The Countdown!

 

 

3D Graphics and Animation Final Project

Throughout this semester you have learned how to use many of Mayas different tools.  For your final project you will need to use your creativity and imagination to create one large scene in Maya.  Use your tools and imagination to create a successful scene. 

Requirements:

1.      You must use at least 3 of the first 5 “Creation Tools” listed.

2.      You will need to add a color or material to everything you create in your scene.

3.      You must add one picture file to your scene.  (No more than two pictures please due to size of the file)

4.      Add at least 2 light sources

5.      Create some sort of Animation that will occur in your scene.  Choose at least one from the Animation List.

6.      Animation must work properly and realisticly

7.      Render your scene and Save the Image in your H: Drive.

This purpose of this final project is to show me that you understand how to use the basic tools in Maya that you have learned over the course of this semester; how to use your resources to help you solve any issues you may encounter, and it gives you an opportunity to expand on those tools you are most interested in.  If you have explored extra tools throughout the semester, please feel free to include them.  You will need to track all tools you used on your Final Grading Sheet.

Here is the list of things you have learned.        

Creation Tools

1.  Creating Polygons –Temple & Table Mini Lesson

                        *creating, moving, multiplying polygons       *duplicate objects (duplicate special)

2.  Creating Nurbs – Egg Head

                        *Sculpt Geometry Tool              *isoparametric lines

3.  CV Curve Tool- Egg Holder & Lamp

                        *creating a curve by plotting points   *revolving a surface

4.  Lofting Curves- Salt Shaker

                        *snapping points         *duplicating    *parenting objects

Animation

5.  Keyframes- ping pong animation

                        *Set key frame                        *using the Time Slider            *graph editor

6.  Set Driven- Door and ball animation

                        *not using keyframes *Set Driven Box

7.  Path Animation- aircraft & flying your own object

                        *Attaching objects to motion paths    *using motion path option box                                               *utilizing the “u” value           *using Motion Path options in the Channel Box

8.  Trax Animation- aircraft & Skeleton

*Creating and importing Clips           *using your Trax/Outliner/Perspectives           *Redirection Tool                

Rendering

9.  Rendering a scene-(loading your Render Fix button)

*assigning materials   *editing color materials           *IPR

10. Adding Lights

*Knowing the different types of lights  *editing the intensity of the lights to fit your scene.

11. Adding a Picture to your scene.  (PSD File or File) Image Activity

            *Adding as a background

            *Adding to an object

 

Here is a list of regular tools you should be comfortable using in all your creations:

Move tool

Rotate tool

Scale tool

Using the different tool bar menus from the Drop down list (Animation, Polygons, Surfaces & Rendering)

Hypergraph

Using the Main Menu tool bar

Channel Box

Attribute Editor

Tool Settings

Utilizing your 4 view

 

Thusday 4/24- Tuesday 4/29

 

 

 

***NO #22 ARTIFACT***

 

4/15 Tuesday - 4/23 Wednesday



Streets DUE at the end of class Friday for A days and Monday for B days!
*Don't forget your 5 extra details! (benches, trash cans, street lights, etc)*

How to add your car to your Streets!

1.       Copy your car from your original scene and paste it into your Streets scene.

2.       Group your Car together.

a.       Edit --> Group --> Option Box

b.      Group from the CENTER!

3.       Create a path down your street (using a curve tool).

4.       Using your HYPERGRAPH select your car group and the path.

a.       Forget how to get to your hypergraph? 

                                                              i.      Panels (in your view menu) a Layouts a two panes stacked

                                                             ii.      In the lower window select panel again a Hypergraph panel a Hypergraphy Hierarchy.

5.       From main menu select Animate a Motion Paths a Attach to Motion Path --> Option box.

a.       Use the options in your Option box to change the settings that work for YOUR scene.  These are not universal, so you will have to figure the correct settings on your own.  Trial and Error!

6.       Slow your car down to “real time” or a custom “fps” that works for your scene.

Car not attaching????---If you need to re-attach your car to your path and cannot “z” undo any more,  go into you hypergraph select your Car Group and then Edit a Ungroup.  Once the car is ungrouped it will lose its attached animation.  Then re-group your car, select your path and re-attach it to the motion path.   

