The Maya shatter effect can be a useful technique to know, but if used incorrectly, it can also cause many headaches due to slow simulation and interpenetration issues. In this tutorial we will go over some different methods of dealing with the shatter effect to create a faster and more reliable workflow, which can be used in a variety of different scenarios.

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In this Quick Tip tutorial, you will learn how to seamlessly import Maya camera information into After Effects for use in your compositing work. This is a fast and simple technique, which can open up a lot of possibilities and be used in many creative ways, to move back and forth between renderings from Maya and After Effects’ 3D environment.

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This video tutorial covers how to mirror geometry on 4 sides of the base object.

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This video covers how to use a spline IK, and a dynamic hair curve to drive a joint chain and geometry for things like a tail or antenna.

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A short tutorial on how to create a dynamic hair-chain simulation in Maya.

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This is the script. Just select the faces on your model you want to separate and then run the script:
polyChipOff -ch 1 -kft 1 -dup 0 -off 0;
string $nemSelected[] = `selectedNodes`;
polySeparate -ch 1 $nemSelected;


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This is a short tutorial on how to produce a normal map within Maya. It is also intended to be a very simple way to familiarize a person where normal maps are produced within Maya.

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Maya Normal Map Tutorial (Video Game WorkFLow).

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This is part 1 of a 33 minute tutorial on rigging a vehicle piston with automated damping spring.

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This is Part 1 of how to create gravity on objects in Maya. Enjoy!

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