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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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simple tree, UV problems

I'm trying to model a simple tree - I make the trunk from a cone which I bend and stretch about, and then do the same for a branch. The problem is...

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by gster123

07-10-2007|08:37 PM

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school choice

Hey there all, as far as what I've been working on, doing in the last few years of working in maya is character design. Modeling, uvw mapping, and...

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by Sepo

07-10-2007|05:55 PM

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dvd burner

Anyone know what possibly could be going on with my dvd player? I put in a dvd movie and it works fine. I go to burn a movie whether it's with nero...

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by jsprogg

07-10-2007|05:38 PM

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Poll: What game system(s) do you own? | Page: 1 2

Hey, guys, I'm curious, what do you guys own when it comes to game systems? No, I'm not going to ask if you own a SNES... because really, who...

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by Sepo

07-10-2007|04:15 PM

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help please plug-in needed

hi everybody i just bought from amazon.com a book called 3d tools for photographers, illustrators & graphic designers.. this book dint come with dvd...

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by gster123

07-10-2007|03:07 PM

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Smooth Binding Problems

Hi , im working on a character binding right now and im having a problem with one vertex . when ever i set his influence to 0 wich is what i want ,...

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by LauriePriest

07-10-2007|02:46 PM

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Install shader | Page: 1 2

Hi, I've just tried to install the z depth shader for mental ray, for about an hour! And of course it doesn't work. I've spend quite some time...

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by farbtopf

07-10-2007|08:52 AM

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Geforce 8800GTS

Hey i know maya isnt supported but is there anything i can do to fix the flickering? i just got 1 today :D

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by gster123

07-10-2007|07:51 AM

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Why won't fur render?

I've googled this, and it 's happened to several people, though noone has posted why. First tried fur a few months back when I first got maya and...

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by ArtieLange

07-10-2007|01:20 AM

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Problem with my Pivot

Hi All! XD Well i am having a small issue with my Maya Arrows. or better known as the pivot. When i am modeling i will sometimes turn an...

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by GameSeeker

06-10-2007|11:28 PM

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Soil pushed back when plant is growing

I have a plant animation that breaks through soil (a closeup shot too) and I need a method to animate some soil to be pushed back when the stem of...

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by ArtieLange

06-10-2007|11:01 PM

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texture problems

ok, i applied this texture to this box to display the problem I'm having. I'm running maya 8.0 in windows on OSX with parallels. If you didn't catch...

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by tcream36

06-10-2007|09:04 PM

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When creating adjacent objects (like a wall with a skirting board)

Should you combine them and connect their vertices, so you can adjust them to get rid of a hard edge? Say where a wall meet a skirting board - you...

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by The Architect

06-10-2007|01:54 PM

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Spherical particel attribute - Threshold?

Hi, in the tutorial I'm following (their using maya 6) the spherical particles have an attribute (under Render Attributes) called Threshold. This...

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by gubar

06-10-2007|12:05 PM

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a cube below surface after "attach to motion path"

As picture shows: I'm going to attach a cube to a motion path.

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by LauriePriest

06-10-2007|10:37 AM

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about tangent norrmal map

how to get tangent normal map use node in maya >tHX:beer:

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by gster123

06-10-2007|08:37 AM

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Any Good Head Reference sites?

hi, i cant seem to find ANY head references on the internet. does anybody know any good sites for head reference? thanks -Andy:beer:

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by gster123

06-10-2007|12:45 AM

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tentical animation

whats the best way to animate long tenticals in smooth snake like motion, how shuld I rig it?

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by arran

05-10-2007|11:26 PM

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animation question | Page: 1 2

im intend to use alot of video reference for my character animating, and i figured to make it easier, it would be nice to import my video into some...

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by LauriePriest

05-10-2007|10:24 PM

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Loft Tool not working right

Hi, I select my curves, and select loft. The tool becomes active but it doesn't complete; I have to select the curves with the tool active and it...

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by gubar

05-10-2007|09:24 PM

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anyone know any good character rigs?

Does anyone know any good character rigs? apart from the ones at highend3D.com? any links would be well appreciated

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by mr pix.

05-10-2007|06:39 PM

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Texture problem

When ever i load a 32bits targa texture file that contains alpha Map in it, into an object the whole object become transparent in the viewports but...

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by RisTar

05-10-2007|04:03 PM

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Ref Images HELP!!!

Hi guys I am relatively new to maya and now a very good 2d artist and I need help. I have done a few of the SM tutorials and now want to do a...

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