Learning Resources > Tutorials > Getting Started with Maya > Live > Lesson 2: Solving with
survey data >
Introduction
This optional lesson is a continuation of the previous lesson.
The objective in this shot is to replace the filmed fence with a fence modeled in Maya. Suppose you had taken measurements of the fence from the film set and used the measurements to model a fence in Maya. The locators created by Live would not match the same scale that you used for the model. Also, the locators and camera Live created are not near the perspective view grid, which is a convenient reference for modeling and animating.
To solve these issues, you can incorporate the measurements you surveyed from the set into the Live solver. You do this with the survey constraints feature.
In this lesson, you learn how to change the positioning of the camera and locators within the Maya scene. You typically need to do this so you can more easily model and animate objects you want to match up with the live shot. You will learn how to:
Even if you do not have survey measurements, you can use estimates to change the spacing between locators and their orientation within the Maya scene.