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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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character modeling

hi i just wanted to ask some questions about character modeling jobs, i've gotten good at modeling human characters, however i just wanted...

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by jali

17-09-2007|11:02 AM

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Normal Map

Hi! I found in the web filter forge, a program for computing Normal Maps. But where do I insert a normal Map in Maya? Is there a specific...

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by gster123

17-09-2007|04:02 AM

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Professional Texture artist needed

Hello, I am in need of a professional texture artist, this is a job listing that includes salary and an interest to work in the gaming industry....

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by Weyu

17-09-2007|01:45 AM

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using image plane to model environment

I have two computers and usually eyeball all the pieces in my model from a pic of the environment on one screen. I saw a tutorial where a guy used...

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by BadG3r

16-09-2007|11:25 AM

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Dynamics with End-Position?

hello again all together!!! i have a bunch of letters fall to the ground. but i want them all to fall to a straigt line, so that you can read the...

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by kbrown

16-09-2007|07:57 AM

Replies: 3

Maya freezing

Hi, maya has started to freeze on me. All I have to do is select an object, or worst of all, try and access the attribute editor, and it can...

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by gster123

16-09-2007|03:35 AM

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making shadow on the ground

Can anyone tell me how to make a shadow appear on the ground. I modeled a dungeon, and I have bars in the windows and I will have a light fog shining...

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by danotronXX

15-09-2007|10:12 PM

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Bevel problem

I have a bevelling problem in one of the furniture in interior modeling tutorial. I've attached the screenshot of where Maya does not let me...

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by skyjay

15-09-2007|07:40 PM

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AvsP 2 trailer up - its bloody

Has any one seen this yet - it looks as if the movie will kicks ass and prove that putting these two beasts in the same film can work as well as in...

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by tweetytunes

15-09-2007|10:03 AM

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reference image drawing templates

I know how to draw but I have a tough time drawing the front and side views of a character lined up perfectly. If I could get my image planes lined...

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by banksta

15-09-2007|09:32 AM

Replies: 5

Plug in problem .. help

Hey there 2 plugins i wanna add in maya but when i check it it says "Error: The operation completed successfully." please help Thanks.

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by starjsjswars

15-09-2007|09:30 AM

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Need help with collisions

hi again, next question... i have a bunch of bricks to fall down the floor. i dont want the bricks to self-colide, but i want them to colide with...

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by BadG3r

15-09-2007|12:50 AM

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Workflow questions

Hi, I've got a question regarding workflow and deleting histories. I believe that you shouldn't delete after you paint weights, but what is the...

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by Jr.Who

14-09-2007|08:04 PM

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maya 8.5 file in earlier version?

Is it possible to take a scene made in 8.5 and open it in an earlier version, like 6.5? For now I need to go back to 6.5 because my graphics card...

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by Rhetoric Camel

14-09-2007|05:27 PM

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batch render

does anybody know why sometime if you do a batch render, maya creates another maya file instead of rendering the type of images you specified. Any...

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by Wishbonekenobi

13-09-2007|04:57 PM

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Clothes and hair

Hi all, rather than having actual Maya hair, can anyone suggest good techniques/tutorials for modeling hair (where render time is a...

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by gubar

13-09-2007|10:42 AM

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animation preview

Hi, I have this animation worked out in poser and imported into maya. When I hit 5 to preview in shaded mode it appears in shade mode although...

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by marlonjohn

13-09-2007|07:23 AM

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Does anyone knoe which program is better for architectural 3d design?

MAya 8.5 or 3DS Max 9

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by marlonjohn

13-09-2007|07:19 AM

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Animation Playback in ALL 4 Viewports?

is it possible to let maya play my animation in ALL 4 viewports simultaniously?

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by tweetytunes

13-09-2007|06:55 AM

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Nurbs - select all all CVs on an isoparm?

Is there a quick way to select all of the CVs on an isoparm, instead of clicking each one? thanks, gubar

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by jsprogg

13-09-2007|06:14 AM

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attribute slider

Hi guys, How can I create a attribute slider to control the movement of each finger of my character's hand? It is a bit of an annoyance having to go...

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by gster123

13-09-2007|02:41 AM

Replies: 3

animaton and texture problem

Hello, I was working on a character for a game, and I placed bones and joints into it for animation. The problem is when I rotate or move the arms or...

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