Preparing for the lessons
 
 
 

To ensure the lessons work as described, do these steps before beginning.

  1. Make sure you understand the basic concepts of polygon modeling, animation, and nCloth.
  2. If you have not already done so, copy the nCloth Advanced Techniques folder from the following location: http://www.autodesk.com/maya-advancedtechniques. Then, set the AdvancedTechniques directory as your Maya project.
  3. Select the nDynamics menu set. Unless otherwise noted, the directions in this chapter for making menu selections assume you’ve already selected the nDynamics menu set.