David Gould's acclaimed first book, Complete Maya Programming: An Extensive Guide to MEL and the C++ API, provides artists and programmers with a deep understanding of the way Maya works and how it can be enhanced and customized through programming. In his new book David offers a gentle, intuitive introduction to the core ideas of computer graphics.
Each concept is explained progressively and is fully implemented in both MEL and C++ so that an artist or programmer can use the source code directly in their own programs. Geometry and modeling are covered in detail with progressively more complex examples demonstrating all of Maya's possible programming features.
David Gould's first volume is widely regarded as the most authoritative reference on Maya programming. Volume II continues this tradition and provides an unmatched guide for the artist and programmer tackling complex tasks.
* Covers a spectrum of topics in computer graphics including points and vectors, rotations, transformations, curves and surfaces (polygonal, NURBS, subdivision), and modeling.
* Offers insights to Maya's inner workings so that an artist or programmer can design and develop customized tools and solutions.
* Discusses problem solving with MEL (Maya's scripting language) and the more powerful and versatile C++ API, with plenty of code examples for each.

Finally, after a wait of more than thirty-five years, the first part of Volume 4 is at last ready for publication. Check out the boxed set that brings together Volumes 1 - 4A in one elegant case, and offers the purchaser a $50 discount off the price of buying the four volumes individually.

This is Volume 7 of Trends in Functional Programming (TFP). It contains a refereed selection of the papers that were presented at TFP 2006: the Seventh Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming. which took place in Nottingham,19-21 April, 2006.

This is a tutorial set which consists of short introductory and tutorial videos by Stuart Christiensen to many aspects of Maya.

This complete project covers the modeling and texturing of the Jedi Starfighter. The model is made from polygons and NURBS and where we need to bring out extra detail we convert to subdivisions. By using the three different geometry types available in Maya you'll learn how to get the best results in the fastest way during the modeling process.

This is a unique tutorial series and there's nothing similar to it available online today, as it's a 29 hour long complete project covering modeling, texturing, scene lighting, rigging, animation and compositing of the AH-64 Apache Combat Helicopter. Throughout this project you'll learn lots of useful techniques in all different fields of Maya that you can apply to your own work. Because this model has such a high level of detail and the project will take a long time to follow through with we recommend that you have some previous modeling experience before you start on this tutorial series.

This holiday season we bring you all three volumes of Surfing with the Alien - a complete character creation workflow in Maya covering modeling, UV layout, texturing, shading, lighting, rendering, rigging and nCloth. This series was created by Jason Edwards who's a Senior Artist at Digital Domain, so if you want to learn how to make characters that reach production standards this is a project for you. All scene files and assets are included.

How to Cheat in Maya 2010 - DVD and eBook Complete | 1.4 Gb
Publisher: F..ocal P..ress; Pap/DVD edition (December 29, 2009) | ISBN-10: 0240811887 | PDF | 328 pages
DVD: English | MOV, 1024 x 576, AVC ~315 kbps, 11.98 fps | AAC | 108 kbps | 48.0 KHz | 2 channels

 

This is the first DVD from 2 DVD tutorial series for dynamic expressions in Maya.Particle Expressions are a way of using MEL (Maya-Embedded Language) to form and control relationships between particle and object attributes over time. Visual effects animators rely on expressions to create a variety of complex motion and behavior that is impossible to create using other dynamics techniques.This lecture will show you how to tap into the power of expressions and how to generate them. In addition, it will introduce you to different methods for creating and utilizing custom particle attributes for maximum effect.