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My First Experience as an Intern
Taking some time off to get accepted into the Human Science and Humanities
(HSH) internship program is worth it. I am surprised that I got accepted to Tietronix out
of other companies because they usually accept graduate students, and they rarely
accept undergraduate students. Getting into an internship program has been one of the
top goals that I wanted to achieve throughout my time as a college student along with
gaining dynamic leadership skills. Meanwhile with Tietronix, I would never expect to use
Maya 2016 throughout my weekly shifts. I was expecting to use other creative software
such as Adobe Creative Suites: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, AfterEffects,
Dreamweaver, etc. On top of my expectation, I am satisfied that Tietronix required other
interns and I to use Maya 2016 to complete each task. As of today, I am a new and
improved graphic designer with 3D modeling skills, and I am looking forward to land into
a graphic designer position that requires minor skills in Maya. I am also looking into
entering an advanced level internship program or apprenticeship after graduation. I
restructured the Eiffel Tower using Maya 2016, and picture demonstrations are shown
in the PowerPoint Presentation. I have successfully rebuilt the Eiffel Tower using
duplication, move tool, rotation tool, centering to pivot, using the insert key to reposition
the pivot point, and pressing c to attach the pivot point to a specific area.
During my hours at Tietronix, I used Maya to rebuild the Eiffel Tower 95% of my
time. For instance, I start rebuilding the Eiffel Tower from bottom to the top. The process
took longer than I thought. I realized that 3D modeling is not too much of a fast paced
task compared to graphic design, but the deadlines are tight, just like graphic design. In
order to complete any task using Maya for 3D modeling, it is important to plan ahead of
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time because of extra time commitment to create good quality results. When it comes to
building an object using Maya, every detail counts. For instance, poor details = poor
results, and excellent details = excellent results. There were some areas that I was did
not understand some skills that was required at Tietronix are advanced, and I did not
learn those skills from a course known as 3D modeling that I took last year. When I took
3D modeling, I learned how to use Maya 2015, but when I participated at Tietronix as an
Intern, I learned how to use Maya 2016.
Tools I used to successfully build the Eiffel Tower was the move tool, rotation
tool, duplication method, centering the pivot point to move a specific area, and then
repeat until the results are satisfying. Before using any of those tools, I had to create a
pillar using the curve tool to make it as accurate as possible. My next step was to
duplicate each pillar at a proper degree to meet the accurate look. From there, I went to
edit mesh at the menu bar to select combine so that all pieces will count as a whole.
Next, I drew the X’s to align them to the pillars. I duplicated the X’s from bottom to top.
After, I selected the completed piece, press the insert key to easily navigate the pivot
point to the center of the map, selected the rotation tool, duplicated the selected object,
and then rotation object in 90 degree angles. I learned that special technique from
Marco after I was struggling to get each piece together. I have saved the file into my
personal drive, and from there, I will use my free time to play around with Maya 2016 to
boost my skills. I will also add textures to the Eiffel Tower and adding that to my
portfolio. This can be a great addition to my portfolio reviews, interviews,
demonstrations, conventions, or sharing those skills to my clients.
As of today,
