![ArchiStar Academy [dev] logotype](https://academy.archistar.io/images/archistarr-academy.png)
Maya Essentials
Best for:
Designers looking to introduce animation and dynamics into their workflow.
Difficulty:
Duration:
3 HoursLearning Objectives
- Participants will be able to draw, modify and model polygon forms for 3D modelling using Maya software.
- Participants will be able to model conceptual masses representing architectural form using Maya software.
- Participants will be able to work abstractly with dynamics and forces for diagrammatic representation in Maya software.
- Participants will be able to apply basic rendering and animation techniques to visualise a design using Maya software.
Course Modules
- 01 | Introduction
- 02 | Toolbars
- 03 | Display Styles
- 04 | Viewports
- 05 | Model Navigation
- 06 | Selection Styles
- 07 | Basic Transformations
- 08 | Component Transformations
- 09 | Zoom to Objects
- 01 | Geometry Types
- 02 | 3D Site Modelling
- 03 | Adding Local Detail
- 04 | Conceptual Massing
- 05 | Form Panelization
- 06 | Adding Panel Openings
- 07 | Lattice Deformer
- 08 | Subdivision Preview
- 09 | Baking the Subdivision
- 01 | Emitters
- 02 | Modifying Gravity
- 03 | Interactive Forces
- 04 | Particle Containment
- 05 | Springs
- 06 | Cloth
- 01 | Materials
- 02 | Camera Setup
- 03 | Sky Lighting and Rendering
- 01 | Key Frame Animation
- 02 | Material Animation
- 03 | Animating Scale
- 04 | Telling the Story
- 05 | Exporting the Animation
Skills and Careers
2D and 3D animation
2D/3D Modelling
3D Modelling
Animation
Architectural Design
Complex Modelling
Digital Modelling
NURBS modelling
Animation
Architectural Design
Dynamics and Motion
These are some great careers that this course will prepare you for:
3D Modeller, 3d Parametric Design And Visualisation Specialist, Architect, Architectural And Urban Design Specialist, Architectural Assistant, Architectural visualiser, Computational Designer, Designer, Digital Design Engineer, Digital Fabricator, Facades Consultant, Modeller, Urban Designer
Related Courses
Increase your expertise and become a successful professional, check our courses:
Related Streams
Meet the Author
Director of IDDA
See All Their Courses
Online Learning for Architecture, Construction and Engineering Firms
What our Members are Saying
If you want to get ideas out of your brain and into 3D design, or even to 3D printing like me, this is the place to go.
This learning platform is world class. Our first and second-year students are now producing work previously only reserved for Masters-level students.
We are excited to roll out this world-class training platform to our Australian and overseas offices.
I really enjoyed the videos, they are so clear and easy to understand. So amazing to see what can be done with Rhino!
Ready to Learn from the Best?
Get started with an ArchiStar membership. It includes our world-class online courses, time-saving software applications and member discounts on the software you use every day.
See Plans and Pricing
