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Computer aided design software.

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paint sculpt map

Software; CAD

A technique for painting deformation strengths over the surface of a deformer using the 3D paint tool. This makes it easy to use the Sculpt Deformer to create realistic muscle shapes. The paint ...

The industry standard for composite video in most of Europe and in many other nations. PAL divides video images into 576 horizontal scanlines, and the resolution across a scanline can vary from 512 ...

panel

Software; CAD

In general, a part of the Maya interface that allows you to view objects or use controls.

parameter

Software; CAD

In modeling, a unique numeric value (like a coordinate) of a point on a curve or surface. Parameters let you refer to specific points along the length of a curve.

parameterization

Software; CAD

The method used to number the points along a curve. Maya provides two types of parameterization: uniform (where edit points are numbered with consecutive integers), and chord-length (where edit ...

parametric space

Software; CAD

A coordinate system measured across the surface of an object, rather than in 3-dimensional world space.

parent constraint

Software; CAD

A constraint relating the position (translation and rotation) of one object to another object, so that they behave as if part of a parent-child relationship.