very tricky but amazing

good and nice work

I would have probably used NURBs for the handle. I always try to stay way from booleans with polys.

IT WORKED, i'm a beginner in MAYA, simple and neat work, thanks a lot, :)

i am like ths full view model , i am 7 year cheractor modler in chennai

thanx for very nicely explained tutorial

I think this tutorial is bad for several reasons. Worst of all is that it works. It teaches very bad habits to users. Especially the boolean operation on polygons is a bit misleading, i mean fine it happens to work here*. But seriously doing the exact same thing without a boolean is less work and creates a far superior model.

See its this kind of small things that can push peoples learning experiences back by months because they have now learned a approach which will come and bite their ass and they wont know until its too late.

It makes sense, it works... but doesn't really in the long run. See its a surefire way of killing the interpolation of a TON of things you will need to rely on later in the game. Once you realize this you've wasted a lot of time.

Other complaint: its mislabeled, Readership Level, should be Beginner

* the trick is knowing when the boolean works tough

Itz Amazing...

im just 12 and i am using this software for 4 months and and thanks, this tutorial really helped me

Very easy and fun tutorial I thought. The revolving of the 8 extended spheres I thought would be difficult... but when u make 1, duplicate, revolve 180...grp and duplicate again, revolve 90, duplicate, then another 45...very easy when you think about it. :) Anyways, I did this, and bumped up the rendering some more, and when my friends look at the pic, they wonder where I got the purple and pink screwdrivers from. :)

its good work

WHY WHY WHY. I don't know how to render. Well, I have Maya 2011. The options/settings are kinda different. But: When I assign the dgs_material with your settings, the object turns black. I don't goddamnit. I just don't know how to f***ing render... I've done many different aproaches but still the objects are black, there is no lighting etc... I don't know what to do anymore. I have given up on this program twice because I couldn't render.
If anyone can help me, please contact migoskotostras-kouax@hotmail.com ...
Thanks.

suprb one

i had a few issues. doesnt look like anyone is responding to these comments on here tho:
1|) when adding the 2nd screw driver I am unable to change its handle color only. changing the color changes the color of all handles. same for the shafts also.
2) is there a way to batch render to psd (photoshop) that doesnt have the white background? i can go into each file and remove the white but that seems like wasted time.
3) only a comment but seems like the run and gun sytle of this tut made it very easy but I would like to have learned about setting exact sizes and loctations.

at any rate, an amazing tutorial and I learned so much.

SAME F**KIN PROBLEM AS [ SHADOW DATSAS ] IS FACING.. MODELS PERFECT BUT WHEN IT COMES TO RENDERING AND TEXTURING I AM A NOOBARD...

[ OBJECT TURNS BLACK ]
& HOW TO GO TO MENTAL RAY SETTINGS..????

help :'(

well! amazing........

hey! im a real noob in maya just got it and i dont know how to selest two lines :)

dude im using maya 2012 and i cant find the dgs material. i follow the instruction but its not there. please help!

Exactly what Joojaa said over a year ago. Its my first time on Maya, only halfway through the tutorial, and even I can tell that there are some bad habits here. It should be about design intent and accuracy.
Basic stuff that might help others:
Use the align tool to get the shaft and the handle lined up.
F8 is to select whole bodies.
F9 is to toggle node mode.
When using the 4 viewports, spacebar will maximize the view you are using, so you don't have to do keyhole surgery.

*edit Am I missing something here? "Now create an ambient light, with no intensity, make it cast shadows, then go to render globals Select mental ray in th............"
How?