Introduction to Autodesk Maya 3D Course

Introduction to Autodesk Maya (3D)

Fundamental Ideas to start learning Autodesk Maya 2016

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Create their first 3D scene in Autodesk Maya
Understand the basics of Maya
Understand the User Interface of Maya

Course Description

This is an introductory course to learn Autodesk Maya 2016. This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn Autodesk Maya for the first time.

Build a strong foundation in Maya the world’s best 3D Animation software with this Course.

Learn the basic user interface of Autodesk Maya
Understand View port which is Autodesk Maya’s work area
Maya is a node based software. So, one lecture is dedicated for understanding Maya Nodes.

3D Animation and Application Learning Autodesk Maya will enable you to be able to create 3D content for a wide range of applications. By learning Maya you can create

Model and animate 3D Animation films
Model and animate 3D Advertisements
Model and animate 3D Games for a wide range of mediums including mobile apps.

Of course it is not possible to learn everything about Maya this one course. This course will help you to get started with Autodesk Maya 2016. This will be the first step in the journey of exploring Autodesk Maya.

Learning Outcomes

Understand the basics of Autodesk Maya
Model a simple tree and background
Understand the process of texturing and apply color to all the modeled objects
Render a final image of a tree and the background

Content and Overview

Introduction to Maya 2016 has six sections. Section 1,2 &3 covers some foundation for understanding Autodesk Maya 2016. Section 4 explains the modeling of the tree and the background. Section 5 explains how to apply color (texturing) to the modeled objects. In section 6, we will create lights and render our final image.

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture1:Introduction
Lecture2:Maya User Interface
Lecture3:Viewports or the work area
Lecture4:What are nodes?

Section2: Getting Started

Lecture5:Understanding Maya Projects
Lecture6:Saving in Maya
Lecture7:Marking Menus & Hotbox
Lecture8:Wireframe mode and shaded mode
Lecture9:Creating Premitives

Section3: Working in Maya

Lecture10:Basic Transformations
Lecture11:Duplicating in Maya
Lecture12:Grouping and Parenting
Lecture13:Selections & Poly Components

Section4: Modeling

Lecture14:Extrude tool
Lecture15:Modeling Tree : Root and Trunk
Lecture16:Modeling Tree : Leafs
Lecture17:Modeling the mountain

Section5: Texturing

Lecture18:Hypershade Window
Lecture19:Texturing the Tree and the mountain

Section6: Lighting&Rendering

Lecture20:Understadning Maya Lights
Lecture21:Lighting and Rendering

Download a Student version of Maya (Free) from Autodesk.com
If they know simple software like Photoshop and Flash, it will be really easy for them to work with Maya.

Suitable for absolute beginners
Someone with a passion of learning 3D animation software Maya

Section 1 : Introduction 4 Lectures 00:21:47
Lecture 1 :
Introduction Preview
This lecture is an introduction to the course
Lecture 2 :
Maya User Interface
This Lecture explains the user interface elements of Maya
Lecture 3 :
Viewports or the work area
Maya's View port is the place that we will spend almost all the time. This is our work area and our 3D space in Maya
Lecture 4 :
What are nodes?
Maya is a node based software. Which means, Nodes are the basic building blocks of a Maya scene. So, it is essential to understand nodes in Maya.
Section 2 : Getting Started 4 Lectures 00:11:20
Lecture 1 :
Understanding Maya Projects
Maya project helps to organise all the different media and contents in one folder. Especially while working with textured files, it is important to set project in order to give proper access to the texture files.
Lecture 2 :
Saving files in Maya
While working with heavy files, it is possible that Maya can crash at any point of time. This lecture explains different ways to make sure that our hard work is saved safely.
Lecture 3 :
Marking Menus & Hotbox
Marking menus and hot box are two hidden menu systems in Maya. These can be used as quick access menus which willÂ make our maya workflow much simpler and easy.
Lecture 4 :
Wireframe mode and shaded mode
This lecture explains the ways we can view our 3d models inside maya's viewport.
Section 3 : Working in Maya 5 Lectures 00:26:43
Lecture 1 :
Creating Primitives
When it comes to modeling, primitives is a great place to start inÂ Maya. Every model can be simplified to a primitive object like cube, sphere, cylinder etc., This lecture will show you how to create primitive models in Maya.
Lecture 2 :
Basic Transformations
This lecture explains move, rotate and scale which are the 3 basic transformations in Maya.
Lecture 3 :
Duplicating in Maya
This lecture explains the different ways you can duplicate a model in Maya.
Lecture 4 :
Grouping and Parenting
Grouping and Parenting are two different concepts in maya that does almost a similar job. This lecture clearly explains each of them and their uses.
Lecture 5 :
Selections & Poly Components
This lecture explains the different components of a polygonal model and shows you the techniques andÂ methods of selecting objects and componentsÂ in Maya
Section 4 : Modeling 4 Lectures 00:25:38
Lecture 1 :
Extrude tool
Extrude is probably the most used tool while modeling in Maya. This lecture explains the extrude tool in detail.
Lecture 2 :
Modeling Tree : Root and Trunk
In this lecture we will model part of the tree.
Lecture 3 :
Modeling Tree : Leafs
In this lecture we will finish modeling the tree.
Lecture 4 :
Modeling the mountain
In this lecture we will model some small mountains
Section 5 : Texturing 2 Lectures 00:12:06
Lecture 1 :
Hypershade Window
Hypershade is the place where we can create color and textures for our models.
Lecture 2 :
Texturing the Tree and the mountain
In this lecture we will texture the tree and theÂ mountain
Section 6 : Lighting&Rendering 2 Lectures 00:18:47
Lecture 1 :
Understadning Maya Lights
This lectures gives a basic understanding of Maya Lights
Lecture 2 :
Lighting and Rendering
In this lecture, we will light up and render our scene.

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