Simply 3DWorld looks at creating the pitted surface of a golf ball in Maya using a super old plugin from Creative Crash called GeoSphere. Although this can be done with Maya’s Platonic Solids, GeoSphere’s geodesic objects will better represent a smooth sphere.
Simply Maya – MEL Scripts and Modeling, Making a Golf Ball with GeoSphere from Simply 3DWorld on Vimeo.
In this tutorial we show you how to model a golf ball in Maya with the GeoSphere script and how it will create a better result than using Maya’s platonic solids and smoothing an icosaderon. You’ll learn how to use MEL scripts in Maya, what the five platonic solids are, as well as some modeling basics like chamfer vertices, subdividing edges, offsetting extruded faces and smoothing geometry.
The GeoSphere script used in this tutorial is free to download and can be found here; creativecrash.com/?maya/?downloads/?scripts-plugins/?polygon/?c/?geosphere
Key Features:
– Installing & Launching a MEL Script
– Maya’s Platonic Solids
– Creating an Icosaderon with GeoSphere
– Extruding & Smoothing Geometry
You can also find this video on our forum simplymaya.com/?forum/?forumdisplay.php?f=61
