Getting Started in 3D with Maya

 

 

Index

 

Page numbers followed by f indicates a figure and t indicates a table.

 

A

Adjusting selections, 31–32

Adjustment layers, 254, 254f

Ambient Light, 287, 294

Ambient Occlusion (AO), 244–251

baking, 248–251

faux, 263–266

Anatomy of walk, 385

Anchors, 372

Animations, 8–9, 9f, 359–360

curve, 371f

frames adding to length of, 379f

refining, 368

rendering, 398f

workflow, 3

Ankle skin weights, 353f

Antennae, creating, 173f

AO, see Ambient Occlusion

Append to Polygon Tool, 152, 152f

Architectural assets, 119

Architectural polygonal modeling

component level editing, 66–67

foundation laying, 55–57

project setting, 54

scaling and positioning walls, 61–62

Architectural texturing, game level and

beyond color, 251–255

Photoshop preparation, 230