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
Autodesk Maya — Intermediate
Autodesk Maya — Intermediate
Private Autodesk Maya intermediate training for businesses across Canada: 4 three-hour modules and a customizable plan.
Program
Modules in this level
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
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
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
Outcomes
Directly observable outcomes
✓
Understand projections and UV shells
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Create seams and unwrap
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Create Standard Surface materials
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Connect colour, roughness and normal textures
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Understand joints and hierarchies
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Create a simple joint chain
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Create and edit keyframes
Practised in an exercise or work case.
✓
Understand timing, spacing and interpolation
Practised in an exercise or work case.
FAQ
Prepare the right pathway
Can we choose only certain modules?
Yes. The builder lets you create a plan from the 10 Autodesk Maya modules.
Is the training suitable for beginners?
Yes. Modules 01 to 03 form the 9-hour beginner path.
Can we work with our own files?
Yes, when the files can be shared and doing so complies with your organization’s confidentiality rules.
Do we need a license?
No Maya prerequisite at beginner level. General 3D familiarity is useful but not required.
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Ready to build your plan?
Select modules from this level and add other topics as needed.