Hard Surface Modeling in Maya

[@oscarcampbellhobson]

Thanks for leaving your mistakes and how you resolve it most KZbinrs cut the mistakes out

[@MalikValonda13]

The music went along so well with your video. It felt like you were constructing and engineering alien technology. Hunched over a crafting table modeling and chiseling the details.

[@nickoloui]

What's the song?

[@sahilk.r1885]

@@nickoloui it's opening credits by Michael McCann

[@harisahmad427]

@@sahilk.r1885 Michael McCann the man behind Splinter Cell double Agent OST

[@methlokaijufan9729]

I really don't understand. What button did you pressed to show those options at 5:02?

[@Itheo378]

Thank you so much for showing the rendering process too!

[@rushabhpanchal6674]

thank you , please one more video for only rendering process.

[@konstantin3369]

the best..I won't stop saying that while watching your videos..just the best topology teacher..thank you for everything! I'm applying my acquired skills in 3ds Max, but it doesn't matter. Once again, you are the best

[@Elementza]

Thank you kindly for your time to write this. Happy to hear the video helps :)

[@zfubarrTTV]

Your topology is killer! Just checking out modeling hardsurface in maya as a blender user!

[@quentinarrius]

Man I could watch you model stuff for hours... It's so relaxing! I also noticed you appreciate Deus Ex too. ;)

[@kidehoward93]

Really great video Mario! I'm so happy I'm not the only one with random Maya crashes 😂 but it was really great seeing how circularize works even without having enough points of a basic circle as long as you reinforce the edges. I thought I was doing it wrong

[@hani_issa]

Please do more of this videos, really love them

[@PS-hf6vs]

when you add an edge at one side then the other side automatically getting an edge how.. is it because of duplicate instance or any settings change in multicut option?

[@vladimirkirey9866]

One of the best tutorial about hardsurf. So appreciate you

[@prodiggyson]

great tutorial bro but i got a question when you the extrude function was that a pluging/script you used case normally extrusions dont have circular poly extrude options

[@pedroperobelli9542]

you've been a source of inspiration lately .

[@someoneintheearth5117]

What a good human. tnx bro , i can not pay you rights. God bless u if u believe... (thanks x999999)

[@jamesjason8471]

probably the first hard surface video with proper quads and edge flow, not a n-gon mess.

[@asadsaifi9499]

Sir.. my smooth preview is not working well.. what should i do to fix it ? When i press 2 or 3 on number then.. they should be smooth on mesh but they distort/scatter object..

[@ghklfghjfghjcvbnc]

where did you get this ambient music???? I am really digging it! Please respond!

[@GrandyMacw3live]

Hi Mario, please which of the 3d application is good for vfx c4d or maya?

[@АлександрХасибулин-щ7м]

Thank you for video! I have one question. Did you do for more comfortable UV layout?

[@xXCrimsonWolfXx752]

Always fun to see how people tackle topology. I can't seem to find your screenshots/files to customize the colors similar to your Maya on your video/website?

[@sachintendulkar3556]

learned so much just doing this today

[@maxcardenas8257]

why did you turn down all the other samples? I know its probably quicker without them but i would like to know the sense behind that so i can add it to my workflow.

[@AkimboFennec]

just 1 question . I am studying maya so i am interested in a couple of things: first of all, with some addons, can it be as good in modelling as 3ds max?

[@o.kiryukhin]

Good lesson! Repeat it in blender with same mess on backside))

[@lookiyamv69]

Hi! I really like your work (probably next summer I will buy your Maya course!). Just a question, why sometimes do you use Maya and others C4D? Is C4D any "better" regarding hard surface modelling?

[@Elementza]

Hi! I´m not using C4D for more than a year now actually. I really can´t say is Maya better or not. For me, it might be better but for someone else, it might not be a good fit. I´m using Maya cause my workflow is faster than it was in C4D, and it has more tools available that fit into that workflow. Hope this makes sense :)

[@damegamisama]

@@Elementza And what you can say about Blender?

[@csharpklausi]

Hi Elementza, First of all, thank your for this amazing content. At 15:55, you smoothed 2 times...i guess to remove the artefacts in the round corner. But what sort of smoothing did you use at the second time? It seems like it realxes the edges or something..couldnt quite find it yet.. br Michael

[@dougieladd]

Loving the music on these vids too... what is it?

[@och70]

Cool concept. The models wind up looking like speakers for a high-end home theater system.

[@Ayala2004]

i really apreciate your help with dowloanding this software

[@Thedeathofpeaceofmind]

why is that your models in the viewport looks so good ?

[@adesh9930]

great video dude. thanks for sharing your workflow. Nice music too

[@jonf9989]

How did you turn your Line black on object mode? I Like your setting..

[@SunilKumarKondi]

What are you PC specifications? Arnold seems to run fast for you..I believe you are still using CPU and not Arnold GPU yet ?

[@dougieladd]

I don't use Maya... but this is helpful to see how you deal with topology. Thanks.

[@muhammednihal8419]

where did i get the black hdri ?

