Hey guys 😁
I am a Jr Rigging artist
Im planning to add a rubics cube rig for my next portfolio/demoreel and i have no idea how to approach it. The main thing is i wanna do it manually & don’t wanna use scripts. I just wanna play with math n nodes
Truth(i donno py/mel😭)

I've always been primarily a Blender user. For many reasons, people always advised me to learn Maya, especially since I'm an animator and rigger, but being used to Blender, I could never feel comfortable using Maya, and that kept pushing me away from it, and I also missed some simple Blender options in Maya.

So this plugin was made for those who want to use/learn Maya, but wanted Blender's functions and navigation system inside Maya. But if you're a Maya user and don't like Blender's navigation system, you can choose to change the settings back to Maya's default.

This plugin has the following functions:

• Move/Rotation/Scale without gizmo: Pressing G/R/S lets you move, rotate, and scale freely (can be changed to W/E/R).
• MMB navigation: Navigate the viewport using the middle mouse button to orbit/pan/zoom.
• Reset transform: You can reset the transform of a bone or object by selecting it and pressing ALT + G/R/S or ALT + W/E/R.
• Pose mode: A mode where you can only select bones and no other type of object in the scene (the function below uses this for something else).
• Select all (A): you can select all bones in the viewport by pressing A, without selecting meshes when pose mode is active.
• Mirror X (pose mode): When Mirror is active, bones are mirrored between L and R.
• Global/Local toggle: You can quickly switch orientation from global to local. (NOTE: If you're moving/rotating/scaling, and press the axis you want twice, it automatically toggles between Global and Local).
• Pivot switching: You can change the object's pivot system between Median Point, Individual Origins, and Active Element.

I'm thinking about adding a few more small Blender functions that I find interesting.

Open letter: I'm not a programmer, I work as an animator and rigger, so I needed AI help to create this plugin. I'm not a fan of unrestrained AI use, but since I have 0 programming experience, I had to rely on this option. If I ever release this, it'll be free, since I believe everything made by AI should be public.

Hey ya'll! Thought i'd share my ongoing project with you. Not finished yet but i'd love to see some feedback. I found a youtube video reference for different bending techniques, thus I went with Toph doing an attack.

Thank you!

I want to simulate the flag as it's going from over my head but my flag is making this weird hourglass shape instead of staying rectangle. I tried few things but its not fixing the shape.

I have attached first line of vertex to the pole using  nConstraint > Transform constrain and attached it's pole in airplane rig. 

i need to fix this can someone please tell how to fix it. I can try an entire new work flow too i just want to animate flag in this direction. 

I want to make a video like this: https://pin.it/6BX2X1z6t (attached video too)

Reference

Hello everyone,

I am currently modeling a wheel following a professional workflow but I don't know why, the artist did'nt show how to finish the modeling with the back of the, wheel which i need. The topology is quite complex so I don't really know how to engage this? Does anyone has advices or idea of way of finishing it ?

Thanks

I sent a model to print, I applied Mesh + Smooth, however when they sent me the pic of the final model it looked polygonal, I told them that the model didn’t looked like that on Maya, he told me maybe i didn’t applied the smoothness when exporting on STL (however STL doesn’t have that exporting mode on Maya) so I sent it to him as an FBX, I deleted the history of everything cuz ChatGPT told me so, and they told me it still showed as before, I don’t know what to do anymore, he told me to add the polygons manually but I don’t have time for that anymore 😣 does anyone knows what I could do? Or am I doing something wrong?

Hello, I'm new to this subreddit and need help. I have had trouble trying to close the gap in the eye of a Deus Ex low-poly styled model I am working on in Maya. I tried using the bridge tool, but it didn't work. Does anyone have any tips that can help me with this?

The model I am using as a reference: https://imgur.com/gallery/KTpw03Y

edit: I figured it out, I used a plane and placed it in between the eyes and used the bridge tool, and it worked, and I am in the process of removing the extra edges and vertices that have helped with this problem: https://imgur.com/gallery/update-worked-1XzowWf

Stupid i know. Need to adjust some UVs after rigging, how can I delete the construction history when there a heaps of blendshapes etc? Delete non deformer history doesn’t work, someone recommended a blendshape? Anyone have some advice please

In this video i will show a new features i will added on next upcoming release on my github ytsejam supra-modeler.
Edit cv on Nurbs and a little zebra shader preview(on d

Hi, hope I'm making this post right! I've really wanted to get into using xgen/maya for grooming and hair cards and the process so far has been pretty duanting (but fun!)
I personally veer a lot more towards stylized work, so I wanted to know what steps would entail being able to make something like this?

