Duration

AUTODESK MAYA 3D Fundamental

4 days

Overview

This course introduces students to all the major features of Maya: modeling, animation, texture, lighting, rendering, expressions, rigging, dynamics, and popular workflow. Concepts are quickly reviewed and explained and then demonstrated using Maya. Students will gain proficiency by following class examples as well as creating projects and

exercises.

The coursework is designed to make sure the student is exposed to all relevant aspects of CG creation with Maya with an eye toward giving the student a base foundation from which to explore and expand. As such, the course will be flexible to the needs and pace of the class itself, and will use the following weekly schedule as a basis only. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to keep pace as best as possible and not allow weekly assignments to accumulate over time.

Course Objectives

Gain an edge over your competition with this course in Animation with Maya. The global animation industry is growing at an exponential speed, increasing the demand for exceptional animators, designers and illustrators. Our professional Animation course will train you in the industry-standard Autodesk Maya software, along with Substance Painter for texturing, making sure that you remain a step ahead of the competition and become a game-changer in the industry.

Pre-requisite

You should have Autodesk Maya to follow along with the course
Autodesk provides a free 1-year educational version and 30-day free trial of Maya from their website
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Chapter 1: Getting Started

Introduction to Autodesk Maya

Chapter 2: Interface

Discovering the Maya Interface
Understanding Nodes and Attributes
Exploring the Interface
Working with Viewports
Navigating the UI
Using the Marking Menus
Accessing the Hotbox
Using Transform Tools
Selecting Objects
Configuring the Interface
Setting up the Grid and Units
Accessing the Help System
Scene Management
Exploring Scene and Project Management
Understanding Project Management
Setting the Project Location
Discovering Object Naming
Naming Objects in the Scene
Using The Outliner
Working with Layers
Creating Layers
Saving Scenes
Optimizing Your Scene with Pipeline Caching
Working with GPU Caching
Incorporating Alembic Cache files

Chapter 3: Modeling

Modeling in Maya
Understanding 2D Curves
Creating 2D Bezier Curves
Editing 2D Bezier Curves
Discovering 3D Surfaces
Revolving a Surface
Exploring NURBS Geometry
Introducing 2D NURBS Curves
Editing Curve CVs
Extruding Along a Path
Discovering NURBS Primitives
Creating a NURBS Sphere Primitive
Working with NURBS Object Components
Projecting a Curve onto a Surface

Chapter 4: Creating a Bezel

Editing NURBS
Creating the Chamber Base
Exploring 3D Polygon Objects
Working with Polygon Mesh Components
Understanding 3D Mesh Tools
Building Using Primitives
Duplicating and Editing Objects
Using the Boolean Tool
Sculpting Geometry
Exploring the Edit Mesh Tools
Creating a Polygon Cylinder
Modeling the Reactor Base
Projecting a Curve on Mesh
Extruding Polygons Along a Curve
Understanding Subdivision Surfaces
Modeling a Subdivision Storage Container
Exploring Deformers for Modeling
Creating an Exhaust Tube
Understanding Object History
Duplicating Objects
Referencing Objects

Chapter 5: Materials

Defining Materials
Exploring the Hypershade Material Editor
Creating Materials
Understanding Shader Nodes
Creating a Mental Ray Material
Editing Reflectivity
Assigning a Material
Creating a New Material
Working with Map Patterns
Adding Bump Mapping
Incorporating Displacement Mapping
Creating Transparent Materials
Discovering Mapping
Creating Tiles
Determining Map Size
Creating UVs
Utilizing Multiple Materials
Assigning Multiple Materials
Exploring Layered Shader and Mask Maps
Working with the Layered Shader
Incorporating Masking
Understanding Material Libraries
Exporting and Importing Material Shaders

Chapter 6: Mapping

Discovering UV Mapping
Examining Mapping Coordinates
Editing UV Coordinates
Working with Multiple Texture Maps
Creating UV Sets
Assigning Textures to UV Sets
Understanding the UV Editor
Applying Custom UVs