[@agrenaline]

How do you change the colors of the selections? I saw that when ever you select faces, and edges they are light blue, and when ever you put vertex mode the vertexes are white.

[@patrikforsberg6908]

He have a video how you can customize your UI. I like the lightblue tint when selecting faces. Instead of the orange

[@ahmadq9195]

is there similar feature to what he did at 5:00 in C4D? .. i usually create a disk and match the edges which is time consuming.

[@sevenseven31]

how to combine between smoothing groupe and edges flow and thanks for all tutorials

[@ferryardiansyah2475]

Hello, I'm from Indonesia. I am interested and taking this course. How can I take this course? Thank you brother ...

[@alexcooper83]

Cool tutorial. But... what is the model for. It is not a game asset. just an image?

[@Elementza]

This is mainly done as a small practice but topology wise is usable asset for a film or game (only needs low poly version if for game). Cheers!

[@alaeddinekara8227]

your maya UI is awsome , how can i have the same pleaaaaase; and thank u for the tuto ... so handefull

[@moosvfx]

Woah, great video mate!

[@amitdalvi1491]

great tutorial sir. Please make a step by step tutorial so that it would helpful to understand the topology for beginner like me.

[@RW_CreativeMedia]

0:44 Don’t worry about the mistakes, everybody does it, and you learn from it and become better.

[@ubermatik]

I really wish the Circularize tool was more reliable. It has great potential but chucks out too many undesirable results. The fact you have to twist your faces to account for it's inaccuracies is really frustrating, especially when at that point I'd rather just insert a cylinder and bridge the edges instead. Great video though, and really inspiring! I'm planning on some sub-d practice/general modelling practice soon so this has come at just the right time. Thanks!

[@FullMetalHeart_one]

big up for the dimmu borgir. And for the awesome work, as always

[@Elementza]

hehe nice thanks!

[@BadVoodooMon]

hahaha was gonna say the same thing. I was like "hey! I see you listening to that!"

[@snap-n-shoot]

Could you do a video please on modelling a Ricoh Theta Z1 360 camera please? I have struggled to model correctly the curve cutout of the surface. It makes sense if you google the camera:)

[@امينواصل-غ6ي]

thanks you i forget after ctrl+e offset nice job despite the speed bye bye msn and insert edge loop and offset edge

[@leonwilliam2028]

you build up my confidence

[@NineZeeArts]

I am interesting your course, but I cannot effort it this month. Can I use code MAYA15 for next month?

[@Alexander-mk4qf]

how did you made your face polygons by selection look so smooth..i have somekind monitor issues i dunno ..when i select face its look glitchy, ditchering

[@alexonian9543]

I believe under mesh display there is an option to smooth or harden edges. Sometimes when you repair a face it'll reset it to hard edge

[@munindhrareddykondapu1604]

what is the name this object??? I mean product name.

[@CosmosReality_]

how you change color of manupulator and the whole maya

[@sergioaguis]

How can I approach to practice 3D modelling? I know a lot of 3D but my skills are mostly at texturing/lightining/rendering I just want to practice 3D modelling without thinking in a whole composition or proyect, but I simple I dont know what to model lol

[@sergioaguis]

If your courses helps me with that Im buying it right now, but I dont want to buy it and leave it in the dust because I dont know what to model

[@skwadfpv5450]

You can just model some small parts... just to practice. Take a cube and do some freestyle on

[@rushabhpanchal6674]

Which HDRI file use for lighting ?

[@archanabharat8722]

Too good sir. Keep uploading content like this

[@syn16]

This is so satisfying

[@Hussamaldeen-n1p]

how to model pattren hard surfaces like the on microphone or speaker shield

[@sinoo861]

Really nice and helpful... Thanks!

[@papisdiop4455]

nice tuto and nice songs. i like it. amazing thanks

[@Himanshu3Dartist]

which hdri use in this scene

[@hamiltonafjr]

This is genius!

[@Marco-ds6oj]

15:46 dimmu borgir? I see you are a man of culture \m/ >_< \m/

[@adesh9930]

the discord link is not working, can you update it.

[@dkcreations4958]

I had lot of confusion understanding the shapes can you help me

[@RevizionArts]

great video and music choice! I always enable Deus Ex osts on background while working!

[@naruto1200cc]

Hey How to get that metallic look in polygons?can u help with that .

[@spaceman-pe5je]

probs a matcap

[@krishnaawasthi2193]

Hard surface for 3ds plz suggest

[@TheSamfisher28]

hello! Very good tutorial! Thx :) I try modeling this is he video :)

[@cesarcastillo2147]

Keep this amazing work

[@fran.fernandez]

Late but subscribed, awesome content

[@deepakmandal6005]

superb........ do a rendering tutorial in real time sir

[@lightmoon2174]

i wonder know you display color setting...

