Professional Tips for Modeling Complex Shapes: Part 3
In this tutorial, we'll learn some key fundamental concepts for modeling with polygons. Software Required: Maya 2016.
What you'll learn
In this tutorial, we'll learn some key fundamental concepts for modeling with polygons. We'll cover troubleshooting your models, breaking down shapes into basic forms, and using primitives to create more complex forms. We'll also discuss correct edge flow, geometry amount, edge tension, and some really great tips and tricks. By the end of this training, you'll have a greater understanding of creating and troubleshooting correctly formed geometry. This tutorial is done using Maya, but any preferred 3D modeling application can be used as the focus is more on workflows and best practices, than software or tools. Software Required: Maya 2016.
Table of contents
- Optimizing the Maya Interface 13m
- Setting up Custom Maya Presets and Tools 10m
- Applying Custom Options for Beveling 13m
- Discussing Geometry Amount and Modeling Options 12m
- Continue Discussing Geometry Amount and Modeling Options 12m
- Starting Example 1 - Getting Basic Shapes 12m
- Finishing Example 1 - Beveling the Edges 13m
- Starting Example 2 - Getting Basic Shapes 12m
- Continuing Example 2 - Cleaning up and Adding Geometry 12m
- Finishing Example 2 - Beveling the Edges 11m
- Starting Example 3 - Getting Basic Shapes 12m
- Continuing Example 3 - Cleaning up and Adding Geometry 12m
- Finishing Example 3 - Beveling the Edges 13m
- Starting Example 4 - Getting Basic Shapes 13m
- Continuing Example 4 - Cleaning up and Adding Geometry 13m
- Cleaning up Booleans - Pt. 1 13m
- Finishing Example 4 - Beveling the Edges 10m
- Starting Example 5 - Getting Basic Shapes 12m
- Continuing Example 5 - Cleaning up and Adding Geometry 10m
- Finishing Example 5 - Beveling the Edges 11m
- Starting Example 6 - Getting Basic Shapes 12m
- Finishing Example 6 - Beveling the Edges 12m
- Starting Example 7 - Getting Basic Shapes 12m
- Continuing Example 7 - Cleaning up and Adding Geometry 13m
- Cleaning up Booleans Pt. 2 12m
- Adding Geometry - Pt. 1 13m
- Finishing Example 7 - Beveling the Edges 5m
- Starting Example 8 - Getting Basic Shapes 13m
- Continuing Example 8 - Cleaning up and Adding Geometry 13m
- Cleaning up Booleans Pt. 3 12m
- Finishing Example 8 - Beveling the Edges 8m
- Starting Example 9 - Getting Basic Shapes 13m
- Continuing Example 9 - Cleaning up and Adding Geometry 13m
- Cleaning up Booleans Pt. 4 12m
- Adding Geometry - Pt. 2 10m
- Beveling the Edges 12m
- Finishing Example 9 and Sign Off 5m
About the author
Paul Conner is a modeler and digital sculptor based in Denver Colorado. He has been working in the film and broadcast industries for over 20 years. Paul originally started teaching as a Maya Certified Trainer, but now is the Founder, Instructor, and Industry Relations Lead at the Digital Animation Center at the University of Colorado. He continues to do freelance work, and most recently, he was an IPAX Fellow at Sony Pictures Imageworks, where he had the pleasure of working with assets from The ... more