Use
the Create Ocean command to quickly
create an ocean. Maya creates a customized NURBS plane to represent
the ocean surface and assigns an ocean shader to it.
To create an ocean effect
- In the Dynamics menu
set, select
Fluid Effects > Ocean > Create Ocean > .
The Create
Ocean window appears.
- Select the desired options and click Create Ocean.
Maya does the following:
- Creates a surface that has been optimized
to create an efficient, realistic ocean effect.
- Attaches an ocean shader to the plane.
- For best resolution, translate the plane
so that the center is just in front of the view.
- Scale the surface as small as is acceptable,
based on the horizon.
- Modify ocean shader settings to achieve
the desired affect. For details, see
oceanShader / ocean (texture).