| Site Index 3D Modeling and Animation Course Notes
 MAYA
 Links
 Interesting Artists
 
 
 Course Software Set Up
 Download Software for the course
 
 Maya shortcuts
 
 
 Intro Maya Modeling
 Table and Lamp Tutorial
 
 Intro Polygon Modeling table and chair
 
 NURBS Modeling tools
 
 Polygon Modeling Tools
 
 
 Advanced Maya Modeling
 Advanced Modeling   NURBS
 
 Trimmed Surfaces   NURBS pencil
 
 Polygon Modeling Mug tutorial   poly
 
 Sculpting Tools  poly 3D sculpting
 
 Zbrush  3D sculpting software poly
 
 Typography and Illustrator
 
 Paint Effects Daisy
 
 3D Printing
 
 Import SketchUp DAE models into Maya  poly
 
 
 Maya Rendering and Lighting
 Arnold RAW format
 
 Lighting
 
 Depth of Field
 
 Raytracing Glass  Arnold, Maya Render
 
 
 Maya Texture and Composting
 Texture Mapping
 
 UV mapping polygons
 
 Vertex Color
 
 Substance Painter
 
 Backgrounds
 
 Video Texture Maps with Maya and tiff files
 
 
 Intro Maya Animation and Dynamics
 Camera Animation
 
 Animate a Bouncing Ball
 
 Path Animation
 
 Motion Blur
 
 Hierarchical Animation, or Forward Kinematics
 
 nCloth Dynamic Simulations
 
 MASH
 
 Fluids
 
 
 Advanced Maya Animation and Dynamics
 IK Inverse Kinematic Skeletons
 
 Particles and Dynamics
 
 Deformers
 
 Constraints
 
 Deadline Render Server
 
 
 Scripting
 Expressions and Set Driven Key
 
 MEL scripts
 
 
 UNITY and STEAM VR
 Intro
 A Unity VR Intro Primitives
 
 
 Unity Animation
 B Unity VR Maya  Animation
 
 C Unity VR Maya Interaction with Animation
 
 Unity Basic Animation
 
 Unity IK
 
 Unity Particles
 
 Unity VR open close doors, start/stop animation
 
 Unity VR  Maya Dynamics
 
 Unity VR  Maya Ncloth Dynamic animation
 
 
 Unity Lighting and Rendering
 Lighting, Texture, Glass, and Reflection Probes
 
 Unity Mirror Reflections
 
 Export Unity Models to FBX to render in Maya
 
 
 Publish SteamVR and WebGL
 Publish WebGL
 
 Setup SteamVR Scene from scratch
 
 Publish VR with OBS screen capture for VR documentation
 
 Turn off Vive SteamVR Chaperone Boundaries
 
 Publish VR, set Up Vive Head Set
 
 Setup Beta Unity XR/VR  (not for class)
 
 
 Unity Scripts, Sound and Video
 Unity Scripts
 
 Unity Sound
 
 Unity Video Texture Maps
 
 
 WEBGL EXAMPLES
 Exercise A VOTE primitives  https://classes.dma.ucla.edu/Fall20/156-1/projects/examples/A_vote_primitives_player
 
 Exercise A Ball Pit primitives  https://classes.dma.ucla.edu/Fall20/156-1/projects/examples/A_primitives_Brian_Pea_player
 
 Table Lamp  http://classes.dma.ucla.edu/Fall20/156-1/projects/examples/table_lamp_player
 
 Exercise B Bending man  http://classes.dma.ucla.edu/Fall20/156-1/projects/examples/B_Maya_anim1_player
 
 Classroom http://classes.dma.ucla.edu/Fall20/156-1/projects/examples/C_activate_animation_player
 
 Ncloth Curtains, assignment 1 example  http://classes.dma.ucla.edu/Fall20/156-1/projects/examples/ncloth_blend_Isaiah_Baiseri_player
 
 Post Processing example  http://classes.dma.ucla.edu/Fall20/156-1/projects/examples/processing_player
 
 Video Texture example  http://classes.dma.ucla.edu/Fall20/156-1/projects/examples/unity_video_texture_player2
 
 VIDEO
 AfterEffects really basic
 
 AfterEffects Advanced
 
 Premiere Editing
 
 Adobe Media Encoder mp4 encoding
 
 ffmeg  Mac and PC scripts
 
 
 
 NOT FOR CLASS
 Unity Video desktop H.265 Player  (not for class)
 
 Unity VR Augmented Reality  use with caution
 
 Unity AVpro video plugin  $$ not for class
 
 
 
 ETC
 Mental Ray  for Maya 2016 basic
 
 Mental Ray advanced  for Maya 2016
 
 
 
 Assignment Drop Folders
 Mac use Filezilla,
 PC use WinSCP
 Host: file.dma.ucla.edu  (port 22)
 User ID: Your login
 /data/classes/Fall22/156/drop
 or  /home/users/yourlogin/myClasses/F22-156/drop
 
 By default WinSCP starts at your DMA home directory  /home/users/yourname
 Select the folder link to MyClasses
 Select the link to F22-156  AKA /data/classes/F22/156
 Select drop
 Select the correct folder for the assignment
 Make sure your name is part of the file name.
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 Web Folder for Publishing to class website
 You can test publish your site through the class folders.
 Mac use Filezilla, PC use WinSCP to transfer
 Host name: file.dma.ucla.edu
 Port number: 22
 User name: Your UCLA login
 
 
 By default WinSCP starts at your home directory  /home/users/yourname
 Select the link to myClasses
 Select the link to    F22-156    AKA   /data/classes/Fall22/156
 Select web                           AKA   /data/classes/web/Fall22/156
 Select projects
 Select the correct assignment folder such as ExerciseA
 Upload the entire yourname_project + _player you created for the publish, this includes an index.html and Build folder.
 
 Use this link to find your project on the web:
 https://classes.dma.ucla.edu/Fall22/156/projects   assignment/yourfolder
 
 
 
 OR Login to the DMA Cloud
 Go to the https://cloud.dma.ucla.edu website and login with your DMA username and password.
 This procedure will create an extra zipped folder...
 
 
 
 
  
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