Chair image created using MAYA Sub'D exported to Pro/E Wildfire. Product Designers can utilize tools in Maya to prove form then import to Pro/ENGINEER or Solidworks for the ultimate deliverable.

+Three Week Comprehensive using Maya
for industrial, product and or graphic designers (This course is a WIA funded program) Call to inquire about federal monies that will pay for this course.

animation 6 meg SWF file< from past three week maya workshop

Course Duration: 120 hours

Design Courses

> Plastics

Tuition: $3800.00 USD

Overview: This comprehensive Maya training course is completely customizable. Introduction and intensive in depth of focus into 3D modeling utilizing MAYA. Learn Maya basics of modeling and shading with a product designers perspective. Our three week Maya training workshop can incorporate any other software we administer. For example an industrial designer may receive a grant to take our three week workshop but want a week using Pro/ENGINEER or Solidworks. We offer extensive job search for our three week students. Everyone gets a job!

Week One: portfolio review, interface, modeling intensive.
Week Two: proving form, modeling techniques, develop models for third week renderings, Data exchange, import to Pro/ENGINEER for tooling. Rendering intensive.
Week Three: rendering and details for developing imagery for portfolio. After Effects, Animation dynamics, deformation, and more rendering.

Prerequisite: Degree in industrial design or interest in product design. This class is also perfect for graphic designers looking to enhance their ability to get jobs with Ad Agencies.

Topics: (this workshop is always customized)

Establish a strong foundation in Maya to build on as you learn.
Learn the Maya interface: Modeling, and Rendering
Create primitives in Nurbs, Polygons, Surfaces and Subdivides.
Model out of spheres, cubes, cylinders, cones, planes, torus', circles and squares.
Learn how to manipulate vertex, faces, edges, UV's.
Learn with hands on examples the basics of Polygon and Sub'D Surface modeling using poly proxy mode.
Model using all modeling tools such as: sculpt, extrude, duplicate etc.
Learn how to model using lattices and other deformers.
Learn how to convert Nurbs to Polygons and Sub Divides and Polygons to Nurbs and Sub'Ds.
Learn parenting by using the Hypergraph.
Learn Lighting and understand how a scene should be lit using Key, Fill and Back lighting.
Learn how to create shadows and reflections to create the right kind of atmosphere for the scene.
Learn object shading and texturing.
Learn how to use the Hypershade and how to create shading networks.
Learn how to prepare a scene before rendering: learn how to adjust the anti aliasing, resolution, format and shadows.

chair before IGES export in MAYA shown in Sub'D surface

Discussions:

Discuss proving form and go over techniques for ideation. i.e. get to multiple 3d iterations
Discuss weaknesses and strengths comparing polygonal and boundary modeling in MAYA to other hi-end industry standard surfacing software.
Discuss light reflections with respect to subconscious understanding of the 3d form.
Discuss standard modeling techniques with respect to industry standards.
Discuss plan of attack and approach for capturing form from conceptual sketches.
Understand the Common Material Attributes: Color, Incandescence, Bump Mapping, Diffuse, incandescence, transparency, Translucence (depth and focus).
Understand Bump Mapping and what it can achieve in a specific scene.
Discuss various Editors and the Layout of Maya.
Utilize some of the rendering techniques Maya has to offer.
Discuss optimize quality efforts with respect to render times and discuss trouble shooting common rendering problems.
Understand how to add motion blur to scenes with objects that are in motion.
Learn how to create a camera and learn how to use it in rendering out your scene.
In all learn how to take a manageable project from concept to render.
Discuss toolable data and import options to popular solid modeling programs from MAYA
Discuss where to stop in MAYA and to start in Solid modeler for tooling.
Discuss using examples important post production efforts with renderings in Photoshop
After Effects and Premiere
Surface evaluation (zebra striping)
understanding tessellation for rendering
discuss character development

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Tutorials:

soft goods product
polypropylene bottle
glass bottle
starfish
speaker
children's riding toy
toy vehicle
polypro chair
character development from sketch to Maya render.

As an aside, however, many times the class learns a great deal more than what's listed above. Come take a look at what past class accomplished in just three weeks:

1 animation one 3.5 megabytes

2 animation two 17 megabytes

Character Development:
Learn to establish characters first using pencil pens then Maya.

finished 3D image using maya training