Maya 2013 Beginner to Advanced Training (Imperial) DVDs

CADLearning for Autodesk® Maya® 2013 (Imperial) to explore, validate and convey your design ideas in Maya 2013. You'll learn the basics of the user interface, how to create and manage scenes and much more, including modeling, lighting, materials, animation, rendering, paint effects and dynamics.

Getting Started
Introduction to CADLearning for Autodesk Maya 2013
Learning Objectives

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Compositing
Understanding Compositing
Introducing Autodesk Composite
Compositing Multiple Layers
Remapping Color Output

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