From jacobson@cns.uni.edu Mon Sep 15 17:45:15 2008
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:45:13 -0500 (CDT)
From: Mark Jacobson <jacobson@cns.uni.edu>
To: 810-088-11-fall@uni.edu
Subject: [810-088-11-FALL] First Maya assignment - Steam Locomotive from book...


Hi Maya students,

    Chapter 4: Modeling With Polygons  -

         we have done extensive practice with the

              Putting the Tools to Use: Making a Simple Hand

    The other main example in chapter 4 is:

        Modeling Complex Objects: The Classic Steam Locomotive

    Your first Maya modeling assignment involves doing only the
    first phase of that project.  Pages 126-132 cover that first phase.

               Boiler Engine
               Boiler Plates
               Boiler Front Cap (using NURBS technique called Revolve
                                 that was demonstrated in class today)
                                 PC = Profile Curve is what gets
                                      revolved to create a surface
               Adding BOLTS to the plates and the front cap,
                      but you will add a different TYPE of BOLT,
                      and you will add a different NUMBER of Bolts.

     http://www.cs.uni.edu/~jacobson/maya/train/

         is the assignment page, where all the details are explained.

     http://www.cs.uni.edu/~jacobson/maya/info.html

         links to the assignment page.

     Carefully look at and/or read all the .txt and .gif and .jpg files
     that are linked to from the

          http://www.cs.uni.edu/~jacobson/maya/train/

                                    maya/train assignment web page...

     Mark