http://area.autodesk.com/forum/ The Area en Copyright 2012 2012-05-26T03:54:40+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/interface-color-setting/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/interface-color-setting/page-last/#When:10:13:39Z Hi! :) I want the interface darker (like the example picture) but I don't find where I can change it. I searched in the Window/Setting Preferences/colors setting and I found nothing, I can just change the 3d view background color. Somebody can help me? Thanks in advance! Bob 2012-02-15T10:13:39+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/right-click-doesnt-bring-up-menu/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/right-click-doesnt-bring-up-menu/page-last/#When:18:21:41Z Hello, My problem is the following : when i right click on a mesh, i can select Vertex, Faces,.. Select and Select hierarchy, BUT I can't choose deformers to paint or Inputs/Outputs, neither materials. It's desappeared and i don't find where to bring it up. Is anyone got the Key? Thank 2012-02-02T18:21:41+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/trax-messes-up-when-i-reload-a-file/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/trax-messes-up-when-i-reload-a-file/page-last/#When:14:52:40Z I'm having a lot of problems trying to load a model I animated using Trax. First I modeled and rigged a character in Maya and saved it as model.mb. Next I created an empty file and referenced my model file into in. In the new file I created a character set based on all the rig handles. Next I spent a few hours animating some simple walk cycles and jumps, putting each animation into a separate Trax track. I also created a few character poses. Last night, everything was working fine. I could select poses and apply them. I could enable single Trax tracks and play them and everything went smoothly. I saved and closed my file. Today when I opened the file and tried to continue, none of the Trax animations I saved were working. When I try to assume a pose, the rigging moves seemingly random directions. When I enable a Trax clip and play it, the animation is all messed up. I experimented today with a simple test file. I created a new empty file, referenced in my model, created a character set and a few character poses. Everything was working fine. I could select the bind poses in the visor and assume whatever pose I wanted without error. Then I saved the file and closed it. When I reopened the file and tried to assume the same poses, my character's limbs shot off in all sorts of weird directions. What's going on? Have I lost my work? How am I supposed to use Trax is if this happens if I simply save, close and reopen Maya? (The rigging was all nurbs curves with a little bit of Set Driven Keys for the fingers and feet. I also hid and locked attributes of the nurbs I wasn't using. The rigging mostly done using constraints, although I also used straight parenting for some IK handles.) 2011-11-01T14:52:40+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/big-problem-3-hours-of-saving-file/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/big-problem-3-hours-of-saving-file/page-last/#When:04:00:03Z So i wrote a script which export and import object for blendshapes and automatically sets the inbetween weighting according to the number of objects in the imported file. And after the blendshapes are added, the imported objects will be deleted. So as you might have guessed the file gets bigger because there are a lot of shapes of the inbetween objects. The problem that i noticed, even while importing it was reaally slow. And when all is done, saving the file took like 3 hours. Even after closing and opening maya. I have been very careful in exporting and importing the objects by deleting unwanted "Orig" shapes. the original file size before importing blendshapes 25 mb. total shape file imported 20 targets per file 6 some maya 8.5 file which are around 3.6 mb perfile the others are maya 2008 with 4.8 mb perfile (the objects are exported from the same rig which was done in 8.5 and later saved in 2008.) after imports and 3 hours of saving. around 51 mb. the imported files are in .ma format the original file is .mb. Has anyone faced the same problem? Any solutions or at least workaround. Thx in advance. 2011-10-15T04:00:03+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/importing-obj-files----always-in-centimetres/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/importing-obj-files----always-in-centimetres/page-last/#When:04:00:13Z I want to import an OBJ file exported from 3ds Max (in which one unit represents one metre) into Maya 8.5. However, if I have Maya set in Window -> Settings/Preferences -> Preferences to use metres as the working unit, the mesh seems to be scaled down by a factor of 100, as if the co-ordinates in the OBJ file are taken to always be centimetres irrespective of Maya's settings. Is there anyway to import an OBJ file such that the co-ordinates within it are taken to be metres? 2011-10-14T04:00:13+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/older-bonustools-and-fbx-plugin/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/older-bonustools-and-fbx-plugin/page-last/#When:14:37:19Z I'm looking for a copy of bonus tools for maya 5.0.1 and an fbx exporter plugin. Both for Mac OS X. If you have any idea on where I can get them, could you let me know? Thank you so much 2011-09-29T14:37:19+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/fluid-effects-in-maya-85-service-pack-1/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/fluid-effects-in-maya-85-service-pack-1/page-last/#When:01:12:09Z Hi I am working with Maya 8.5 Service Pack 1 (Mac OSX) at Work and I need to create a still image of a viscous liquid splashing. I don't think my version has Fluid Effects. Is it possible to add fluid effects to this version of Maya or is there a recommended work around without using Fluid Effects. Thanks! Adam 2011-04-27T01:12:09+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/maya-error-cannot-find-procedure-symmetricmodelling/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/maya-error-cannot-find-procedure-symmetricmodelling/page-last/#When:23:55:28Z I'm getting an error regarding the symmetricModelling procedure not being found when I try to use the now-classic RapidRig.mel script in Maya 7.0.1 The error is specifically "Maya Error: Cannot find procedure "symmetricModelling" Can someone help me address this? Thanks, Kevin Collins 2011-04-15T23:55:28+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/maya-85-ple-available-need-to-show-old-projects/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/maya-85-ple-available-need-to-show-old-projects/page-last/#When:12:45:52Z I know I will probably be disheartened by the answers but I have to ask. My current dilemma is that I created a large number of projects using Maya 8.5 PLE, back when I bought a couple of books: Foundations & Modelling and Animation. I am finally attending school in the field and my instructors want me to produce the projects I worked on in the PLE. Unfortunately I lost that computer ages ago but I have the backed up scenes and projects. I also can't locate the original Foundations book CD/DVD. I have already installed the new 2011 Maya version but I have an Alienware M11X that can just barely handle the 8.5 PLE if I can find it. It's disappeared off the face of the internet. I know the .mp files can not be converted and that's not the issue. I simply want to find a download for the 8.5 PLE so I can show the instructors and be done with it. Thanks in advance to any help you can provide. I am holding to the hope that it's just hard to find and not truly gone forever. **EDIT** I got very very very lucky and found a copy of the old Maya 8.5 ple and accompanying software license. I must have hidden it under a mound of other backups since those days. 2011-03-22T12:45:52+02:00 http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/help-maya-ple-85-wont-open-rigs/page-last/ http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/autodesk-maya-through-8x/help-maya-ple-85-wont-open-rigs/page-last/#When:21:18:45Z Hello. Hopefully someone who is out there can help me. I have begun using the Gnomon Character Animation: Fundamentals with Chris Kirshbaum tutorial videos. They are pretty good. I went through the bouncing ball exercises, patiently, and got to the character animation video. It starts off already having the "GUS" rig opened and in the window. Nowhere does he say or does it read where to import this from. Does anyone have experience with this video or have any insight on what I need to do. I' am not new to animation but I am new to Maya. I am using the PLE (Personal Learning Edition) 8.5. I called Autodesk and they said they don't have direct support for that version and to post here. Please help! ---Josh 2011-02-02T21:18:45+02:00