View\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Alter your perspective scene to the following.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_007\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-232\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232\" title=\"01_Foundation_007\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Four View Panels\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Change you stage setup to see other views on your stage<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; On the top of your view panel select\n<ul>\n<li><strong>VIEW PANEL ||\u00a0 Panels &gt; Saved Layouts &gt; Four View <\/strong>\n<figure id=\"attachment_240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-240\" style=\"width: 362px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_008\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-240\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-240\" title=\"01_Foundation_008\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"256\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Four View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Edit the View in the Side Menu<strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; reposition all the views to the following:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_009\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-243\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243\" title=\"01_Foundation_009\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>*shortcut: <\/em><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Reposition all panels objects into view: SHFT + F <em>or <\/em>SHFT + A<\/li>\n<li>Reposition panel objects into view whichever panel mouse is over: A <em>or<\/em> F<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Setting Display Options<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Turn On Hardware Shading\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; <strong>Stage ||<\/strong> <strong>Shading &gt; Smooth Shade All <\/strong><em>or <\/em><strong>[ <\/strong><strong>5 <\/strong><strong>]<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> <\/strong>\n<figure id=\"attachment_249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-249\" style=\"width: 271px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_010\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-249\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-249\" title=\"01_Foundation_010\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">smooth shade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Hide The Grid\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; <strong>Stage ||<\/strong> <strong>Show &gt; Grid<\/strong> <em>or <\/em><strong>MAIN MENU || Display &gt; Grid<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Moving Inside The Environment<\/h2>\n<p>Change the view so you see inside an object and hide the outside view from camera even though the camera is outside the object.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Change The Sky&#8217;s Display\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Select the <em>skydome<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>&#8211; <\/em>Display your Attribute Editor\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MAIN MENU || Window &gt; Attribute Editor<\/strong> <em>or<\/em> <strong>CTRL + A<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Expand the <strong>Render Stats<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Controls how models are displayed in viewports and render time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Disable the <strong>Double Sided<\/strong>attribute\n<ul>\n<li>Tells Maya to hide the geometry facing the camera<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Enable <strong>Opposite<\/strong>attribute\n<ul>\n<li>Tells Maya you want the geometry to be displayed inside out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_011\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-252\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-252\" title=\"01_Foundation_011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_012\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-253\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-253\" title=\"01_Foundation_012\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Create Rocks<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Create a NURBS Sphere\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Display the <strong>Hotbox<\/strong>to create a NURBS sphere\n<ul>\n<li>Hotbox: <strong>SPACEBAR (<em>over viewport<\/em>) || Create &gt; NURBS Primitive &gt; Sphere<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Rename The Sphere\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Rename <em>pSphere1 <\/em>node&#8217;s name at the top of the <strong>Channel Box<\/strong> to <em>rock<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Position the Rock\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Select the <em>rock<\/em> at switch to the <strong>Move Tool<\/strong>: w<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Move the <em>rock<\/em> so the bottom is flush with the <em>ground <\/em>plane<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_013\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-259\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-259\" title=\"01_Foundation_013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reposition The Rock<br \/>\n<em>A 3D scene is always facing the Z-axis<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Position the <em>rock<\/em> in the background of the scene<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Transform The Rock\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Select the <strong>Scale Tool<\/strong>: R or CLICK on the Tool on the LEFT of the viewport<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_014\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-261\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-261\" title=\"01_Foundation_014\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"74\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Use other manipulators to make the sphere to look like a rock\n<ul>\n<li>Select: Q<\/li>\n<li>Move: W<\/li>\n<li>Rotate: E<\/li>\n<li>Scale: R<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Change the Shape of the Rock\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; With <em>rock <\/em>selected, switch to <strong>Component Mode<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CLICK on the <strong>Component Tool<\/strong> on the <strong>Status Line<\/strong>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_015\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-262\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-262\" title=\"01_Foundation_015\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_015-590x29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_015-590x29.jpg 590w, http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_015-950x47.jpg 950w, http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_015.jpg 954w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Status Line Component Mode<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Polygon points are called <strong>Vertex \/ Vertices.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>NURBS points are called <strong>Control Vertices \/ CVs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Manipulate the CVs. Move, rotate, scale to the shape of a rock.<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Switch to <strong>Object Mode <\/strong>\n<figure id=\"attachment_265\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-265\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_016\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-265\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-265\" title=\"01_Foundation_016\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_016-590x38.