2015
Lynda
George Maestri
3:28
English
Maya LT is a 3D modeling and animation tool built especially for game makers, offering a powerful set of creative tools and workflows for asset creation at a fraction of Maya's full price. This course covers the basics of Maya LT 2016, while providing a background in 3D modeling, texturing, and rendering. Author George Maestri reviews the Maya LT interface and workflow, and then shows how to model with polygon meshes and build textures to give your 3D surfaces color and character. He'll also demonstrate how to animate objects and export them to popular gaming engines like Unity.
Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
The differences between Maya and Maya LT
1. The Maya Interface
Overview of the Maya LT interface
Working with files and Maya LT projects
Configuring viewports
Navigation
Using the hotbox and marking menus
2. Selecting and Manipulating Objects
Selecting objects
Using the Move tool
Rotating, scaling, and pivots
Understanding the Channel Box
Working with the Attribute Editor
3. Organizing Scenes
Creating hierarchies in the Outliner
Organizing scenes with layers
Hiding and showing objects
Working with the Hypergraph
4. Creating Polygonal Models
Creating polygonal objects
Selecting polygonal components
Modeling with Soft Select and Reflection
Smoothing models and adding detail
5. Modeling Polygonal Meshes
Modeling against reference
Using the Extrude tools
Working with edge loops
Capping holes
Combine and Separate
Managing object history
6. Creating Materials
Basics of Maya LT materials
Adding textures
Working with the Hypershade window
Creating ShaderFX materials
Applying multiple materials to polygonal objects
7. Applying Textures
Basic UV mapping for polygonal objects
Understanding the UV Editor
Mapping a character in the UV Editor
8. Animating in Maya LT
Understanding the animation interface
Animating objects using Set Key
Modifying keys
Creating cycles
Animating objects along spline paths
9. Exporting Assets
Moving between Maya LT and Maya
Exporting to Unity
Conclusion
Next steps
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