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Project 01
LEARNING AUTODESK MAYA 2009 | FOUNDATION
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Create the sky6
You will now create another object to be used as a large sky dome.
Disable• the interactive creation mode of models by selecting Create → NURBS
Primitives → Interactive Creation.
Select • Create → NURBS Primitives → Sphere
Modify the sphere
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With the • pSphere1 still selected, set the Scale X, Y, and Z in the Channel Box to 50.
The sphere should now be as big as the ground plane.
Note: You can dolly out in the Perspective view to see the entire scene by holding the
Alt key and click+dragging the RMB.
Click on the • makeNurbSphere1 node in the Channel Box.
Set the following:•
End Sweep to 180;
Sections to 4.
By changing the sphere’s input, the sphere automatically updates. The sphere is now half a
sphere with fewer sections.
Rotate the sphere
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With the • pSphere1 still selected, set Rotate X and Y in the Channel Box to -90 degrees.
Doing this rotates the sphere so it covers the ground plane. You now have a closed
environment in which you will create the rest of the scene.
L01_006_sky.tif
The ground plane with a sky dome
Rename the sphere9
Rename the • pSphere1 to skydome.