Join George Maestri for an in-depth discussion in this video Mirroring geometry, part of Maya 2016 Essential Training.
- I've gone ahead and finished the left half of the vehicle.…So let's go ahead and mirror this over…to make the right and merge it all together.…We can do this with one tool,…and that's called mirror geometry.…But before I do that, I want to make sure…that my object is set up to do this properly.…We have to take a look at a few things.…First, you want to make sure that your object is at zero…and your pivot point is along that inner open edge.…
So I want to mirror along this open edge here,…so I want to make sure that my pivot is…at that point, which it is.…And then I want to make sure…that this edge is completely flat.…Now when you start to model 1/2 of an object,…we could accidentally tweak a vertex…out of center here,…so I want to make sure that everything's along the center.…And one easy way to do that is just to use a scale tool.…So I'm gonna right click, select vertex,…and just select all the vertices along that inner edge.…
And then I'm going to scale.…So I'm gonna scale along X,…and basically that'll flatten them out.…
Author
George Maestri
Released
6/22/2015- Getting familiar with the Maya interface
- Selecting and manipulating objects
- Creating hierarchies and layers in scenes
- Creating polygonal objects
- Extruding a mesh
- Working with subdivision surfaces
- Sculpting a basic landscape
- NURBs modeling
- Creating and applying materials and textures
- Adding lights and cameras to a scene
- Adding depth of field and motion blur
- Rendering
- Animating in Maya
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome37s
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1. The Maya Interface
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Configuring viewports7m 51s
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Navigation4m 29s
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Customizing the interface3m 50s
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2. Selecting and Manipulating Objects
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Selecting objects5m 46s
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Using the Move tool5m 3s
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Rotating and scaling2m 20s
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Manipulating pivots3m 21s
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Duplicating objects3m 6s
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Snapping objects2m 56s
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3. Organizing Maya Scenes
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Working with the Outliner6m 30s
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Creating hierarchies5m 19s
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Grouping objects4m 51s
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Using groups as pivots2m 8s
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Hiding and showing objects5m 37s
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Creating layers4m 38s
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Working with selection masks2m 30s
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4. Creating Polygonal Models
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Creating polygonal objects6m 42s
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Modeling a low poly tree5m 33s
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Combine and Separate3m 39s
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Boolean tools5m 57s
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5. Modeling Polygonal Meshes
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Setting up reference7m 32s
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Using the Extrude tools5m 55s
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Using the Bevel tools2m 52s
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Working with edge loops4m 45s
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Modeling symmetrical objects4m 55s
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Mirroring geometry2m 55s
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Extruding along a path1m 44s
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6. Refining Polygonal Meshes
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Using the Modeling Toolkit2m 18s
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Modeling with lattices3m 6s
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Managing object history4m 28s
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7. Sculpting Meshes
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Sculpting a basic landscape4m 51s
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8. NURBS Modeling Techniques
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NURBS primitives5m 27s
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Using NURBS loft3m 30s
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Using NURBS extrude3m 12s
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9. Refining NURBS Models
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Creating curves on a surface5m 28s
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Trimming NURBS surfaces2m 26s
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Converting NURBS to polygons5m 29s
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10. Creating Materials
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Overview of Maya rendering5m 41s
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Creating and applying maps6m 12s
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Using bitmaps as texture3m 19s
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Using the Ramp material4m 6s
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mental ray materials6m 3s
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11. Applying Materials and Textures
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Understanding the UV Editor4m 36s
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3D painting6m 26s
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12. Rendering in Maya
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Render Settings menu5m 19s
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Creating shadows4m 36s
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Adding depth of field5m 28s
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Using Motion Blur3m 33s
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Batch rendering4m 22s
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13. Animating in Maya
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Creating breakdown keys2m 30s
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Ghosting animation2m 42s
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Creating animation cycles4m 39s
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Adding sound to animations2m 49s
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Conclusion
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Next steps16s
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