Become familiar and learn about the various methods employed to convert NURBS surface to polygonal surfaces in Maya 2019. Converting surfaces is a good way to model in NURBS for a polygonal model. This video shows methods for doing the conversion, how to manage detail, and ways to keep the detail exactly in the right place.
- [Narrator] When you model in NURBS, there are many times…when you'll need to convert those surfaces to polygons.…So Maya has a number of ways to do that,…so let's take a look at that.…Now conversion happens under the modify panel…and we have a convert menu.…Now if I tear this off you'll see…that we've got a lot of different options here.…We have NURBS to polygons, NURBS to subdiv, and so on.…We have subdiv to NURBS.…So we can actually move between…different types of geometry fairly easily.…
Now probably the most common method…is to take NURBS and bring them into polygons…for things such as gaming and so on.…So let's go ahead and convert…this simple NURBS object to polygons.…So I'm going to go into modify, convert, NURBS to polygons,…and let's go ahead and take a look at the options.…Now the options for this are really right here.…There's the type of geometry we want.…
Do we want triangles, or do we want quads?…I'm going to leave that at triangles for right now.…The tessellation method, we have general,…standard fit, count, and control points.…
Author
George Maestri
Updated
5/10/2019Released
1/15/2019- Getting familiar with the Maya interface
- Configuring viewports and workspaces
- Selecting and manipulating objects
- Creating hierarchies and layers in scenes
- Creating polygonal models
- Modeling and refining polygonal meshes
- Working with subdivision surfaces
- Sculpting a basic landscape
- NURBs modeling
- Creating and applying materials and textures
- Adding lights and cameras to a scene
- Rendering in Arnold
- Animating in Maya
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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1. The Maya Interface
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Navigation in Maya2m 16s
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Configure viewports5m 3s
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Customize the interface4m 8s
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Using Maya workspaces2m 21s
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2. Select and Manipulate Objects
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Select objects4m 32s
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Use the Move tool9m 8s
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Rotate and scale4m 21s
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Manipulate pivots3m 8s
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Snap objects3m 8s
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Duplicate objects3m 49s
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3. Organize Maya Scenes
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Work with the Outliner8m 1s
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Create hierarchies6m 4s
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Group objects4m 23s
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Understanding the Hypergraph5m 59s
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Hide and show objects4m 30s
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Create layers5m 34s
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Work with selection masks2m 27s
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4. Create Polygonal Models
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Create polygonal objects6m 16s
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Select polygonal components4m 50s
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Combine and separate4m 21s
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Boolean tools3m 23s
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5. Model Polygonal Meshes
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Set up reference7m 59s
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Model against reference5m 27s
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Work with edge loops3m 6s
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Use the Extrude tools6m 32s
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Mirror and merge components5m 54s
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Use the Bevel tools4m 34s
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Extrude along a path1m 56s
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Use the Polygon Bridge tool1m 56s
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Understanding Quad Draw4m 45s
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6. Refine Polygonal Meshes
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Use the Modeling Toolkit2m 6s
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Manage object history4m 39s
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7. NURBS Modeling Techniques
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NURBS primitives6m 19s
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Use the NURBS curve tools8m 25s
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Use NURBS Loft3m 10s
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Use NURBS Extrude2m 56s
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8. Refine NURBS Models
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Create curves on a surface4m 50s
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Project curves on surfaces3m 30s
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Trim NURBS surfaces3m 8s
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Convert NURBS to polygons4m 39s
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9. Create Materials
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Overview of Maya rendering2m 48s
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Work with Arnold materials8m 44s
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Create and apply maps7m 14s
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Use bitmaps as texture5m 36s
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10. Apply Materials and Textures
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UV map polygonal objects7m 59s
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Understanding the UV Editor5m 14s
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3D painting5m 49s
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UV mapping complex objects10m 18s
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Maintaining UV scale3m 41s
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11. Render in Maya
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Render Settings menu4m 13s
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Use Render View3m 33s
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Understanding cameras8m 22s
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Use the Light Editor2m 43s
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Batch render animation2m 25s
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12. Render in Arnold
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Arnold render settings3m 41s
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Arnold RenderView3m 25s
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Use Maya lights in Arnold5m 55s
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Use Arnold area lights3m 56s
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Use objects as lights3m 19s
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Add depth of field in Arnold3m 49s
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Create motion blur in Arnold3m 16s
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Render animation in Arnold2m 26s
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13. Animate in Maya
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Create breakdown keys2m 32s
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Visualize animation4m 18s
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Use the Grease Pencil tool3m 23s
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Create animation cycles5m 46s
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Work with the Time Editor5m 50s
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Create animations clips9m 20s
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Conclusion
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Next steps20s
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