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"38\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_016-590x38.jpg 590w, http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_016.jpg 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">object mode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Object Mode \/ Component Mode <em>(toggle)<\/em>: F8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Make More Rocks\n<ul>\n<li>Select the <em>rock<\/em>and duplicate.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MAIN MENU || Edit &gt; Duplicate<\/strong> <em>or<\/em> CTRL + D<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Create a stack of rocks in the back of the environment.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_017\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-270\" title=\"01_Foundation_017\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Hide objects: <strong>MAIN MENU || Display &gt; Hide &gt; Hide Selection<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Show Last Hidden: <strong>MAIN MENU || Display &gt; Show &gt; Show Last Hidden<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Show All: <strong>MAIN MENU || Display &gt; Show &gt; All<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Move the Rocks\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Select all your rocks, <em>SHFT + CLICK<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>&#8211; <\/em>Group<em> <\/em>them together: CTRL + G<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Adjust NURBS smoothness\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Select object and choose from one of the following.\n<ul>\n<li>MAIN MENU || Display &gt; NURBS &gt; <em>Select One<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>&#8211; <\/em>Hull:<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Rough: 1<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Medium: 2<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Fine: 3<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Custom NURBS Smoothness:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Save\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Save file as .ma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Building The House<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Making Planks\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Create a polygonal Cube an scale it so it looks like a plank.<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Rename the cube <em>plank<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>&#8211; <\/em>Duplicate polygon and spread across axis\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MAIN MENU || Edit &gt; Duplicate Special []<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Number of Copies: 10<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Set appropriate translate value to 1.5 leave others to 0. <em>Values represent the percentage of the object being copied. ex. 1 is 100% and objects will be side by side.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_018\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-278\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-278\" title=\"01_Foundation_018\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"355\" height=\"127\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Tweak The Shape of the Wall\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Select the <em>planks<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Switch to <strong>Component Mode<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Change the shape of the wall to look like the following:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_019\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-279\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-279\" title=\"01_Foundation_019\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"379\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Build the Rooftop\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Create a cone\n<ul>\n<li>MAIN MENU || Create &gt; Polygon Primitives &gt; Cone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Select the cone&#8217;s <em>Inputs<\/em>in the Channel Box and set the following:\n<ul>\n<li>Radius: 0.5<\/li>\n<li>Height: 15<\/li>\n<li>Subdivisions Axis: 5<\/li>\n<li>Subdivisions Height: 3<\/li>\n<li>Subdivisions Cap: 0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Move the cone to the back of the house and rotate it as follows.<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Rename cone to <em>roofBranch<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>&#8211; <\/em>Edit the vertices to get a branch like shape.<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Duplicate <em>roofBranches<\/em> and move to match the following:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_020\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-283\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-283\" title=\"01_Foundation_020\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"284\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Build the Roof Cover\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Create a plane<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MAIN MENU || Create &gt; Polygon Primitives &gt; Plane<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Change the plane&#8217;s inputs in the <em>Channel Box<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Subdivisions Width: 10<\/li>\n<li>Subdivisions Height: 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Go into <strong>Component Mode<\/strong> and tweak the shape of the plane to the following:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_021\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-284\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-284\" title=\"01_Foundation_021\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"189\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Rename plane to <em>roof<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Build the chimney Tree Trunk\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Create a cone\n<ul>\n<li>MAIN MENU || Create &gt; Polygon Primitives &gt; Cone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Change the cone&#8217;s inputs in the <strong>Channel Box<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Radius: 4<\/li>\n<li>Height: 30<\/li>\n<li>Subdivision Axis: 10<\/li>\n<li>Subdivision Height: 10<\/li>\n<li>Subdivision Cap: 0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Move <em>pCone1<\/em> towards the back of the house so it stands.<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Switch to <strong>Component Mode<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Tweak the shape to match the following:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2011\/10\/03\/lesson-01-primitives\/01_foundation_022\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-287\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-287\" title=\"01_Foundation_022\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/01_Foundation_022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"328\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Rename the cone to chimney.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Save<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Download File: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/downloads\/mayaFoundation\/01_primitives.rar\">01_primitives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating a New Project Launch Maya Create project &#8211; FILE &gt; Project &gt; Set &#8211; CLICK [Use Defaults] to populate default fields &#8211; CLICK [Accept] Build the Environment Change the menu sets. &#8211; 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