How to make the Weighted Companion Cube in Maya 2010 (1 of 4)

[JDawgSaturno]

@JDawgSaturno lol...hate postin from phone...hope that aint confusing

[JDawgSaturno]

@JDawgSaturno add the h.ttp thing in front of thstadd the h t t p thing in front

[JDawgSaturno]

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[JDawgSaturno]

@ueace I assume you're speaking about the picture of the heart

[ueace]

@JDawgSaturno Can you post the link to the picture i can not find it?

[dinud71]

I don't like this interface...........

[Wasp1984]

lol liked how you said "thank god for duplicate special" haha sounded like you were all into it.

[MichaelChin1994]

Also, at 7:58 what do you mean hit "insert"??????

(Please answer)

[JDawgSaturno]

@MichaelChin1994 Alright. At that point, I grouped the objects...and it put the manipulator in the center of those objects. You don't want it there, you want it in the center of where you want to rotate the duplicates. Hit your insert key on your keyboard, and the manipulator changes, and when it changes, you can move it anywhere, and that will be your new "center" for the selected object. I have you move it to the center of the grid basically, because we rotate the duplicates on that axis.

[JDawgSaturno]

@MichaelChin1994 I hope that helps. To make it simple, after you group, hit the insert key...and move the manipulator to where I show on the video. Hit me up if you need anymore help. :) OH...one more thing. At 8:16, I say to hit input again...I meant insert again. After you move the manipulator to where you want, you have to hit insert AGAIN to get out of that mode.

[MichaelChin1994]

@JDawgSaturno Yeah, that did help! >_> I'm using a basic keyboard so I don't have that key, BUT I'll just borrow one of my uncle's

[MichaelChin1994]

@JDawgSaturno >:( On a Mac, Insert key doesn't do anything....WHAT DO I DO????

[JDawgSaturno]

@MichaelChin1994 K, from what I just searched for, you hit Fn + Home(left arrow)...or you can also press and hold D (no caps/shift or anything). I can't confirm this, I just searched and this is what I got, I really hope it helps you. :) Let me know.

[MichaelChin1994]

@JDawgSaturno Holding down D did work! Thanks, man!

[JDawgSaturno]

@MichaelChin1994 Not a problem at all.  :)

[MichaelChin1994]

How did you get the background to be that nice blue?

(I'm using 2011 and it's a boring black to gray T_T)

[JDawgSaturno]

@MichaelChin1994 For that...it is simple. On your top bar, go Windows>Settings/Preferences>C­olor Settings. Under the General tab, the top thing should be 3d views. Select which you want your top and bottom gradient to be, and hit apply. IMPORTANT!!! IF it doesn't show, hit Alt+B. It cycles thru the backgrounds, you should only have to hit it once for your gradient to appear. :)