var topic = "<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n\n<!-- saved from url=(0024)http://docs.autodesk.com -->\r\n<html>\n   <head>\n      <meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=UTF-8\">\n      <meta name=\"product\" content=\"MAYAUL\">\n      <meta name=\"release\" content=\"2016\">\n      <meta name=\"book\" content=\"Tutorial\">\n      <meta name=\"created\" content=\"2015-10-30\">\n      <meta name=\"topicid\" content=\"GUID-2B27AD04-5C6E-465D-B309-631D7B97C5DE\">\n      <meta name=\"topic-type\" content=\"concept\">\n      <title>Preparing for the lessons</title><script language=\"javascript\">var index = \'index.html\';</script></head>\n   <body height=\"100%\">\n      <div class=\"body_content\" id=\"body-content\" dir=\"ltr\"><a name=\"GUID-2B27AD04-5C6E-465D-B309-631D7B97C5DE\"></a><div class=\"head\">\n            <h1>Preparing for the lessons</h1>\n         </div>\n         <p><a name=\"WS1A9193826455F5FF5CF1D02511B1D000978-62F5\"></a>To ensure the lessons work as described, do these steps before beginning.\n            	 \n         </p><a name=\"WS1A9193826455F5FF5CF1D02511B1D000978-62F4\"></a><ol type=\"1\" start=\"1\">\n            <li>Make sure you understand the basic concepts of polygon modeling, animation, and nCloth.\n               		\n            </li>\n            <li>If you have not already done so, download the nCloth Advanced Techniques Lesson Data\n               from the following location: \n               		  <a href=\"http://www.autodesk.com/maya-advancedtechniques\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.autodesk.com/maya-advancedtechniques</a>. Then, set the \n               		  <span class=\"code\">nClothAdvancedTutorials</span> directory as your Maya project.\n               		\n            </li>\n            <li>Select the \n               		  <span class=\"MenuCascade\" id=\"GUID-A553AFAC-FBFD-4BEC-872B-53E935046142\">FX</span> menu set. Unless otherwise noted, the instructions in this chapter assume you’ve\n               already selected the \n               		  <span class=\"MenuCascade\" id=\"GUID-FD7024A4-7E2D-45A4-931A-0E4EA6758CBE\">FX</span> menu set. \n               		\n            </li>\n         </ol>\n         <div class=\"footer-block\"><a href=\"..\" class=\"comments-anchor\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"comments-link\">Please send us your comment about this page</span></a></div><br><p class=\"footer-license-block\"><a rel=\"license\" href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Creative Commons License\" style=\"border-width: 0;\" src=\"../images/ccLink.png\"></a>&nbsp;<em>Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a <a rel=\"license\" href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. Please see the <a href=\"http://autodesk.com/creativecommons\" target=\"_blank\">Autodesk Creative Commons FAQ</a> for more information.</em></p><br></div>\n   </body>\n</html>";