Streets DUE at the end of class Friday for A days and Monday for B days!

4/10-4/15

Create a street (as realistic as you can make it). Add windows, doors, details, colors, etc.  Basic requirements are listed below- more requirements to come!

 

 

 

 

4/8 & 4/9

Finish Lesson 2: Mini Lesson (Driver/Driven) if you haven't already done so.  Drop into Dropbox and move on to Animation 3: Path Animation.  Load "Path Animation" from your lesson files!  Drop into Dropbox when complete!

 

 

3/28 & 4/7

 

By the end of this class you should have all 4 listed lessons complete!

1. Animation 1-Keyframe Tutorial (Ping Pong/Tennis)
2. Animation 1-Mini Lesson
3. Animation 2-Set Driven Key Tutorial (Ball & Door)
4. Animation 2-Mini Lesson

 

3/24-3/28

All of what is listed below will be due by the
end of Fridays Class!  

 

 

 

 

Animation 1 Keyframing 3/18-3/25

On March 18th & 19th we began our Animation Unit.  There will be 4 different types of animation that we will be learning this semester.  The first on is Keyframing animation.  On the 18th and 19th students watched an YouTube video that explains the basics of Keyframing animation.  (Link to video---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gljwfx-_s9I )  Then as a class we explored keyframing animation and things to look for when creating a realistic animation.  At the end of the first class, students began working on their keyframing animation 1 reading tutorial. 

On March 20th & 21st students finished their reading tutorial on Keyframing Animation 1 and began creating an object of their own to animate.  Requirements below. 

 

On March 24th and 25th, students will finish their keyframing Mini Lesson (will be due at the end of class 24th/25th) and we will discuss our second type of animation: Animation 2 Driver/Driven.

Friday 3/14 & Monday 3/17

 

**No ARTiFact Today!**

Friday 3/7 & Monday 3/10

Wednesday 3/5

One day assignment!  Due today at the end of class! 

A days-3/5   &   B days 3/6

CV Curves

Today students will be working on plotting points and revolving them around a center point.  Students can use a variety of curve tools but today we will be focusing on the CV curve tool.  As a class we will do a few trial revolutions and then students will begin working on plotting their own points before moving on to their CV curve lesson.

 

Table Mini Lesson

Tuesday and Wednesday will be dedicated to designing a table.  There aren't any instructions for the tables, you must use your imagination and use what you have learned thus far.  This is like a test--You are showing me that you know how to: create, manipulate, move, scale, rotate, duplicate and add color.  These are things you should be comfortable with by now. 

You have one class period to complete your Table Designs.  When you are finished- drop it into the "Table" dropbox on Cole.

 

 

 

 

Thursday 2/13 through Monday 2/24

For the next 2 class periods, students will continue working on their Temple project from the online tutorials.

If you have forgotten how to get to your online tutorials, see the previous post - it tells you step by step how to get there.

Temples will be due at the end of the hour on:

• Friday 2/21 for A Days
• Monday 2/24 for B Days

Continue on with the reading of the tutorial and then add in the extra additions.  See the info and diagram below to help you!

 

Done early?  Begin the mini lesson!  Directions below!

 

 

 

 

 

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2/11 & 2/12

Today students will begin their first reading tutorials.  I will teach the students a few new thing before they began and also how to read the tutorials efficiently.

How to get to your online tutorials:

1. Open Maya
2. Go to "Help" in your main menu.
3. Go down to tutorials and then a website will open.
4. Find the "Maya 2012" version and click on "Getting started with Maya 2012" the first option listed.
5. Then open to whatever lesson you are currently working on.

Students will begin the unit "Maya Basics" today that is located on the left hand side of your online tutorials.  This lesson walks you through the steps of making a temple.  The lesson begins in Chapter 2 (the first chapter is review of things you already know.  If you feel that you need to read through Chapter 1, feel free to do so). 



For the rest of today, students should work on their Temple tutorial.  We will continue with the lesson next class! 


New things to remember:

 

 

Below you will see part of the tutorial dealing with the duplicate special option box:  The first picture is what you will see, the second picture is how you should read the numbers.

 

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