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MR Architectural shaders for Maya 8 ?

Hi there, Could anyone point me in the direction of how I might get the new MR architectural shaders for maya 8.0. Also, any tips on how to...

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by Jim

26-03-2007|08:22 AM

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access camera

Okay,I have a workflow issue. I want to be able to access my camera's attributes just by clicking something in the frame, instead of going through...

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by Alan

25-03-2007|03:27 PM

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need help with lighting

hi I'm attempting to model the interior of a room and I cant seem to get the lighting right. I thought adding in a down light would be as simple as...

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by Alan

21-03-2007|02:04 AM

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Attenuated shadows with software render?

Is there a way to get nice attenuated shadows using only the maya software render (rather than mental ray)?

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by inspector lee

15-03-2007|05:41 AM

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Final Gathering Questions

Hi, I'm playing around with Mental Ray Final Gathering in MAYA 7.0, and I had a few questions about it, hope you guys can help. 1. How high should...

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by NeoStrider

14-03-2007|01:40 AM

Replies: 5

need help with z channel

hi, actually I've posted this question in the basic questions forum before, buuut it's not that basic. Basically what I want to do is render images...

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by farbtopf

13-03-2007|02:27 AM

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How do you make Light Maps for the game environment?

Hi, I was trying to make a lightmap to have a shadow on the ground but it looked so blotchy. The scene has a ground, houses, 3 walls. I used 4...

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by tvholicjames

12-03-2007|04:30 PM

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lighting pointers | Page: 1 2

Hi I have been playing with maya for a few weeks now and have been getting the hang of modeling. I have only realy created a few fully rendered...

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by ColdWave

10-03-2007|04:30 PM

Replies: 20

lighting problem

Does anybody know why the following is happenning and how I can fix it: I have a light coming from behind the character, but it lights up not only...

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by Alan

06-03-2007|01:17 AM

Replies: 7

Exploring Render Passes

I'm learning how to render in passes so that I can become better at compositing. I just finished my first test project and wanted to share my...

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by Velusion

27-02-2007|11:17 AM

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render problem

I am having problems with my renders. The textures all seem to have a odd gradient and the car paint shader does not seem to be reflecting. I am...

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by gster123

26-02-2007|05:15 PM

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Empty UV sets

Hi, Im working with a file I downloaded and Im lighting and texturing the scene. Everything works fine, renders are good. But when I render I get...

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by vladimirjp

25-02-2007|02:34 PM

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Rendering Paint Effects

How is it possible to render paint effects in mental ray. I have created hair using paint effects. it is not being rendered in mental ray. IN...

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by publicFunction

25-02-2007|02:16 AM

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Adding A Backlight Glow?

hi, I'm trying to add a backlight glow behind a sign in a scene...so that it illuminates the wall its hanging on...whats the best way to do this?

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by Alan

19-02-2007|06:31 PM

Replies: 3

Network Rendering Help Request

Hey everyone:) Ok, Ive been banging my head against a brick wall for long enough, and the various help files out there arent really very well...

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by MrSlippy

16-02-2007|02:05 PM

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disappearing reflections

I was wondering if anyone could help with a problem I am having rendering. The scene has fire reflected off of a shiny black surface. The camera is...

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by roxypeocorno

07-02-2007|02:51 AM

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Batch render does not render | Page: 1 2

Hi, I got a big problem with the batch renderer. I have a scene and i can render single frames. When i choose frame 1-500 and want to batch redner...

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by mirek03

01-02-2007|12:30 AM

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Mental ray shader UV issues

I'm having a major problem with Mental Ray right now. I'm working on my final university project, and have made a 3d character. Originally made up of...

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by Dann

31-01-2007|09:00 AM

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Motion blur making objects disappear

Hi everyone I'm am trying to render a graphically simple animation of a character on a white floor but when I switch on motion blur (either 2d or...

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by Dann

24-01-2007|10:47 AM

Replies: 6

Mental Ray not found

Hi everyone, I need some help, when I render I can not find the tag which says "Mental Ray" ... i can only render with "Maya Software" "Maya...

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by happymat27

22-01-2007|01:55 PM

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how do i render a movie? >.<

i made a fighter plane and have some animation and a camera following my plane with another animation. and now i dont know how to render this into a...

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by marlonjohn

15-01-2007|08:06 PM

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how can render my models for my showreal i mean light setup.

plz help me out. i want some really easy way to get out of this problem. i want to render my models for simple showreal, how can i get studio type...

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by Alan

10-01-2007|09:04 AM