I encountered an error on Maya, the tap object woulds not showing outside of rendering window. I created some area lights and a sky-dome light, adding in the bathroom background. I merged any extra vertexes that should not have been there.

I have extruded the body and the sprout of the tap.

I have made a start on extruding the body of the tap. I have created a cube and turned on X-ray, this will allow me to see the reference image behind the cube.

I have imported a image of a tap as a reference and made it a new layer, which can not be moved and only visible in front view. I have set up my user interface for my project. I have created a new project file for my tap challenge and saved it into my Maya project folder. I have been set the task to create a 3D model of a tap in Maya, by following the steps shown in the videos. This video taught me how to set the grid to match Unreal, and set a shape to the middle of the grid. Watching this video I learned about the differences between nurbs and polygons, and learnt how to how to convert nurbs into polygons. 04_Maya Project Window & Set Projectįollowing this video I learned how to create and set a project. Watching this video I learned how to us hotbox and marking menus. 02_Maya Navigation & Basic Toolsįollowing the steps in this video I was able to use the navigation and basic tools to create, move, rotate, move the camera, and view a model in different angles. Watching this video I learned how to operate the user interface, using the different tool bars to create and edit an object. I am watching a series of video tutorials and following the steps on Maya. The last task is to upload that model onto SketchFab. The third task is to create a 3D model of an object of my choosing. The second task is to create a 3D model of a tap. My first task is to follow a video tutorial series, to learn how to use Maya. I have been given tasks to help develop my knowledge and skills of using Maya for 3D modeling.

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