STEPS! to build my barn!

First you open up maya and a new scene will appear, then you go to create then polygon primitives and clicked on cube then you drag your mouse to how ever width you want it and then drag it up to the length you want it also.

• The translate and rotate x,y,z stays at zero
• The scale x,y,z is one

Then you want to build a roof a triangular prism and you go to create polygon primitives, click on prism lil box next to it.

• Change the number of sides in base to 4
• Change the height divisions to 36
• Change the cap divisions to 30

After that you fix the roof to fit the bottom part and you use the move tool and rotate tool.
Then you change the color of the roof and the barn and you select the roof first and go to rendering then you click on the fifth circle next to the colored ones and choose the color you want, same thing happens to the bottom of the barn.

dislikes and likes about the project

My project was to build a barn to me it was very difficult but I would say I like a challenge sometimes. What I liked was that some of the parts for my barn was already created you just had to select the shape and drag it to the screen and you get to put it at whatever size you want but for my roof which was a triangular prism I had a difficult time getting the correct measurments for my roof and for it to stretch out like a triangular prism. I also dislike that I am not that familiar with maya and I have a far way to learn more about it.

proposal for barn

• I am going to use a rectangle box just one of them for now.
• Then get a triangular prism for the roof.
• I need to make to more triangular shapes and group them together to make the doors.
• I need to create 7 squares for the windows on the barn.
• I need to create 2 rectangular shapes as the windows for both sides.

Attribute Editor & surface materials

Attribute Editor

1. WHAT IS THE ATTRIBUTE EDITOR?

It provides information about the various nodes and attributes for the objects and materials in your scene.

2. HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM THE CHANNEL BOX?

Its different from the channel box because the channel box views and edits the basic transform

3. HOW DO YOU VIEW AN OBJECT’S ATTRIBUTES?

• In view scene view select templeroof so it becomes the selected object.
• to view the attribute go to edit, click the show/hide icon on the statueline
• the attribute editor displays the attribute for templeroof.

4. WHAT DOES EACH TAB REPRESENT?

• The templeroof tab- known as the transform node transportation.
• Templeroof shape- called shape node because the attributes establish the objects geometric shape or physical properties.
• MakeNurbShere tab- an unput node that includes attributes related the construction history.
• The last two nodes are initial shading group and lambert.

5. THE FIRST TAB IS LABELED AS THE OBJECT’S NAME IS KNOWN AS WHICH NODE?  WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THIS TAB?

Transform node it controls the templeroofs information.

 

6. DESCRIBE THE PURPOSE OF THE SHAPE NODE.

the shape node establishes the objects geometric shape and physical properties.

 

7. DESCRIBE THE PURPOSE OF THE INPUT NODE.

The imput node includes the attributes related to the objects construction history.

 

8. DESCRIBE THE INITIAL SHAPING GROUP AND LAMBERT NODES.

There nodes are related to the default shading material for an object

 

Surface Materials

1. WHAT DO THE SURFACE MATERIALS CONTROL?

 The color the shininess and the reflectivity attrubutes of an object.

2. WHAT ARE TWO OTHER NAMES FOR THE SURFACE MATERIAL?

 A shader or shading material

3. HOW DO YOU ASSIGN A NEW MATERIAL TO AN OBJECT?

•  Right-click the  wireframe of the entablature and select object mode from pop-up.
• Drag a selection box around all the objects in your scene to select them.
• From the status line select the rendering menu set using the menu selector.
• From the main menu select light, assign new material.
• on the materials list to the right click binn.
• Rename the attribute.

4. HOW DO YOU EDIT THE SHADING MATERIAL’S COLOR ATTRIBUTES?

• In the attribute edits then click in the gray box.
• Then click the color in the wheel click on the middle square.

template and componenets

Template Display

1. WHEN DO YOU USE TEMPLATE DISPLAY?

When your scene becomes complex.

2. WHAT DOES TEMPLATING THE DISPLAY ALLOW YOU TO DO?

Itb allows you to more easily select the objects you want.

3. HOW DOES THE OBJECT CHANGE WHEN YOU TEMPLATE THE DISPLAY?

 Its wireframe changes tona gray color.

4. HOW DOES THE TEMPLATE DISPLAY HELP YOU?

Helps prevent from selecting or modifying it accidentally

 

5. HOW DO YOU CHANGE THE DISPLAY OF OBJECTS TO TEMPLATE MODE?
You  change the display on the base and columns to template mode

6. HOW DO YOU UNTEMPLATE A TEMPLATED OBJECT?

 Go to display then object display then to untemplate

7. HOW DID YOU WORK WITH TEMPLATE DISPLAY IN THE LAST LESSON?

We used template display by building the top of the temple by scratch. We used template that way it can be easier to select.

Components

1. WHAT IS A COMPONENT?

smaller parts

 

2. GIVE THREE EXAMPLES OF A COMPONENT.

Faces, hulls and control vertices 

3. WHAT DOES A COMPONENT ALLOW YOU TO DO IN MAYA?
It allows you to work with objects at the finer level and slows to edit them in different and creative ways.

4. WHAT ARE THE STEP TO SELECT A COMPONENT OF AN OBJECT?
1. in the side view, dolly in for a more closer view of the entablature.

2. Set the selection mode to component mode.

3.  right click the wireframe entablature and select control vertex from the pop-up menu.

5. HOW DID YOU WORK WITH COMPONENTS IN THE LAST LESSON?

We used it for the top of the template to move it up.

What problems did you have?

The problem that I had in maya when building the temple was changing the color to a yellow, bronze.

How to rotate the half-a-sphere and position

First you go to polygons and click on the picture that has a half sphere and then on the channel box is where you can position it and mov it around. Also if you go to  create polygon and polygon primitives then you can change the settings there too.

3 things I have questions about maya

• How do test your object after your done tweeking with it?
• How do you change the color of your object?
• Can you animate an object on maya and make it move from one place to another?

Maya

1. I learned how to put a sphere on the panel i went to surfaces and clicked on the sphere and drew it.
2. I learned how to use a pencil and it draws not in one solid color but in rainbow, I went to paint effects and clicked on the last color option and started drawing the pencil and making lines.
3. I learned how to make kinda like steel balls appear on an object by going to PainEffects and clicking on the light bulb.
4. I learned how to put sort of like crystal shaped long shaped on an object you click on PaintEffects and click on the square to the left of the lightbulb and draw.
5. I learned how to see through your object and making it tansparent you go to the third to the last tool its the shape of a box.
6. I learned how to stretch an area of your object you go to the left side tool box and click on the manipulator tool.
7. I learned how to view my object from different views and angles you go to the left hand side tool box and click on the four view.
8. I learned how to get a part of your object and twist it around you go to the begging of the toolbox and click on the magnet.
9. I learned how to make a solid line into a curve you click on the rotate manip
10. I learned how to highligte my object and make it change colors i went to dynamics

5 words of acomplishments

Specific
My goal for the new year of 2011 is to get a high B or close to all A's, such as an 88 or higher.

Measure
My measure for the year is to constantly be checking my grades online.

Action
My actions for the year will be not to procastinate, and turn in your work in time and finish it.

Reasonable
Being reasonable I honestly think I could tackle my goal, im just lazy to do things.

Timely
Being timely for the six weeks.


My goal for the new year and the start to the new six weeks is to get higher grades, an by higher grades I mean getting a high B such as an 88 for example or an A. My measure for the year would be to be on task and constantly checking my grades online, that way I won't loose track. My self action would be for me not to do my work last minute and actually taking my time and understand what Im doing.  Im being reasonable because my goal can and will be acomplished! As far as being timely Im doing this for the first six weeks.