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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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Ungrouped exporting

Hi, I am using realflow and I want to model a building in maya, en then let it collapse in realflow (because I think it has better rigid body...

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by roelywoely

24-05-2007|08:21 AM

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How to make letters in NURBS form for Second Life

Very new to this, so if I get my terms wrong please forgive me. I am trying to make 3D letters to convert and upload to Second Life. I can...

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by MonsieurMikee

23-05-2007|09:57 PM

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Laptop

Hiya all. I am going to buy a laptop near the end of the summer but i need help. I want 4 GB of ram 512 MB video card where do you guys think a...

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by publicFunction

23-05-2007|05:27 PM

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Rendering Multiple Maya Files

Hello, just having a bit of a problem ... Im trying to make one of them .bat files so i could render multiple Maya files. every time i try double...

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by marlonjohn

23-05-2007|06:11 AM

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hello guys ... i am using a really poweful computer but....

when i try to import a file from DWG into MAYA my computer gets really slow.... MY RAM IS 4GB , MY GRAPHICS CARD IS 512 MB GEFORCE , DUE CORE...

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by alessandro754

23-05-2007|12:20 AM

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Is my computer not powerful enough for maya

I have a built pc. It has 2 GB ram ati radeon 9600 vid card, 16x dvd burner. Amd athlon 64 3000 chip. And a MSI motherboard. The other day I was...

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by parka

22-05-2007|11:26 PM

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Bridge?

i know nothing about maya as yet except hoe to get to level 3. iv made nearly all the helmet and now im stuck trying to bridge the gap. here's a...

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by barnettbeans

22-05-2007|06:50 PM

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help with a model

I need help with modeling the bottom half of this ship/character. I have already finished the arms and engine pods I just need some advice on what I...

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by Slinkey

22-05-2007|04:11 PM

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Which one?

Hi! I am about to get a Maya program, but I am not sure which one I should get! I have only had a small introduction class and I loved the program!...

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by fluffyundertaker

22-05-2007|11:08 AM

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Batch renderiing stalls

I need to render a shot that's 375 frames long. I usually use Deadline render manager, although I was having problems with a particular shot, so I...

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by gster123

22-05-2007|08:41 AM

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Cant Render - Black Renders

I have a model of a Revolver that I am unable to render. Whenever I attempt to render it just comes up as a black render screen, nothing is visible....

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by marlonjohn

21-05-2007|04:39 PM

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nCloth V's classic cloth

G'day all I finally upgraded to Maya8.5 with the new nCloth system. However, when I open my older (maya7) scenes with cloth in them, the cloth is...

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by Perfecto

21-05-2007|04:32 PM

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My First nurbs modeling in maya 8.5

this is my first try in maya 8.5 i'm only use nurbs i know it contains a lot of mistakes :D

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by zico_samagoria

21-05-2007|03:44 PM

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Modifying default startup scene

Hello, I usually setup all my scenes with three-point lighting (key, fill, and highlight). Is there a way where I can modify the default startup...

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by BadG3r

21-05-2007|11:06 AM

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here my first try

Hey ... i tried the displacement map ... this is my result ;) http://www.creative-cg.de/3drenders/displace1.jpg ...

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by Acid44

20-05-2007|08:54 PM

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Wireframe rendering

Does anybody have a mel script for rendering wireframe models, or know where i can source a working one? I've downloaded several now and none work,...

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by Funky Bunnies

20-05-2007|08:25 PM

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texture with glow

Hi, I've mapped a poly plane with a texture file of some text on a black background. when I render it looks like what I'm looking for. The only...

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by Perfecto

20-05-2007|11:31 AM

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question about the chess paint effects brush

Yo, whatz up guys? I have a question about the chess paint effects brush. I have been fooling around with the brushes that Maya 6.0 offers, and I...

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by bnTheMan

20-05-2007|07:15 AM

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I have some major questions.

I’m trying to set up a “full length” animation (ooh, about 5 minutes. Long, I know. Hey give me a break! One person crew here!). And I was wondering...

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by Trasendil

20-05-2007|03:12 AM

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Timer?

I was wondering if there is such thing as a timer, one that would time the how long a certain project is open and count the time you've worked on...

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by Rhetoric Camel

20-05-2007|03:09 AM

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camel reference pics?

Anyone know where I could find reference pics of a Camel? I've been trying to model one for so long but the pics I have are not that great.. either...

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by Rhetoric Camel

20-05-2007|03:04 AM

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Up and coming DVD releases

http://forum.simplymaya.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26323

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by Tubby

20-05-2007|02:31 AM