Now we can move on to modeling other parts of the body with a clean grid. Then, Hide the layer by un-checking the 'V' in the leftmost box.

Name layer1 'ARMS' by double clicking on it.Īdd Arm1 to ARMS: select Arm1 (in the view port or the outliner) → right click on ARMS → Add Selected Objects. Go to the channel box and create a layer: Right-click on 'Layers' → Create Empty Layer. That way, we can hide things when we're not working on them. To maintain a clean workspace, we're going to create layers and store our models in them. When you're done with your arm, name it 'Arm1' in the Outliner. You can achieve this bend as well by selecting the top half of the edges, rotating, and then translating them. Note: There is a slight bend in the arm to give an indication of which direction the ik handle should work later on in rigging. Your final leg should have edge loops that are pretty evenly spaced, with more spans where the 'knee' is supposed to be. Select the edge loop by double clicking on it and scale the edge loop down.Īdd more edge loops and scale them to make an hour-glass arm shape. Click one of the vertical edges and Maya should automatically draw an edge loop and let you drag the loop up and down. Make sure relative distance from edge, Auto complete, and Fix Quads are all checked. Insert an edge loop: Edit Mesh → Insert Edge Loop Tool → Option Box. (Go into face mode, shift+select the faces, delete.) Then, scale your cylinder tube so that it is longer and skinnier. You may have to 'unfold' the pol圜ylinder# area underneath 'inputs' by clicking on it.Īdjust the highlighted fields as shown so that the cylinder has 8 sides, 1 height subdivision, and 1 cap subdivision* and is centered on the grid.ĭelete the caps. Note: In Maya 2011 the button in the upper right looks like this: To show the channel box, use the right most button in the upper right: Don't be discouraged though, the more you model the better you get! Modeling the Armįirst, create a cylinder: Create → Polygon Primitives → Cylinder.Ĭhange the cylinder options under INPUTS in the Channel Box. And if you do happen to encounter a bug that can't be fixed, it is possible you may have to restart the tutorial (saving different versions of your file every once in a while can help). So just try to make good judgment decisions for yourself. With that said, this could turn into a very long tutorial if you try to follow everything exactly. Note: It's important that you try and follow this tutorial as closely as possible because as you go deeper into the tutorial, we will assume that most of your edges and vertices are in relatively the same position as ours. Eyelids are generally modeled closed, so that they can be opened later in rigging. This awkward looking pose is intentional! It's important to model your characters in a neutral position that is ideal for rigging.

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