Create breathtaking 3D with Autodesk Maya 8.5 software. Breakthrough technology and performance optimizations give you enhanced control so you can complete complex animation and simulation tasks faster.

Maya 8.5 Insert Edge Loop - Profile Curve & Sculpt tool relaxing by Zu

Maya8.5 Modeling - Insert Edge Loop with Editing Profile Curve



In this tutorial , I will add a fat belly to the character by using two new functions in maya 8.5


In Polygon modeling , go Edit Mesh > InsertEdge Loop Tool > option box



Select Multiple edge loops , set the Number of edge loops to 2


Keep the body selected , Open Attribute editor > You can adjust the Multisplit attributes to add the divisons


You may find that the new split ring are in hard edges , To make it smooth , in Attribute editor > Polygon Split Ring Attributes > smoothing angle set to 180


In Maya 8.5 , you can edit the the polysplit ring by using profile curve in Attribute editor .

Change the interpolation to Spline , then to edit the spline curve, . you can simply pull the profile curve to see the result of the polygon body


As a result , I made a fat belly to my character ...


Maya8.5 Modeling - Sculpt Geometry Tool - Relax sculpting

To get a better look , Use sculpt geometry tool to modify the shape .


Now you can smooth imperfections on your surfaces using the new Relax , Unlike the Smooth function, relax smoothes imperfections while maintaining the model’s overall size and volume.


Yes, This is simply and easy to learn !!


Enjoy CG !!