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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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Fluid Rendering problem

Hi, I'm having a problem rendering my flame animation using Maya 8.5 on Windows 32-bit with fluids. First of all I only seem to have the option to...

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by gster123

25-07-2007|01:16 AM

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Problem when saving...

Hi there guys... I have this problem where when I try to save my drawing after putting the shading and textures on my landscape... What happens...

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by Malacon

24-07-2007|08:52 PM

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Normal maps

can anybody tell me how to apply a normal map i have no idea and f1 doesnt spread much light on it i have searched these forums but there is no...

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by Rhetoric Camel

24-07-2007|02:11 PM

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Help!! How to achieve a realistic thruster exhaust?

Hi, This thread appears to come up fairly often after completing a fairly lengthy search of the forums but pretty much all of the results were...

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by gster123

24-07-2007|12:16 PM

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Hy[ershader - Need Help

Right, so I'm modeling a candy Cane, just for, you know, practice? I've been fiddling around, and I've set a curvature, and modeled it etc.. I...

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by Weyu

24-07-2007|06:46 AM

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Maya Shader Renaming Weird Problem

Hi all, Each time i rename a maya shader, i can t access the tab "hardware rendering" (attribute editor) anymore, and i have an Error Message:...

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by Weyu

24-07-2007|02:38 AM

Replies: 1

Adding Material with Diffuse Color + Texture to .obj file

I need to apply a material to my model, except that the material needs to support diffuse color *and* a texture. In Maya, when I make a material, I...

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by AberAber

23-07-2007|01:42 PM

Replies: 7

how much horsepower does a pc need?

I recently bought a book that talks about modeling and they mentioned a poly count on a model exceeding 2 million. What kind of pc would you need...

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by Phopojijo

23-07-2007|11:33 AM

Replies: 10

the Dark Knight teaser 1

Nothing of the film in it as yet, but a level of anticipation about it all the same. I like the look of the Joker in the pic. Chris Nolans idea of...

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by robmaz

23-07-2007|09:35 AM

Replies: 2

Maya Demo Unable to complete

My cousin is attempting to download the Maya demo and to confirm she has to get the email but it never sent the email, does it take awhile to receive...

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by Rhetoric Camel

23-07-2007|09:14 AM

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How to combine my finished model?

Hello. I have just finished my model. It consists of multiple polys and a few nurbs. I set up a skeleton and did some basic arm and leg animation,...

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by Eelco

23-07-2007|02:17 AM

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How to adjust the axis or pivot???

Hi I am abso new to maya....(dont know if this is stupid or wat... but without this solved,.. I cnt move on...)I cant seem to use the scale tool in...

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by Eelco

22-07-2007|10:25 PM

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The default light in a scene ...

Hey all, I kinda went into this clean-up mood and deleted everything but the essentials of the model in my scene. Somehow I deleted the default...

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by Eelco

22-07-2007|10:05 PM

Replies: 4

Nurbs Modelling - Inserting Isoparms Problem

Hi Everyone, Really hope you can help me: Only started learning MAYA a couple of weeks ago and i'm having a problem with Nurbs. I've started...

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by AdamConway

22-07-2007|06:57 PM

Replies: 9

Hello All, Please Read

Hey guys, im 15 years old in NJ. And i want to be an animator and a VFX guy for as long as I can remember. Im fascianated by what I can do behind a...

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by Cody111

22-07-2007|04:58 PM

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Painting Weights

I am painting weights on my model. When I select the mesh, all the lines that define the individual polygons, obscure my view of what I am painting....

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by thespongebob

22-07-2007|02:40 PM

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Joining Polygons Workflow

Joining Polygons Workflow I am flailing around with joining two objects. For example. If I wanted to make a golfball trophy, a sphere embedded...

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by thespongebob

22-07-2007|12:42 PM

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no keys work in maya

hey I don't know what happened, but suddenly I can't use ANY of the hotkeys in Maya at all. Any solution?

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by aleque

22-07-2007|12:17 PM

Replies: 6

toonshader

hello I would like to use a toon shader on my models (meaning that the mesh will get overall the same color no matter how you rotate around it,...

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by Eelco

22-07-2007|09:23 AM

Replies: 1

where to start?

Hi, very new to cg, i wanted to get some recommendations on what tutorials and/or books to get to learn basics, specifically Maya 8.5. any help would...

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by ronallemation

22-07-2007|09:02 AM

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Rotating Model and Rig

Is it possible to rotate a rigged character 90degrees without wrecking everything. I need my character to look down another axis. ... I was...

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by Weyu

22-07-2007|05:20 AM

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Scale PVC Figure or Sculptures site?

Anyone know a good site that sells small sculptures like the one in this site? I'm looking for some female ones for reference. Preferable more...

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by Anhslaught

22-07-2007|12:23 AM

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Setting keys

Hi! I'm a complete newbie to Maya, but I do have "mild" experience with Hash's Animation Master and I've been using Flash for the past 7 or so years....

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by ThorClodofBlunders

21-07-2007|09:51 PM

Replies: 2

Girlfriends ? | Page: 1 2

How many of you have girlfriends ... what are theirs + and - . Do you think a person who spend 7-8 hours infront of the computer is more able not to...

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