• We will be using Alias|Wavefront's Maya. The software will be provided on the Library PC classroom machines. (you will find it by Start -> Programs -> Audio/Visual -> Maya Complete )

  Alias|Wavefront does provide the Personal Learning Edition software for free, HOWEVER you can not use this for your assignments, you must use the real software, available in the PC Clasroom. You can however practice and learn at home using the learning edition as much as you like.

• Library Hours
  • M-Th 11:30am to 9pm
  • F 11:30am to 4pm
  • Sat and Sun 12pm to 4pm

• You must have a NetID in order to login to the machines in the Library. If you don't have one, bring your Northwestern ID (Wildcat card) to Kresge Hall (basement, look for signs or ask about getting a NetID).

Resources

• Borrow Digital Cameras from NU
• Maya Helpful hints
  • Press F1 to get the man-pages/documentation or use this page
  • Modeling with Image Planes
  • Another Image Plane Tutorial (much more complex)
  • More Notes by Amy
• Maya Tutorials
  • http://www.eliteops.com/sama/AdvancedUV/index.htm
  • http://uj.furrycat.net/modelling/uv.html?part1
  • http://web.alfredstate.edu/ciat/tutorials/TexturingPolygons.htm
  • http://www.mtmckinley.net/mod_tuts.html look at NURBS texturing tutorials & Polygon Texturing
  • http://www.anticz.com/texture.htm
  • Creating logo effect from Matrix
  • Rendering
    • Mental Ray
• Similar Courses
  • Cassidy Curtis' UW class
• Technical Animation Courses
  • Rick Parent's book: Computer Animation: Algorithms and Techniques
  • CS 551 at U Virginia
  • 2D Animation at U. Calgary
• Animations
  • Siggraph Animations
  • Annecy Film Festival Internet Competition
  • Ice Age by Blue Sky (very interactive website)
  • Pixar
    • Bounding (New!)
  • Yeah! The movie