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Understanding Autodesk Maya
5 students
Created byHarold Hanson
Last updated 9/2022
English

What you'll learn

  • Create 3D backgrounds/environments and characters
  • An understanding of the 3D world
  • Autodesk Maya fundamentals, and knowing how to manipulate the functionalities of the software
  • Understand the principles of animation
  • Understand the fundamentals of rigging
  • Understanding the application of materials and textures

Course content

9 sections82 lectures21h 30m total length
  • Introduction1:22
  • Terms commonly used in 3D4:06
  • Files and Project Management13:04
  • The Interface21:40
  • Viewports13:28
  • Menus9:43
  • Tools Box, Pivots, and Transformations28:31
  • Channel Box and Attribute Editor15:24
  • Modeling Toolkit17:57
  • Outliner16:30
  • Layers4:34

Requirements

  • A computer installed with Windows/Linux/OS X
  • At least a core i5, Minimum of 8GB RAM, A good Graphics card [Nvidia, GTX.....]
  • Internet connection
  • A three-buttoned mouse

Description

Maya is a modeling, animation, and rendering package for Windows, Linux, and Macintosh. It’s used a lot in feature films, video games, and television. Learning Maya will give you a great entry into any of those fields. Maya is a 3D computer Graphic Application which is used in the development of video games, 3D applications, animated films, TV series, and any visual effects. This software can create heavy models, which help us give Ultra 3D effects that create a realistic view at the user end. In addition to simulating the movements of objects and particles, Maya makes it possible to portray emotions in animated characters by enhancing facial expressions and the realism of body language.

In this course, you get an overview and understanding of the 3D process, which involves modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, and compositing. The course will introduce you to the functionalities of the software, enabling you to understand the interface and tools within for 3D Design.

After completing this course you will be able to perform the following: Autodesk Maya fundamentals, Knowing how to manipulate the functionalities of the software, An understanding of the 3D world, Create 3D backgrounds/environments and characters, Animate created models, Understand the principles of animation, Understand the fundamentals of rigging, Understanding the application of materials and textures, And so much more...

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner level
  • Refresher course for intermediate level