Learning Autodesk Maya 2010: Foundation

Deformations

Deformers are special object types that can be used to reshape other objects. By using deformers, you can model different shapes, or give animations more of a squash and stretch quality.

Deformers are a powerful Maya feature—they can even be layered for more subtle effects. You can also bind deformers into skeletons or affect them with soft body dynamics.

The following lists some basic deformer types available:

Sculpt objects

Sculpt objects lets you deform a surface by pushing it with the object. By animating the position of the sculpt object, you can achieve animated surface deformations.

Sculpt object deformer

Clusters

Clusters ...