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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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Maya Selection tool/option question

Does Maya HAve a tool, or option for Selection similar to what Autocad has (Atleast r14 has it) Where if you drag from Lower Left to Right your...

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by G-Man

28-07-2006|12:58 AM

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making a cape

What is the easiest way to make a cape that look releastic. The way i did the cape is buy using a plane and modeling into a cape.

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by Lt Jim

28-07-2006|12:16 AM

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Need help with lattices!!

Okay, i've created a driven key for the blinking of my eyelids.., then created a lattice to deform the eyes to the way they should look, and still...

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by errethakbe

27-07-2006|10:09 PM

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Weird moire-ish normal map

Here's what I did: Modelled the high res mailbox and used the surface sampler to create a normal map. I created a new Blinn and a new...

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by Polygonzo

27-07-2006|07:21 PM

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installing pluggins

pls let me know how to install pluggins... i have downloaded some..but dont have idea on how to install it..

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by wethemaya

27-07-2006|09:31 AM

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female body tut pl0x?

i can't seem to find any tutorial on creating a female human body in maya but there are loads on 3ds max lol if any of you know a site with a tut...

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by Redmer

27-07-2006|06:13 AM

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mel scripts?

I downloaded a toggle x-ray mel script. Now how do I put it into action? Any help would be much appreciated.

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by sampson01

27-07-2006|01:56 AM

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Modeling a female dvd

Hi everyone! Im really into the human modeling know, and I have been modeling on my girl for some weeks but i dont like the result. Anyone...

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by pixelsoul

26-07-2006|09:48 PM

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Free tutorials

Anyone know where to get cool model tutorials for Maya?

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by NeoStrider

26-07-2006|09:42 PM

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Micrografx (iGrafx) - Image

Hello :) First off, iGrafx Image is/was a Drawing and PhotoEditing software. And it was the first software I really learnt, besides paint and...

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by arneoog

26-07-2006|06:30 PM

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Textures

Does anyone know where to get good skin textures for human figures? Do you make them in photoshop, or can you download them from somewhere. I would...

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by relikz

26-07-2006|10:20 AM

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Pirate ship.

Hi Guys, Im having troble finding blueprints for a Pirates ship. (u know the old fashion style) I was in the movies and i saw pirates of the...

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by 13th_resident

26-07-2006|08:18 AM

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How to use Final Gather

Im quite new to the whole final gather stuff, so id like someone to kinda give me a breif but very specific explaination on how to use final gather...

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by Anhslaught

26-07-2006|04:27 AM

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Preserve UV's in maya?

I want to be able to move a point on a mesh without the uvs being distorted. Max has a check box that does this. I don't think maya has an option for...

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by kavelle

26-07-2006|01:29 AM

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How to add texture to my character

Can anyone help? I'm trying to add some skin texture to my character that I created. I created my charater using nurbs. Not sure how to start.

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by machlin2006

25-07-2006|08:26 PM

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www.tgfxcrew.com

Hi there Maya People... The tgfxcrew is looking for Maya people to join its ranks in order to develop content for our upcoming title called...

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by daffas

25-07-2006|07:52 PM

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Please Help Texture issues in maya

Im trying to project the checkered texture to my human model to check my uv layout but the projection checkered texture makes my model transparent...

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by Lt Jim

25-07-2006|07:21 PM

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Maya 7 PLE and Motionbuilder 7 PLE

Did you guys know the two are integrated? you can export from maya to motionbuilder and viceversa. It's pretty cool. I"ve been messing around with...

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by errethakbe

25-07-2006|02:14 AM

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what about normals?

what happenes when i reverse the normals?

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by kavelle

24-07-2006|10:44 PM

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polygon tool

How do you keep the polygon contour from closing? In other words, how do you create contours with polygon tools w/o the contour closing? ...

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by machlin2006

24-07-2006|10:36 PM

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Maya for Games?

I am a Advanced Beginner in Maya. So long I have onlyt created stuff and animated, textured and so on (to make movies). But how are you supposed to...

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by mtmckinley

24-07-2006|05:52 PM

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Hardware question

Yes, before you ask, I've been to the Maya qualified hardware charts. What I need to know is this; if I'm only using Maya for modelling,...

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by Polygonzo

24-07-2006|05:25 PM

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creating pipe from curve??

Please see image for what I want to be able to do with curves - easily and effectively, like in 3D studio max (which is where i made what is shown)....

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by kavelle

24-07-2006|05:11 PM

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AHHH!!!! HELP WITH EDGES!!

okay people i am wondering how to merge 2 edges so they are one edge. Or if there is another way too fix this:...

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by roger_squawk

24-07-2006|05:11 PM