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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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batch render not working

I everyone, Im having problems with batch render, after the first frame is rendered it stops and i get the render complete message in the script. I...

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by Monkey Wrench

18-02-2008|02:10 AM

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"Subtraction models"?

Hi everybody. Total newbie here. I just joined and this is a great site! Anyway, what I want to do is create a polygon or NURB model that will...

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by InverseTelecine

17-02-2008|11:33 PM

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Boolean a Plane

Hi, Ive been tearing my hair out trying to boolean an object (plane) but realized it need to be a solid objective (extruded) in order to boolean...

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by mattbarb

17-02-2008|05:32 PM

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negative stretch

Hi, In the following image. How is it possible to give a tight dress to the model. i.e. the cloth near the stomach area is touching the stomach ...

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by gubar

17-02-2008|02:29 PM

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Light linker node

:attn: hello frens, i have a problem with light linker node in maya. could ny 1 plz help me sort it out. when i select it everything freezes n my...

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by Renu

17-02-2008|10:16 AM

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ramp shader

Hi all, Im trying to create some eyes for a model using nurbs spheres and a phong material with a ramp shader. When i render view them alone...

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by djb123

16-02-2008|08:17 PM

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Creating LOD's

Just about finished modeling and texturing a model for a game mod but now need to know how to use Maya to create some LOD objects. What tool can I...

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by Mayaniac

16-02-2008|11:58 AM

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How do I import iff file?

I was given an iff file on DVD that I would like to import into my scene. How exactly is that done?

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by NeoStrider

16-02-2008|11:33 AM

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Smooth Nurbs

Hi, Simple question but its driving me mad. I have extruded a curve but how do I smooth it out?? Many thanks in advance, Matt

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by mattbarb

16-02-2008|05:10 AM

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Wind ?

how i can make wind with dynamics ... i need the leafes on the trees to move by the wind .. ( my trees are from PaintFX ) is this possible and how .....

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by ColdWave

16-02-2008|03:09 AM

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texturing or modeling - which is more important?

Hi, So i've been using Maya and learning for a few months now, and it seems to me that you can do so much with textures and in the hypershade than i...

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by mirek03

15-02-2008|06:54 PM

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How do i put in new textures?

I really need to know how to put in new textures to my objects, and how to get the texture good looking. Any1 can tell me ?

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by Renu

15-02-2008|03:25 PM

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Duplicating a group, that contains a 3d placement node.

Hi all, I have an eyeball. It is grouped to a 3d placement node, that projects it's texture onto it's surface. I want to duplicate it. When I...

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by gster123

15-02-2008|03:53 AM

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CV Curves 1 point adding 3 point - please help!

Hi, How can i add a 3 point curve to a 1 point curve just cant seem to do it. Rather when i do and fill it with a planar surface i get a gap. ...

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by mattbarb

15-02-2008|01:34 AM

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Coverting Blender into Maya obj files

I have some Blender files that I would like to convert into obj files that I can open in Maya 8.5 I have tried to export these files from Blender,...

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by martinh65

14-02-2008|04:08 AM

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Problem with moving vertices

I'm new in Maya and i bought a dvd video training but the tutor speaks of moving a vertice on the same height of an other vertice by selecting the...

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by kurt5

14-02-2008|12:28 AM

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Multiple edge loops & the scale tool

I've run into this problem quite a few times. I add two edge loops and want to use the scale tool to put them almost right at the edge, but when I...

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by GhosTz

13-02-2008|02:15 PM

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Polygon count whats high /Whats low?

Well I am working on my first nice looking robotic character he has around 30 K of polys. It originally had say 50 K but I reduced the count my...

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by jm82792

13-02-2008|08:18 AM

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pole vector ik help

When I go to set my pole vector for my knee to my ik ankle it moves my feet. I have an IKRsolver on my ik ankles. Why does this happen? And how do i...

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by mikemac

13-02-2008|06:18 AM

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IK problem/Pole vector

When I go to set my pole vector for my knee to my ik ankle it moves my feet. I have an IKRsolver on my ik ankles. Why does this happen? And how do i...

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by mikemac

13-02-2008|06:04 AM

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after effects

Hi guys a friends of mine asked me to make something for him in maya that he wants to use in after effects however i have no ideer how i can convert...

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by bob47

13-02-2008|05:47 AM

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Where's the textures?

I have a little problem. I want to export a model from Google SketchUp to Autodesk Maya 8.5. The format that I am using is OBJ. I imported the...

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by SVast

13-02-2008|04:57 AM

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graphics card for laptop?

Hi all, just tried to combine all my objects into one scene and light it with some final gather... and it crashed (several times). My computer is...

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by gster123

12-02-2008|09:31 PM

Replies: 10

good tutorial? | Page: 1 2

hey i signed up to this website hoping for some good FREE tutorials for people who have never used maya or any other 3d program and assumes you don't...

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by ericed

12-02-2008|06:54 PM

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Basic Rigging Question

I am using the human IK sample that comes with Maya 8 for my hockey goalie model. One of the things I need to work on next is moving the model...

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by shwenkerbean

12-02-2008|02:59 PM