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weird transparency problem

I am working on some glasses for a character and have used a anisotopic material with transparency for the glass material. The problem is that in my...

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by leonlabyk

06-02-2008|12:52 PM

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Render Issue - Final Gather

Using Maya 5.0.1 I have an animated scene set up with Final Gather on. My previews come of perfect but I'm having serious issues trying to render...

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by shockedpixie

27-01-2008|11:56 AM

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blobby surface dissapear on refraction

i don´t know why, but the blobby surface particles dissapear when i put them inside or behind a material with refraction. It happens in mental ray...

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by mirek03

25-01-2008|12:17 AM

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Best material for coke and water

Hi everyone! What is the best material (and settings) i can use do render a coke created in Real Flow ?! For water i have already used dielectric...

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by arran

24-01-2008|07:48 PM

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Render View Question ...

i've noticed that when you apply a displacement map to an object the render view cropping changes, as if zooming in, as you increase the alpha gain...

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by mtcgs

18-01-2008|10:20 AM

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Mental Ray rendering - what camera settings?

I'm using Mental Ray to render a particular scene. I've tweeked everything to get it to look exactly the way I want it, but I've been using the...

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by INOX

18-01-2008|08:25 AM

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Shading Group Icon

What does the red X over the icon mean.

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by mtcgs

17-01-2008|06:26 PM

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Closed Thread ...

Why are some threads "Closed" and how do they get that way.

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by mtmckinley

17-01-2008|09:46 AM

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Glass Scratches ...

What is the procedure for creating nicks and scratches to a glass material like a "dielectric_material".

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by gster123

16-01-2008|05:20 PM

Replies: 3

Rendering Help

when i render with default settings of final gather the shadows are light even if object is closed to the plane ... i want shadows dark and soft and...

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by Mideno

16-01-2008|06:49 AM

Replies: 5

Model Import

I've run into situations where an imported model comes into Maya so large that the grid is nowhere to be seen. This particular file is a 3DS format....

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by mtcgs

01-01-2008|02:41 PM

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Rendering shadows - NOT the object itself

Hi guys, I've got a question regarding rendering in mental ray. I have an object standing on a plane, using a point light on it with raytrace...

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by Alan

01-01-2008|06:48 AM

Replies: 3

Decal Mapping

How can I keep a logo applied to an object, say a sphere, from repeating a mirror image of itself on the opposite side. Its a simple pepsi graphic...

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by Falott

26-12-2007|01:37 AM

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Mental Ray in 2008 problem

In Maya 2008, whenever I add a transparency map and render it in Maya Software it renders normally, but when I render in Mental Ray, the transparency...

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by gster123

23-12-2007|02:21 PM

Replies: 2

Physical sun colour...

Hi I want to change my physical sun and sky color to something more unnatural like green or yellow, or black and white. Is there some way I can do...

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by NeoStrider

14-12-2007|04:53 AM

Replies: 4

rendering maya live?

Hi there, is there any way how to render maya live scene in maya itself? Regards Ahmad

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by ahmad_elhoni

08-12-2007|09:18 AM

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The Final Gather points made my renders dark.

Hi, I have a mysterious problem with the Final Gather points. I was following the tutorial on baking then Freeze the Final Gather points so it...

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by Mayaniac

07-12-2007|02:49 PM

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Someone should make a lighting video.

First i like to say that this site is the best, secondly i want to ask any one to create a video that covers all the lights and its differences.

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by AnthonyCg

06-12-2007|03:36 PM

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How do you bake GI and Caustics and/or render them in a layer?

Hi, I am in need of help as my Core 2 Duo with 4 gigs of RAM but XP reads 3.5 of it. Anyway, I am trying to render a 4000 pixel wide image at...

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by tvholicjames

01-12-2007|11:00 PM

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Fresnel falloff?

Hi, does anybody know how to create a fresnel falloff for use on reflection in maya, I know how to achieve this effect in Max but can't seem to find...

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by Andy Gee

29-11-2007|12:11 PM

Replies: 4

Light Setup 4 model Display

Hey guys i know this sounds quite dumb but i cant set up a lighting system to show off my model nicely, ( everyone seems to post an image of a model...

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