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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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just finshed a book, i have many questions....

hello all, i brought "maya at a glance" a book which tells you everything may a can do. sadly that all it does do most of the time.....you can do...

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by mirek03

27-01-2007|03:55 AM

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3d art links - please add to list

http://www.highend3d.com/gallery/ http://www.cgchannel.com/gallery/ http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/dbhome.shtml...

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by stickyhead

27-01-2007|02:47 AM

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suggestions for tower modeling

I am currently modeling a little tower (see the pic). Now since the stones are quite large, I think I need to model them directly, since they will...

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by Radical Edward

27-01-2007|12:42 AM

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Advice appreciated

Hi Guys, I've just been thrown in to a pretty bad state of affairs and would appreciate advice from guys in the industry (and anyone else doing...

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by happymat27

26-01-2007|03:53 PM

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--IK handle whole skeleton?

is it unwise to use IK handles for simpler use on most parts of the body? IE: fingers, spine, legs, arms, jaw, tail, wings, pretty much everything?...

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by Lt Jim

26-01-2007|11:45 AM

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another quick Q

is there a way to render only surface wires of your animations? I want to do that wire to shaded morph I often see in animations. thanks.

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by mirek03

26-01-2007|11:21 AM

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Need help with texture...

I'm trying to put a JPEG file on the face of a shape, but this is what happens: comp3769.tripod.com/texture.jpg How do I fix it???

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by mirek03

26-01-2007|11:14 AM

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--Dragon too big for maya??

hey guys. ive spent quite a while modelling this dragon for a project of mine, so i enlarged it to a size i like to work with for rigging and...

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by kbrown

26-01-2007|08:36 AM

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personal important maya question

I don't know how I can explain this but my problem is that in my maya animations, I want to put some compositing effects behind front objects but in...

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by danotronXX

26-01-2007|08:32 AM

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How to extract (separate) a piece of polygon geometry

Hi, probably a simple question here but, how can I extract (detach) a piece of polygon geometry? EG. remove the arm off a character (without...

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by pbman

26-01-2007|07:46 AM

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How would I make this piece

Hi; I have just started modelling a mech and I thought that I would try it in MAYA. It was fine up to completing a piece that I call the heel. ...

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by NeoStrider

26-01-2007|04:20 AM

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maya software render - license?

Hi, I'm new here and I'm new to Maya. I've been asked to set up a render farm for maya (using maya software render), and I've found a piece of...

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by slightly76

26-01-2007|02:05 AM

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Maya 8.5 | Page: 1 2 3 4 5

http://www.cgchannel.com/news/viewfeature.jsp?newsid=5853 Cheers Jay

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by pixelsoul

26-01-2007|12:51 AM

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Adding planes in MAya

Hi!! I am trying to add 2 planes in maya so I can start my low poly model and I cant seem to get the image to scale correctly on the plane. All...

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by marlonjohn

25-01-2007|09:18 PM

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Poll: "Mortal Kombat" Documatary | Page: 1 2 3

Check it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIu3JMGxk3Q I was just wondering what all you guys think about the subject. It'll be interesting to...

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by marlonjohn

25-01-2007|09:12 PM

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--Dragon rigging and wings

hey all! how r u all? well, im in a bit of a pickle, im creating a 'bone dragon' for a project of mine (to be animated in maya vector) and i need a...

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by JosiahBrooks

25-01-2007|09:00 PM

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Merging Vertexes

Hello, i'm quite new to the entire modeling process, and i have been following a lot of tutorials, anyways, i can't seem to find out how to combine 2...

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by mirek03

25-01-2007|06:35 PM

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wow im so lost

Hello everyone, im new to the Maya world and im going to as probably the most simple and easiest question ever asked on these forums but how i do...

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by mirek03

25-01-2007|06:33 PM

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Dissapearing Bevel Faces

I just learned to bevel edges to remove their sharpness but when I go into previouse models and bevel an edge some faces become fully transparent and...

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by wokendreams

25-01-2007|11:09 AM

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Lettering Lighting effect

Sometimes on movies and TV series, you can see that lighting effect where it's like the light shoots out from the edges of the letters... I can't...

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by petrol

25-01-2007|09:28 AM

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Tiling textures?

Could someone fill me in on this? I understand what they are for and how to create tileable textures, but how are they to be used? say i have a...

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by j5ive

25-01-2007|07:31 AM

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coiled rug and potted plantd

Does anyone have any ideas on how to go about modeling a coiled rug? Just the basic modeling. Thanks Also, anything on potted plants? How to make...

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by NeoStrider

25-01-2007|06:51 AM

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Audio File Plays too Fast - HELP!

Can anyone help me with this problem? I'm trying to create an animation to time to the beat of a song. I'm working at a framerate of 30fps for...

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by tajiomax

25-01-2007|06:07 AM

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This guy's reflection won't go away!

I'm trying to have a guy walk into a room and as he gets closer to the window the camera is pointed at, his reflection slowly appears as he moves in....

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by gster123

25-01-2007|05:31 AM

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boolean opposites

hello. I am using booleans on quite complex geometrys. basically, when I attempt ro subtract A from B, I am left with only the little bits of A that...

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by rejh2

25-01-2007|05:05 AM

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