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Introduction to Maya - Rendering in Arnold

This course will look at the fundamentals of rendering in Arnold. We'll go through the different light types available, cameras, shaders, Arnold's render settings and finally how to split an image into render passes (AOV's), before we then reassemble it i

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(question) Combine error

I've got a problem with using the combine tool. I've created two seperate pieces of nurbs surfaces. Deleted history on both of them and then...

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by Acid44

21-05-2011|04:53 AM

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Minecraft

Anyone play it? I started playing it about 2 months ago and I'm totally addicted. I haven't gotten very far because I keep screwing up my pit...

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by Acid44

21-05-2011|04:51 AM

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Scaled Amphibian ZBrush Sculpt

Hi folks. I thought I should post this here rather than the wip section as I havnt really used Maya for this, but Ive been doing this little bit by...

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by ben hobden

21-05-2011|01:41 AM

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Subdivision Caps

Hey guys. When i try to scale an edge, which i did inside a cylinder polygon (setting Subdivision caps to 2), the whole cylinder form is scaling....

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by MikkelSL

20-05-2011|06:13 PM

Replies: 10

GENERAL TIPS FOR MAYA NEWBIES

I would like to make a separate thread for the newbies with some very very basic tips...., like which format its better to save Maya projects in....,...

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by me2011

20-05-2011|11:07 AM

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Software that sucks

Just having a little gripe, is there any software (or part of)that makes you say why did they do that whats the point. A lot of the times I say it...

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by Chirone

20-05-2011|01:21 AM

Replies: 8

Light bulb

Hi Guys, whats the best way to make a glowing light bulb in maya? Should I make the glass bulb then put a point light inside it or Make a glass...

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by daverave

18-05-2011|04:24 PM

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Keep animation after deleting deformer

Hello, I created a school of fish, and animated them by creating a curve and attaching the meshes to the curve by using the Wiretool. I modified...

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by Stannoman

18-05-2011|02:40 PM

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maya snapping

hello, there are two quick tools i used in max, but i cant seem to find an alternative in maya. 1st- allows the verts to move but only along...

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by chilledoutredhead

18-05-2011|01:10 PM

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how to make colinear vertices

I may have asked this before so forgive me. In the attached image you will see the red circled verts...I want to pick the 2 blue verts and get the...

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by bullet1968

18-05-2011|12:56 PM

Replies: 7

Evidence of the termination of our software

I've just come to a distressing conclusion. According to Google and other reputable sources of information, this latest release of autodesk's popular...

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by Acid44

18-05-2011|02:58 AM

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edge loop messing up geometry

hey i was wondering does placing an edge loop effect the geometry compared to using the split polygon tool? i notice that somethimes when i place an...

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by chilledoutredhead

17-05-2011|10:27 PM

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Frustrated with Maya, contemplating divorce.

Okay, not really contemplating divorce. But I will say I'm fairly new to Maya and animation, and I'm committed to making this relationship work,...

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by chilledoutredhead

17-05-2011|04:46 PM

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Deform in Maya

Good day I am a Maya newbie and battling to deform a nurbs surfaces to resemble a mountian, I have tried the sculpt tool but it just doesn't look...

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by SimplyMarc

17-05-2011|10:36 AM

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Maya files suddenly loading with 'z' as up axis?

Hello Maya community. I'm back with another silly question. I'm not sure what I did, but suddenly most of my maya files are loading with the up...

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by SoftIce

16-05-2011|11:43 PM

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When Maya keeps crashing?

What do you do when Maya keeps crashing? I am currently using Maya 2012. I have lowered the resolution on my screen, turned off anti-aliasing and...

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by shwenkerbean

16-05-2011|07:44 PM

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Can’t find “Selection Mask Options”

I’m working from a book tutorial and the book wants me to “turn off Surface Selection” in the “Selection Mask Options”. I’ve looked everywhere but...

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by Ozgalis

16-05-2011|03:13 PM

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updating a rig

is there a way to update a master rig for a large number of characters using smooth bind without painting weights again?

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by LauriePriest

16-05-2011|09:07 AM

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lighting on objects

Hi i am wondering if anyone knows a technique to disallow an object from receiving light. I only want my light source to shine on one object but not...

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by choo

15-05-2011|11:03 AM

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Well, someone thinks there are loads of jobs!

Interesting read...! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13354845

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by halfloaf

14-05-2011|09:11 AM

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cluster deformation

Hi, i faced this problem since i started learning maya. Whenever i created a cluster to control a block of vertexs or lattice points, when i parented...

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by choo

14-05-2011|12:57 AM

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rocket takeoff question

i have modelled a rocket and i would like to make a realistic take of would i go about doing this by using dynamics or maybe a 3d fluidbox? any ideas...

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by Ataraxy

13-05-2011|05:28 PM

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Modeling Bandage

Hello Guys, I need help with something very difficult. I have started a movie project alone and i really need help with modeling bandage. I...

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by shwenkerbean

13-05-2011|04:36 PM

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Disappearing Geometry on Render

Hello all. I haven't been working with Maya for a while and had a client ask me to help them with a visual simulation of a wind turbine farm. I was...

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by shwenkerbean

13-05-2011|04:27 PM

Replies: 3

propeller animation

hey guys i really want to make a propeller or a plane look like its going really fast, almost like that solid circle you them turn into on real...

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by chilledoutredhead

12-05-2011|08:27 AM