Grass Waving Tutorial Using Maya Paint Effects

Below a is a free tutorial on how to animate grass waving in Maya using the Paint Effects Tool. 

Also covered is how to convert the paint effect into polygons and export a geo cache so that you can re-import the grass animation back into Maya. 

It's a simple animation tutorial aimed at beginners in Maya.

Falling Dice FX Tutorial in Maya

Take a look at the free tutorial below to see how to animate falling dice using the FX tools within Maya. 

Specifically, the tutorial covers how to use Active and Passive Rigid Bodies in Maya to simulate the effects of gravity and the collision of solid objects.

The tutorial also shows how to bake your curves and then edit the keyframes. For beginners in Maya.