week 3

Preference in Maya

A running setting sign shows the preference option.

Project Setting

Settings in preference>25 fps
Liner>Centimeter( important to stick with one measure scale when working as a group project)
film fabricate( printed in 3d) on specified unit.
Also, be aware of playback speed which is located below the fps setting options.

Bouncy ball
Can refer to image chart that we want to 

press "s" to set key frame.

play blast options
browse

The given animation does not have linear arch. what so ever.
window/ animation editor/ graph editor
edit tangent/ break tangent( on the top layer you can find the tangent option,

*Ghosting/onion skinning

select ball/Bake animation( only when you are sure)always save unbake version/


refining and removing useless

After that, adding key frames to rotate. ( set rotation in the beginning na last
view frame all/ highlights and delete.


Deform options/ non linear/ squash / parenting/ create a child/ drag and drop/

key frame the factor/
If arnold falls off> setting >preference?plugin manager>reload

Resolution on render.



My opinion
This is my first time using maya, As an animator student, I know the fundamentals of animation but using maya and

Render/Batch Render
render setting
name_number_extension
perspective camera
It renders to images folder.

we will be using render farm later on as a post production.