Manipulating a Basic Object in Maya

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Manipulating a Basic Object in Maya
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• Using the HELP Feature in Maya Define the
  Following Terms
• The HELP option is located in the top right
  corner of the tool bar.
• Bevel
• Chamfer
• Cut
• Extrude
• Face
• Vertex
• Edge
• Place screen captures of each along with
  definitions in a PowerPoint

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• Project I
• Create Cube
• Use extrude face tool
• Take screen shot
• Place into PowerPoint
• Create Cube
• Create separate cubes w/ bevel/chamfer/vertex
• Take screen shot of each
• Place into PowerPoint
• 9. Create Cube
• 10. Make A robot or A Space Ship
• 11. Take screen shot
• 12. Place into PowerPoint

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Maya User Interface All orthographic view ports
Toolbar Shelf
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Select cubegt under INPUTS change LWH and
Subdivisions
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Hold down spacebarSelect Create gt Polygon
Primitive gt Cube
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Select cube gt right click (hold down left mouse)
gt select FACES
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Select outer faces. To select more than 1 hold
down SHIFT
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Hold down space bar gt select edit
polygons Extrude face gt Select smaller blue
circle gt Type w to move. Type g to repeat. w to
move g to repeat w to move (thigh, knee,
shin). pull down in front or side view not
perspective
small blue circle
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Extrude thigh
Extrude knee
Extrude shin
Remember g to repeat and w to move.
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In order to create slides with screen captures of
cube(s) and definitions

• Define Term
• Create Cube
• Use extrude face tool (or bevel, chamfer, etc.)
• Take screen shot
• Place into PowerPoint
• Procedure
• Select object
• Right Click
• Faces
• Select blue dot(s) (hold shift to
• select more than 1
• Select move toolgt pull R/G/B

EXTRUDE FACES
B E V E L
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Robot with extruded leg in side view
Use your creativity and other tools to complete
your robot/ship.
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• Creating a Cube with Color
• SpacebargtCreategt Polygon PrimitivesgtCube
• Size 5 x 5 x 5 Segments 3 x 3 x 3
• Rendering Menu gt Pick Sphere of Choice
• Choose Color for Object gt Double Click on Color
• (located under common material attributes)

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• Capture a Snapshot of Screen in MS Paint (you can
  also crop in PPT)
• Press SysRq/Print Screen key next to F12 on
  keyboard
• Open MS Paint
• Ctrl-v (or editgtpaste) picture into paint
• Use the select tool to crop image
• Ctrl-x (cut)
• Go to PowerPoint
• Insert image into slide Ctrl-v
• It should look something like this

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• Keys/Shortcuts to Remember
• Ctrl-v gt paste
• Wire frame
• 5 Smooth Shade All
• Ctrl-x gt cut
• Space bar gt hotbox
• Ctrl-z gt undo
• Spacebar gt Window gt Settings/Preferencesgt Colors
  
• in order to change background of view ports