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3D MAYA

(for beginner)

FLYING BUTTERFLY ANIMATION - TUTORIAL FOR BEGINNERS

In this tutorial, we will make a simple butterfly and animate it.

Figure 1. Click here to view larger image.

Step 1

Start Maya. Go to Side view. Select EP Curve tool.

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Figure 2. Click here to view larger image.

Step 2

Draw a profile curve for the main body of butterfly.

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Figure 3. Click here to view larger image.

Step 3

Right-click on the Curve and select Vertex mode.

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Figure 4. Click here to view larger image.

Step 4

Refine the shape by moving vertices using move tool.

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Figure 5. Click here to view larger image.

Step 5

Make sure Surfeces menu-set is selected (F4 is shortcut for Surface menu-set).

While the curve is still selected, go to Surfaces > Revolve.

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Figure 6. Click here to view larger image.

Step 6

You will get the geometry for the main body like below.

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Figure 7. Click here to view larger image.

Step 7

Again using EP Curve tool, draw the shape for right-wing.

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Figure 8. Click here to view larger image.

Step 8

Choose Edit Curves > Open/Close Curves to close the curve.

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Figure 9. Click here to view larger image.

Step 9

Click Surfaces > Planar.

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Figure 10. Click here to view larger image.

Step 10

You will have a wing geometry as below.

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Figure 11. Click here to view larger image.

Step 11

To see it at smooth level -3, press 3.

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Figure 12. Click here to view larger image.

Step 12

Right-click on the wing curve. Go to vertex mode and move vertices to reshape the

wing as you want.

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Figure 13. Click here to view larger image.

Step 13

More tweaking and refining............

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Figure 15. Click here to view larger image.

Step 15

Press INSERT again to exit the Pivot editing mode. We do not need the profile

curves for body and wing anymore. So its a good idea to delete the History at this

stage. Click Delete by Type > History

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Figure 16. Click here to view larger image.

Step 16

To get the left wing, select the right wing and choose Edit menu and click the

Option box icon for Duplicate Special command.

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Figure 17. Click here to view larger image.

Step 17

In the Duplicate Special Option box, set the Scale = -1 and click Duplicate Special.

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Figure 18. Click here to view larger image.

Step 18

Move the wing to the left so it is placed in the appropriate place.

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Figure 19. Click here to view larger image.

Step 19

For making antenna, choose again the EP Curve tool and draw a curve as shown

below.

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Figure 20. Click here to view larger image.

Step 20

Click on Circle icon to have a Circle in the center of the view.

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Figure 21. Click here to view larger image.

Step 21

Move the circle up as show below. Then SHIFT+Click the antenna curve.

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Figure 22. Click here to view larger image.

Step 22

Apply Surface > Extrude.

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Figure 23. Click here to view larger image.

Step 23

You will get a extruded shape for the antenna geometry. But its not in the proper

place and also we do not want to have so thick antenna.

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Figure 24. Click here to view larger image.

Step 24

Press CTRL+A to open the Attribute Editor > extrude1 tab.

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Figure 25. Click here to view larger image.

Step 25

In the Extrude History group, select Component Pivot as Use Component Pivot

type. Check Fixed Path option. Make sure other option Use Profile Normal is

also checked.

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