id say im an intermidiate to advanced user in maya.i have maya 2009 and adobe CS4 master collection and XP pro SP3 32bit

i want to import a logo into maya from illustrator or photoshop, im not sure how i would do this or which of the 2 i would do it from, please help me. thanks

First, the Illustrator file needs to be saved with compression disabled.
The in Maya, under the ‘Create’ menu in the modeling menuset, there’s an option to select an Illustrator (.ai) file. Go into the options to import as curves, or extruded/beveled geometry.

n8skow [FA]

im doing a freelance job for a local hockey team, and the image is a .jpeg

so im still not sure on how to go about this

your advise has helped a little bit, but im still confused

Ah, I thought you were dealing with a vector path.

To bring a regular raster image in (your logo) - use the hypershade to create a material, and assign a file node to the color/diffuse slot by clicking the little checkerboard to the right of the color box in the attribute editor…

n8skow [FA]

ok, that makes more sense to me now, i wanted to make their logo into geometry and put the logo on in a .psd network then do a turntable for it, so they can just play that as filler when they have nothing else going on

we have yet to discuss fully how much i will be paid for, what do u think you would charge for this project? as u can tell im new to the freelancing world hahaha

ok, i wasnt sure if help on that was to be offered or not on here.