Introducing Autodesk Maya 2015: Autodesk Official Press

Table of contents

1. Titlepage
2. Dedication
3. About the Author
4. Acknowledgments
5. Introduction
6. Chapter 1: Introduction to Computer Graphics and 3D
   1. A Preview of the CG Process
   2. The CG Production Workflow
   3. Digital Images
   4. Summary
7. Chapter 2: Jumping into Basic Animation Headfirst
   1. Project: The Solar System
   2. Creating a Project
   3. Hierarchy and Maya Object Structure
   4. The Solar System, Resumed
   5. Summary
8. Chapter 3: The Autodesk® Maya® 2015 Interface
   1. Exploring the Maya Layout
   2. Mapping the Box’s Reference Planes with Hypershade
   3. Organizing Workflow with the Layer Editor
   4. Modeling the Decorative Box
   5. Continuing the Decorative Box Model
   6. Finishing the Decorative Box Model
9. Chapter 4: Beginning Polygonal Modeling
   1. Polygon Basics
   2. Poly Editing Tools
   3. Putting the Tools to Use: Making a Cartoon Hand
   4. Modeling a Catapult
10. Chapter 5: Modeling with NURBS Surfaces and Deformers
    1. Using NURBS Surfacing to Create Polygons
    2. Converting a NURBS Model to Polygons
    3. Creating a Pair of Glass Candle Holders
    4. Modeling with Simple Deformers
    5. Animating Through a Lattice
11. Chapter 6: Practical Experience!
    1. Evaluating the Toy Plane
    2. Building the Landing Pontoons
    3. Oh, What a Body! Modeling the Body of the Plane
    4. The Rear Stabilizers
    5. You Spin Me Right Round—The Engine and Propeller
    6. The Plane’s Wings
    7. Assembling the Plane
    8. Summary
12. Chapter 7: Autodesk® Maya® Shading and Texturing
    1. Shader Types
    2. Shader Attributes
    3. Shading and Texturing the Toy Plane
    4. Textures and UVs for the Red Wagon
    5. Photo-Real Mapping: The Decorative Box
    6. Toon Shading
    7. Summary
13. Chapter 8: Introduction to Animation
    1. Throwing an Axe
    2. Replacing an Object
    3. Summary
14. Chapter 9: More Animation!
    1. Skeletons: The Hand
    2. Basic Relationships: Constraints
    3. Basic Relationships: Set-Driven Keys
    4. Creating a Simple Character Rig
    5. Summary
15. Chapter 10: Autodesk® Maya® Lighting
    1. Basic Lighting Concepts
    2. Maya Lights
    3. Light Linking
    4. Adding Shadows
    5. Raytracing Soft Shadows
    6. mental ray Lighting
    7. mental ray Physical Sun and Sky
    8. Lighting Effects
    9. Assembling and Lighting a Scene
    10. Further Lighting Practice
    11. Tips for Using and Animating Lights
    12. Summary
16. Chapter 11: Autodesk® Maya® Rendering
    1. Setting the Default Renderer
    2. Using Cameras
    3. Motion Blur
    4. Batch Rendering
    5. mental ray for Maya
    6. Render Layers
    7. Displacement Mapping the Decorative Box
    8. Rendering the Scene with mental ray
    9. Summary
17. Chapter 12: Autodesk® Maya® Dynamics and Effects
    1. Rigid Bodies
    2. Rigid Body Dynamics: Shoot the Catapult!
    3. nParticle Dynamics
    4. Emitting nParticles
    5. Animating a Particle Effect: Locomotive Steam
    6. Getting Started with nCloth
    7. Customizing Maya
    8. Summary
    9. Where Do You Go from Here?
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