Ainsley Concept Photo 2

Also inspiration: Edward Scissorhands' scissorhands.

Ainsley Concept Photo 1

The door to Gringott's vault 713 (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)

Yarn Machine Playblast

Finally got this to work. Apparently even though it doesn't show up in windows media player or quicktime, it contains information that YouTube can read.
This is a quick model of the machine which connects threads from smaller spools together so that they can be wound onto a larger cone. 20 spools per cone.

Maya 2010 and 3ds Max 2010 New Feature, Matchmover

we will go over this today

Autodesk Maya Tutorial : Assigning Cameras to Motion Paths

motion path not motion trail...motion trail just tracks a motion that you've created.

turntable camera movement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbNRon2n_Z4

this tutorial shows you really quick how to use the turntable camera effect. It very simple and can add some nice camera movement to your animation.

Now the turntable makes the camera move around the object. If you were looking for the opposite where the object itself spins around its central axis you would use what is called an expression.

Your expression editor is located under you windows table >> animation editor >> expression editor.

I will show you guys how to write and use expressions on Wednesday. Feel free to get acquainted with them in the mean time via the internet.

Basic tutorials

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3GIX0VxpsI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uKLi3eLZmc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJaGmzoMx2Y

Hello all

This Blog has been created for you weekend long robot charrette. Please feel free to use this blog to your own advantage. Use it to Post questions and group discussions about techniques/ideas in regards to working in Maya. As well as posting helpful videos and worthy finds that can aid in learning the program.

Learning is a collaborative effort.


-Anton