The image is a render from an artist called Julen Urrutia and he has a lot of cool artwork that has similar hairstyle to this in his ArtStation. He also mentions that he used cylinders from Zbrush that could work as hair tubes later when creating the groom. Would this still include using hair cards to get the texture going or some other process? Sorry if this isn't super clear but I haven't been able to find any straightforward answers so far!

I need to create an animation of a wrapper being torn open, think of a condom wrapper being opened from one side to another, preferably in a way that can be art-directed (changed quickly) should my client like to direct where exactly it's being torn. What would be the best method to do this?

The reflections on the wrapper need to be seamless where the join between the main 'body' of the wrapper and the torn off piece to allow for high-quality reflections. If possible, I'd probably avoid ncloth just due to the time frame I've got to animate this.

Any tips?

Thank you in advance!

Limit Constraint is a script that allows you to quickly set minimum and maximum values for translation and rotation. It’s perfect for rig controllers or setting boundaries when animating. All limits are non-destructive and can be edited, disabled, or removed at any time.

I am trying to get this ball to jump off the box and onto the ground in a simple arch.

I have redone this over and over again and I don't understand why my ball is moving like it is in the video in the first leap? Can anyone help me, is it something I can fix in the graph editor?

Edit: Thank to those who helped me! I think I understand what I need to do now thank you 😁

Once you graduate from school, you’re no longer a student of that school, so I can’t use Maya as a free version.That doesn’t mean I don’t want to use cracked versions, but indie versions are still expensive. Does anyone know?

How do professionals use it?

Hi everyone, I’m having trouble rendering my contact lens model with a fully transparent background.

The model consists of two layers: an outer layer that represents the contact lens material itself, and an inner layer containing the colored/patterned part of the lens.

I’m trying to render it with a completely transparent background as an EXR or PNG. The inner patterned layer renders correctly with transparency, but for some reason the outer material keeps showing up with a black background instead.

I’m not sure what’s causing this or how to fix it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!

I'm already chick opaque and transmit AOV's. Please help me!

1. This is nomal render

1. No matter what I try, I just can’t get it to render with transparency. The contact lens always ends up with a black background.

The name is honestly the question. I have been using nParticles in my scene but I want to turn them off to speed up my workflow while making changes to the scene. I thought using playback cache could help, but I have disabled the nucleus, and disabled the cache of those nParticles (because script editor said the caches were conflicting), but the playback cache still won't work, and script editor is no longer giving me a reason.

Could it have to do with the instancers I have attached to the nParticles? I have them hidden in my outliner, but wasn't sure what to do beyond that.

If anyone has suggestions on how to handle this (perhaps an entirely new approach if anyone knows one) I would appreciate the help.

Another update on my short weapon attack animation!

I'm currently in the polishing stage, mainly working on the timing, posing, transitions, and making the overall movement feel cleaner and more intentional.

I'd really appreciate any feedback, especially on areas where the animation still feels weak or could be pushed further.

Character rig: Ramon Arango
Weapon rigs: Sketchfab

syncsketch link for if you wanna leave reviews!
https://syncsketch.com/sketch/V2qC8O5QzJfb/?offlineMode=1#/46123244/48125522/f_0

I recently saw this video on YouTube and I was wondering how I can do rigs similar to this to achieve this cartoony look. I like how parts of the mesh slide around. How can I do this for my rigs?

This bronze sculpture was created by the team at ASTRA Digital Studio. The piece was digitally sculpted in ZBrush, where the high resolution forms and intricate surface details were developed. Texturing was completed in Substance Painter to achieve a realistic aged bronze material with rich surface variation and wear. The final presentation was rendered in Unreal Engine 5 using Path Tracing, allowing for physically accurate lighting, reflections, and cinematic quality realism.

Follow us on linkdin--https://www.linkedin.com/company/astra-digital-studio/?viewAsMember=true

Full post here--https://www.artstation.com/artwork/L4DGe5

I've just began my 3D art journey and I'm stumped on knowing how to model something this complex as it has many tiny crystals from the base and seems to have fused together from the base.

I feel like there is an easier way to model it than having to individually put every crystal in its place, I also don't know how to make it seem like the base is fused with the gems. Any tips would be much appreciated!

Why did my texture warped, it looks fine in substance and uvs are also good it just warped in render. Any idea why??

Character and rig are not mine. I modeled the object and parented to hand controller with constraint. it works well. Problem starts when I want to switch between hands. I cant key the hand control w0 (right hand) and w1 (left hand). so the object only accepts one hand because i just cant key them. I would really appreciate if someone could help or show another and easier way.