maya fundamentals checklist

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3 D B U Z ZMastering Maya: The Fundamentals

Completion Checklist

CourseNumber

Section 1 Introduction Completed

01 Introduction to the Course

01 The Introduction

02 What is Maya

03 Getting The PLE

04 2D vs 3D

02 The Maya User Interface

01 Lesson Overview

02 Viewports

03 Menu Bar

04 Status Line

05 Shelf

06 Channel Box Layer Editor

07 Time Slider Transport Controls

08 Range Slider

09 CommandLineCommandFeedback

10 Help Line11 Tool Box

12 Attribute Editor

13 Hypergraph

14 Hypershade

15 Outliner

16 UI Visibility

03 Viewports in-depth

01 Advanced Navigation

02 View Menu Options

03 Using the Grid

04 Shading menu options05 Lighting menu options

06 Filters and Tear Off

CourseNumber

Section 2 Project 1The Talented Ball

Completed

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01 Project Overview

01 Overview of the Talented Ball

02 Storyboards

03 Setting up the Project

02 Building the Set

01 Creating Objects02 Basics of Selection

03 Manipulating Objects

04 The Pivot Point

05 Snapping

06 Constructing Stage and Ball

07 Saving your File

08 Creating Hierarchies

09 Creating a Curtain

10 Working with Groups

11 Creating the Microphone

12 Simple Duplication13 Duplicating Curtains

14 Building the Stool

15 Finalizing the Scene

03 Animating the Scene

01 Lesson Overview

02 Intro to Animation

03 Working with Time

04 Keyframe Animation

05 Animating the Ball

06 Intro to Graph Editor

07 Working with Animation Curves

08 Refining Animation

09 Set Driven Key

10 Editing Reactive Animation

11 Custom Attributes

12 Editing Custom Attributes

13 Creating Stage Controls

14 Animating the Set

15 Intro to Deformers

16 Squash & Stretch

17 Bend Deformer 18 Intro to Dynamics

19 Using Softbodies

20 Making Curtains Sway

21 Caching the Simulation

22 Intro to Control Rigs

23 Intro to Expressions

24 Creating an Automation Rig



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25 Animating with the Rig

04 Shading the Scene

01 Lesson Overview

02 Hypershade Overview

03 Shading Terminology

04 Applying Basic Shaders05 Using Procedural Textures

06 Using File Textures

05 Lighting the Scene

01 Lesson Overview

02 Light Types

03 Light Attributes

04 Lighting the Scene and Adding Shadow

06 Rendering The Scene

01 Lesson Overview

02 Adding a Camera

03 Render Globals04 Adding Motion Blur

05 Adding Reflections

06 Batch Rendering

07 Using Fcheck

08 Project Summary

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Section 3 MayaArchitecture

Completed

01 Theory

01 Maya Architecture Introduction

02 The Two Graphs in Maya

03 Network Dataflow

04 Connections

05 Intro to Utility Nodes

06 PlusMinusAverageNode

07 MultiplyDivideNode

08 ReverseNode

09 SetRangeNode

10 DistanceBetweenNode11 BlendColorsNode

12 ConditionNode

02 Network Examples

01 TruncationSystem

02 Practical Networks 1

03 Practical Networks 2



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Section 3 Project 2The Abduction