Chapter 7: Cameras

Discovering the Importance of the Camera
Examining Camera Shots
Understanding Camera Distance
Establishing Viewer Distance
Discovering Depth of Field
Adding Depth of Field to Control Focus
Controlling Emotion Through Camera Angle
Adjusting Camera Angles
Controlling Composition
Understanding the Rule of Thirds
Implementing the Rule of Thirds
Discovering Diagonals
Establishing Diagonals
Examining Camera Types
Identifying Camera Attributes
Adding an Image Plane
Setting the Camera Environment
Sequencing Multiple Cameras

Chapter 8: Lighting

Understanding Direct and Indirect Light
Discovering the Physical Sun and Sky
Creating a Physical Sun and Sky
Adjusting the Sun
Adjusting the Physical Sky
Discovering Image Based Lighting
Creating Image Based Lighting
Identifying Light Types
Discovering Photomet

Chapter 9: Lights

Adding Lights
Enabling Area Lights
Understanding Indirect Light
Calculating Indirect Illumination
Activating Final Gather
Setting Final Gather Bounces
Using a Portal Light
Understanding Global Illumination
Lighting for Interior Night
Isolating Object Lighting
Discovering Optical FX
Rendering Optical Effects

Chapter 10: Animation

Introducing Animation Concepts
Discovering Keyframe Animation
Keyframing a Moving Object
Understanding Set Driven Keys
Opening the Door with Set Driven Keys
Discovering Path Animation
Animating on a Path
Controlling Velocity
Using the Graph Editor
Modifying Editable Motion Trails
Understanding Camera Animation
Separating Camera Position and Rotation Control
Animating a Locator on a Path
Linking a Hierarchy
Retiming an Animation
Generating a Playblast Preview

Chapter 11: Rendering

Discovering Rendering
Understanding Renderers in Maya
Rendering Still Images
Understanding Image Resolution for Stills
Setting Rendering Resolution for Stills
Working with Render Presets
Discovering Image File Types
Working with Still File Types
Rendering Animations
Understanding Image Resolution for Animations
Setting Animation Resolution
Setting the File Type for Animation
Rendering Sequential Images

Chapter 12: Using check

Understanding Irradiance Rendering
Configuring Irradiance Rendering
Creating Render Passes Using Hypershade
Combining Render Passes
Utilizing Viewport 2.0 Rendering
IK and Rigging
Introducing IK
Discovering IK Tools
Creating a Joint Chain
Rigging the Joint Chain
Understanding Skinning
Editing Object Skinning
Defining a HumanIK Skeleton
Characterizing a HumanIK Skeleton
MEL and Expressions
Introducing MEL and Expressions
Understanding MEL Scripting
Executing a Script
Creating an Expression

Chapter 13: Dynamics

Introducing Maya Dynamics
Understanding Rigid Body Dynamics
Creating a Simulation
Running the Simulation
Discovering Soft Body Dynamics
Simulating a Beach Ball
Utilizing PhysX for Dynamic Simulation
Shattering Objects using Digital Molecular Matter
Simulating a Car using Craft Director Studio
Using MayaBullet Physics for Simulation

Chapter 14: Particles

Introducing Particles
Creating a Particle Waterfall
Setting Particle Attributes
Adding a Collider Object
Rendering Particles

Chapter 15: nDynamics

Discovering nDynamics
Introducing nParticles
Creating Dripping Water
Configuring nParticles
Understanding nCloth
Creating Hanging Curtains
Simulating Hair with nHair

Chapter 16: Fluid Effects

Discovering Fluid Effects
Adding a 3D Fluid Container
Editing the Flames
Adjusting the Fire Source
Creating a Liquid Simulation
Configuring the Fluid Emitter
Simulating Liquid Interaction
Creating an Ocean Surface
Floating an Object on an Ocean Surface

Chapter 17: Hair and Fur

Understanding Hair and Fur
Discovering Hair
Making a Wig
Styling the Hair
Discovering Fur
Growing a Beard

Chapter 18: Paint Effects

Discovering Paint Effects
Using 2D Paint Effects
Creating 3D Paint Effects

Chapter 19: Compositing

Understanding Compositing
Introducing Autodesk Composite
Compositing Multiple Layers
Remapping Color Output

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