Fall 2012 - Week 08 - Maya 3D Graphics - 10/08-10/12

1. Getting Started with Maya: Polygonal Modeling: Lesson 1: Modeling a polygonal mesh from a reference image was introduced.

   We covered:
       Setting modeling preferences
   
       Using 2D reference images
   
       Creating a polygon primitive
   
       Modeling in shaded mode
   
       Model symmetry
   
       Selecting components by painting
   
       Selecting edge loops
   
       Editing components in the orthographic views
   
       Editing components in the perspective view
   

2. Assignment given on Monday, October 1st: Modeling Elements of a Castle - due this Wednesday (10/10).
   Send as attachment to jacobson@cs.uni.edu with email Subject: MAYA CASTLE ASSIGNMENT

1. Swinburne video (10 m 16 s): Rigging a Ball for Squash and Stretch - Maya tutorial by Steven Murdoch (Aussie).

   Modify > Add Attribute 
                Name it Squash > set min = -10 , max = 10 and default = 0 values
   
   Animation menu set - Create Deformers menu > Nonlinear > Squash
                QWERTY - using T to get the Show Manipulator Tool
                High Bound, Low Bound, Factor
   
   Parenting relationship - select child 1st, then shift select parent, then p
   
   SDK - Set Driven Key
      Driver is nurbsSphere1 Squash attribute
      Driven is squash1 factor attribute
   
   Squash and Stretch
   Anticipation
   

2. Set Driven Key was covered last week. Review it after doing Squash rigging setup.

3. Assignment due today! Castle.