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10 available modules3 hours per moduleBeginner to advancedEmail copy included

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01Beginner

3 h

Interface, navigation and project management

Understand workspaces and main menus and navigate cameras and views.

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02Beginner

3 h

Essential polygon modeling

Create primitives and basic shapes and use extrude, bevel and insert edge loop.

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03Beginner

3 h

Topology, subdivision and model finishing

Understand edge flow and mesh density and use subdivision in a controlled way.

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Understand edge flow and mesh density
Use subdivision in a controlled way
Fix normals and problematic geometry
Create detail without unnecessary complexity
Prepare topology for deformation
Clean the model before texturing

04Intermediate

3 h

UVs and texture preparation

Understand projections and UV shells and create seams and unwrap.

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Understand projections and UV shells
Create seams and unwrap
Optimize UV orientation and space
Avoid visible stretching
Prepare multiple materials or UDIMs when needed
Export a clean UV layout

05Intermediate

3 h

Materials, textures and Arnold lighting

Create Standard Surface materials and connect colour, roughness and normal textures.

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Create Standard Surface materials
Connect colour, roughness and normal textures
Use Hypershade efficiently
Create simple studio lighting
Use HDRI and Skydome
Validate materials with Arnold RenderView

06Intermediate

3 h

Basic rigging and controls

Understand joints and hierarchies and create a simple joint chain.

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07Intermediate

3 h

Animation, keyframes and Graph Editor

Create and edit keyframes and understand timing, spacing and interpolation.

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Create and edit keyframes
Understand timing, spacing and interpolation
Use Graph Editor
Create simple cycles
Animate objects and cameras
Clean up animation for delivery

08Advanced

3 h

Cameras, Arnold rendering and output

Create and frame cameras and manage focal length and depth of field.

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09Advanced

3 h

Basic simulation and visual effects

Understand available effects options and create a simple cloth or dynamics simulation.

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Understand available effects options
Create a simple cloth or dynamics simulation
Cache a simulation
Adjust collisions and main parameters
Integrate an effect into a scene
Avoid unnecessarily complex simulations

10Advanced

3 h

Pipeline, USD, exchange and optimization

Organize scenes, references and assets and import and export fbx or common formats.

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Organize scenes, references and assets
Import and export FBX or common formats
Understand USD use in a pipeline
Clean history and unnecessary data
Reduce weight and dependencies
Prepare a documented handoff without custom scripting

Autodesk Maya

The 10 available modules

Each module is three hours and can be combined with others to create a pathway suited to your team’s level and priorities.

Beginner · 3 h

01. Interface, navigation and project management

Understand workspaces and main menus
Navigate cameras and views
Create and set a Maya project
Use Outliner and Channel Box
Manage transforms and pivots
Adopt file and naming conventions

Beginner · 3 h

02. Essential polygon modeling

Create primitives and basic shapes
Use extrude, bevel and insert edge loop
Work in vertex, edge and face modes
Use symmetry and duplicate
Control proportions with references
Build a clean editable object

Beginner · 3 h

03. Topology, subdivision and model finishing

Understand edge flow and mesh density
Use subdivision in a controlled way
Fix normals and problematic geometry
Create detail without unnecessary complexity
Prepare topology for deformation
Clean the model before texturing

Intermediate · 3 h

04. UVs and texture preparation

Understand projections and UV shells
Create seams and unwrap
Optimize UV orientation and space
Avoid visible stretching
Prepare multiple materials or UDIMs when needed
Export a clean UV layout

Intermediate · 3 h

05. Materials, textures and Arnold lighting

Create Standard Surface materials
Connect colour, roughness and normal textures
Use Hypershade efficiently
Create simple studio lighting
Use HDRI and Skydome
Validate materials with Arnold RenderView

Intermediate · 3 h

06. Basic rigging and controls

Understand joints and hierarchies
Create a simple joint chain
Bind a mesh with skinning
Correct basic skin weights
Create simple controls
Test deformations before animation

Intermediate · 3 h

07. Animation, keyframes and Graph Editor

Create and edit keyframes
Understand timing, spacing and interpolation
Use Graph Editor
Create simple cycles
Animate objects and cameras
Clean up animation for delivery

Advanced · 3 h

08. Cameras, Arnold rendering and output

Create and frame cameras
Manage focal length and depth of field
Configure Arnold sampling
Reduce noise and render time
Set Render Settings and resolution
Export clean images or sequences

Advanced · 3 h

09. Basic simulation and visual effects

Understand available effects options
Create a simple cloth or dynamics simulation
Cache a simulation
Adjust collisions and main parameters
Integrate an effect into a scene
Avoid unnecessarily complex simulations

Advanced · 3 h

10. Pipeline, USD, exchange and optimization

Organize scenes, references and assets
Import and export FBX or common formats
Understand USD use in a pipeline
Clean history and unnecessary data
Reduce weight and dependencies
Prepare a documented handoff without custom scripting

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