Completed

01 Project Overview

01 Overview of The Abduction02 Storyboarding the Scene

03 Setting up the Project

02 Enhancing Workflow

01 Lesson Overview

02 Hotbox

03 Marking Menus

04 Using Layouts

05 Viewport Bookmarks

06 Selection Handles

03 Intro to NURBS

01 Intro to NURBS

02 NURBS Curves

03 NURBS Surfaces

04 Parameterization

05 Rebuilding Curves and Surfaces

04 Modeling Tools

01 TwoPointArcTool

02 Lofting

03 Revolve

04 Birail

05 Planar 06 Detaching Curves and Surfaces

07 Attaching Curves and Surfaces

08 SculptSurfacesTool

05 Modeling The Ship

01 Curve Network

02 Initial Surface

03 Finalizing 1st Section

04 Finishing Outer Ring

05 Constructing Central Piece

06 Dome

07 Lower Rim08 Finishing Ship

09 Iris Door

06 Modeling The Alien

01 Alien Body

02 Alien Tentacle

07 Modeling The Backyard

01 Ground and Fence



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02 Swing Set

03 Sandbox

04 Bucket

05 Shovel

08 Basic Shaders

01 Intro and Work Light02 Fence and Yard

03 Swing Set

04 Sandbox

05 Toys

09 Advanced Shaders

01 Intro

02 IPR

03 Transparency

04 Specular Color

05 Ambient Color

06 Bump Map07 Ramp

08 Incandescence

09 SurfaceLuminance

10 Sampler Info

11 Surface Shader

12 Intro to Earth Shading

13 Star Backdrop

14 Earth Color and Specular

15 Earth Bump

16 Self Illumination

17 City Lights

18 Clouds

19 Atmo

20 Intro to Ship Shading

21 Switch Utilities

22 Outer Ring Shading 1

23 Rebuilding Outer Ring

24 Texturing The Outer Ring

25 Texturing The Inner Ring

26 Adding Specular Color

27 Adding Black Metal28 Engine Glow

29 Command Console

30 Glass Dome

31 Alien Shading

10 Rigging The Ship

01 Introduction

02 Rigging The Door



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03 Spinning Ring

04 Delay The Tractor Beam

11 Rigging The Alien

01 Introduction

02 The Alien-Overview

03 Intro to Joints04 Aliens Skeleton

05 Intro to Skinning

06 Skinning The Alien

07 Flexor Lattices

08 Applying Flexors to Alien

09 Lattice Deformers

10 Applying Lattice to Alien Head

11 Creating Eye Expressions

12 Cluster Deformers

13 Eye Blink

14 Paint Cluster Weights15 Deformation Order

16 Aim Constraints

17 Alien Control System

18 The Tentacle-Overview

19 Tentacle Skeleton and Skinning

20 IK Spline Solver

21 Rigging The Tentacle

22 Duplicating The Tentacles

23 23_Parenting everything to Alien Control

12 Rigging The Tractor Beam

01 Introduction

02 Overview-The TractorBeam

03 Creating the Beam Light

04 Creating The Beam

05 Creating the Control System

13 Layout And Animatics

01 Introduction

02 Scene Prep

03 Stand-In Modeling

04 Animatics Shot-1

05 Animatics Shot-206 Animatics Shot-3

07 Putting it All Together

14 Constraints

01 Introduction

02 Point Constraint

03 Orient Constraint

04 Parent Constraint



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05 Animating Constraint Weights

06 Blending between keyframes and constraints

07 Animating a Complex Scene

15 Animation

01 Introduction

02 Starry Backdrop03 Animating Shot 1 - The Ship

04 Animating Shot 1 - The Alien

05 Shot 1- Anim Review

06 Animating Shot 2 - The Ship

07 Animating Shot 2 Door & Beam

08 Animating Shot 2 - The Ball

09 Shot 2-Anim Review

10 Animating Shot 3 - Squashing the Alien

11 Animating Shot 3 - The Ship

12 Shot 3 Review

16 Paint Effects01 Introduction

02 Paint Effects Basics

03 2D Painting

04 3D Painting

05 Animating Paint Effects

06 Converting Paint Effects to Polygons

07 3D Paint Tool

08 Sculpting a Head

09 3D Paint Tool Color

10 3D Paint Tool Bump

11 PaintEffectsGrass

17 Lighting

01 Introduction

02 Light Linking

03 Lighting Shot 1

04 Shot 2 Lighting Planning

05 Shot 2 Lighting the Scene

06 Shot 2 Adjusting Glows

07 Shot 2 Animating Lights

08 Shot 2 Light Effects

09 Lighting Shot 318 Rendering

01 Intro

02 Tessellation

03 Shot 1

04 Shot 2A

05 Shot 2B

06 Shot 2C



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07 Shot 3

08 Rendering All Shots

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Section 5 Project 3

When Mechs Attack

Complete

01 Introduction

01 Introduction

02 Storyboarding the Scene

03 Setting Up The Project

02 Intro to Polygons

01 Intro

02 What are Polygons

03 Extrusions

04 Bevel

05 Create Polygons

06 Wedge Faces

07 Cut Faces Tool

08 Hard and Soft Edges

03 Modeling The Mech

01 Setting up Image Planes

02 Foot

03 Ankle

04 Lower Leg 1

05 Lower Leg 2

06 Upper Leg

07 Pelvis08 Torso & Cannon Base

09 Cockpit 1

10 Track

11 Bottom Seat

12 Top Seat

13 Screens

14 Canopy

15 Power Tanks

16 Cannon 1

17 Barrel

18 Finishing Touches04 Shading & Texture Mapping

01 Intro

02 Intro UVs

03 Mapping Methods

04 UV Texture Editor

05 Texturing Workflow

06 Texturing Tanks



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07 Texturing Cockpit

08 Texturing Cannon

09 Texturing the Lower Body

10 Texturing the Toes

05 The Antenna Array

01 Intro02 Modeling The Antenna Array

03 Shading the Antenna Array

04 PreShattering the Antenna

06 Rigging the Mech

01 Introduction

02 Rig Planning

03 Single Chain IK Solver

04 Skeleton and Planning

05 Adding IK into the Legs

06 Creating the Root Control

07 Joint Automation08 Global Position and Cleanup

07 Intro to MEL

01 Introduction

02 What is MEL?

03 Script Editor

04 Intro to Commands

05 Getting Help

06 Writing Scripts

07 Variables and Data Types

08 If Statements

09 Intro to UIs

10 Window Command

11 Layouts

12 Controls

13 Procedures

08 Developing the UI

01 Introduction

02 Planning the UI

03 Creating the Window

04 Select Controls

05 Cannon Controls06 Foot Controls

09 Layout and Animatics

01 Introduction

02 Scene Prep

03 Stand-In Modeling

04 Mech Animatic

05 Locking Down the Camera



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10 Animation

01 Introduction

02 Roughing in the Walk

03 Cleaning Up the Walk

04 Animating the Camera and Cannon05 Animating the Firing Sequence

11 Intro to Dynamics

01 Intro

02 Rigid Bodies

03 Rigid Body Attributes

04 Controlling Collisions

05 Using Fields

06 Dynamic Constraints

07 Baking Simulations

12 Intro to Particles

01 Intro02 What is a Particle

03 What is an Emitter

04 How are Particles Created

05 Particle Types

06 Common Attributes

07 Using Ramps

08 Expressions

09 Fields

10 Particle Collisions

13 The Environment

01 Introduction

02 The Skydome

03 Footprints - pt1

04 Footprints pt2

05 Footprints pt3

06 Footprints pt4

07 Controlling Shaders through Distance

08 Adding Lights to the Environment

09 Creating the Snow Shader

10 Making it Snow

14 The Explosion01 Introduction

02 For Loops

03 Linstep and Smoothstep

04 Preparing the Scene

05 Adding Explosive Force

06 Making the Tower Fall

07 Adding The Fireball



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08 Adding Smoke Trails

09 Controlling Smoke with Expressions

10 Importing the Explosion

15 Rendering

01 Laser Effect

02 Fixing Flickering Issues03 Seams and Tessellation

04 Particles with Motion Blur

05 Scene Cleanup and Rendering

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