Change Default Maya Projects

In Maya by default in project setup lots of different folders. So each time you start a new project you have to rewrite or delete most of them. To save your time you can just change default project folders.

To do this find \Maya\scripts\others\np_getFileRuleWidgets.mel  (in Maya 2012 this options splited on two files: Primary Project Location - np_getPrimaryProjectFileRules.mel and Secondary  Project Location - np_getSecondaryProjectFileRules.mel), and just edit this scripts as you want.

Maya 2012 Hotkeys Bug

In some cases Maya 2012 doesn't work properly with hotkeys, that you assigned in Hotkey Editor.
For example I use "z" key ("undo" by default) as "FrameSelected", so i assign it in Hotkey Editor.
But Maya simply ignore Hotkey Editor, and works by default.
This same problem with "ctrl+q" combination.
To solve this problem you have to find scripts/startup/hotkeySetup.mel and overwrite hotkeys ther as you like.
You can use any text editor for this purpose.

Chaos Group V-Ray 2.0 for Maya

At last V-Ray 2.0 for Maya.

Video report on the new features of V-Ray 2.0 for Autodesk Maya. In this video you will see all the main features of V-Ray for Autodesk Maya implemented in the new version.

On Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/22869681

Flash Disk

My first work in Maya, and first render in Mental ray. Unfortunately, idea is not mine.

Software: Maya 2009, Mental ray, Fusion.

SpongeBob Leather Pants

Another one of my old works.
Software: 3ds Max 2009, V-Ray.

Gibson Les Paul and Marshall VintageModern 2266c

This image has been created long time ago. I tried to create something looks real, so I wasted lots of time working on it.
Software: 3ds Max 2009, V-Ray, Photoshop.