MAYA

The homewor for todays class, was to download and check some of the maya tutorials. Maya is an

"Award-winning Autodesk® Maya® software is a powerful, integrated 3D modeling, animation, effects, and rendering solution. Because Maya is based on an open architecture, all your work can be scripted or programmed using a well-documented and comprehensive API (application programming interface), or one of two embedded scripting languages. This, combined with an industry-leading suite of 3D tools, means Maya enables you to realize your creative ideas."

source: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=7635018&siteID=123112



Even though I had already experimented other similar software (3dmax), I found MAYA also very complex because you are not working with just one dimension, but to make your objects real you have to pay attention to every side, position, depth width and in many cases movement.



On the left, I was watching one of the first tutorials












3d buzz is a website that contains tutorials and forums to learn different softwares including MAYA








After I had read the basic readings I decided to start building something, so I selected a tutorial where you are supposse to build the image on the left.






I first started by building the base of the building









Then I created one little box and then a column and duplicated the
little box and place the copy on top of the column










I did not finish the tutorial, but I had already learned and experience how to start building, and this is what I got... I will
continue the next sunday