[@jupitereye4322]

Here is the problem with this; you are making all the segments align based on the topology, but often you'll have an object where you'll have things overlapping topology in a weird way, where you have to introduce additional edges and it starts to make a problem for other parts of an object. I've started modelling with NURBS surfaces long time ago, and not trimmed surfaces, but planned topology via curves, which can offer really amazing resolution and precision. It is a tedious process and often you have to build a lot of curves before you start lofting, extruding, and so on. To my knowledge that seems to be least efficient way but at the same time the most precise way of building an object, other than using Studio Tools or Rhino, or some other software. When I eventually switched to polygons it was way faster of course, way more intuitive, however it also became very frustrating. I've tried modelling a blender once, but I really wanted to be precise, and it took me a lot of time achieving something that looked accurate, because if you want to have an optimized topology, everything lining up and making sense, there are a lot of challenges. I guess what I am saying is we don't ever get that perfection example in tutorials, it is always something arbitrary, convenient for modelling, and a lot of times that is not enough to master modelling.

[@Elementza]

Hey thanks for taking the time to write this! Valid points yep I agree 100%. Especially if this was the only video/example uploaded on this channel. However... its not :) So a little context matters. Complex forms are all made out of simple ones connected together. Master how you do simple ones first, do them well, and you´ll be able to do any complex form you need without blinking. "I guess what I am saying is we don't ever get that perfection example in tutorials, it is always something arbitrary, convenient for modelling and a lot of times that is not enough to master modelling."" Again all true valid points, but... there is a but :) There is no perfect example as each situation is different based on the final product. Since you´re commenting on my video I´ll assume you talk about me too. However... if you check my channel or my website, you´ll see that we explore topology workflow in great detail. Especially the Topology Workshop which is sort of the anatomy of hard surface training, covering exactly the points you just mentioned above. Including the training that says... Master 3D Modeling :) (EDIT: In case you wish to check it out) Thanks again for your time -mario

[@jupitereye4322]

@@Elementza Thanks for taking the time to reply, you are really dedicated to educate people :) I really appreciate it. I come from NURBS modelling and I can tell you sometimes it is really challenging to make a "perfect" topology. Maybe I was doing it wrong, obsessively in an unhealthy way. I wanted every detail to be uniform, meaning every part would have minimal but sufficient amount of isoparms and G2 continuity, but still make everything flow and be evenly distributed. I come to learn that those who are into class A modelling are dealing with a different set of tools and it is really different from VFX industry, where I currently work. When I dropped a comment here I wasn't really trying to say that your skills are questionable, it was more the example that I found too convenient. But the silliest thing is that no one sees these things when it comes to presentation to audience. I remember working on one show where everything that could get wrong got wrong, it was about 2015 I think at MPC. But with such talented group of people it eventually came together. We all went to cinema, a company screening, and I was expecting a disaster, but it looked awesome. Head of 2D later said "they did a lot of grading to make this work", I laughed because I thought we've done so much work, had so many challenges and issues, and not nearly enough time and resources, yet all it took was.... grading?!?! The truth is that many of us are obsessive compulsive and this is why this work is meant for us, it is a puzzle we solve while thinking about other stuff. It reminds me of old people doing crossword puzzles. Anyway, thank you again and I will explore your channel more. By the way I have quit modelling long time ago, I am now in frontlines of VFX... the comp department which is always burdened by challenges trickling down from other departments only to be fixed in the last effort on our end. Now I do modelling for my personal projects.

[@Weeklygamesvaibhav]

this video took all gpu power of my laptop

[@Aditya_Sawant_Tattoos]

Omg....god level 😲

[@stefanovsrd]

What is the music playing?

[@kruz3d573]

DeuxEx Mankind Divided Soundtracks.

[@M.Mustafa-u3f]

its amazing. i have to work and learn :)

[@agrenaline]

Amazing Job

[@peresunko60]

what's the track?

[@mohasinkabir4052]

I am a poor man but i want to learn 3d with you

[@TheBjorn1983]

Thank you! Hard lesson but interesting.

[@kienluu9223]

how to make a hole on the object

[@JorshBrushTV]

Love this tuto

[@muhammadbilalmemon271]

Hey Bro you are Pro.

[@jossandoval3518]

lement faild to initialize OpenGl.

[@quanghungle2262]

Thank you!

[@krishnaKumar-ij3ye]

very great sir

[@farazahmed2357]

Woww brilliant

[@mdsanima]

very nice stuff here!

[@amol_the_artist3172]

Thank you so much ❣️❣️

[@peter486]

thats cool but ive seen what hardops can do in blender

[@3DSOLOWORLD]

Sir character modeling tutorial explains sir very helpful

[@hrishiwagh1705]

Brother plz make detailed_video on rendering.

[@videoorigins6192]

Amazing . cool structure keep it fire ..

[@marnrd8441]

Love this 💕

[@cbi0369]

Hello...just model and texture an advanced fighter jet in cinema 4d..... no matter how long it will be👍👍✌✌

[@4Mohd]

Make Cinema 4D tutorial if you can :(

[@ramchandran9105]

AWESOME

[@SameerKhan-ci1pd]

Hello sir only one video make on render in maya with their material