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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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MentalRay blows image out

I have tried rendering a few things mith MentalRay and the light areas of the image always get blown out. I have even opened a tutorial file from...

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by remowilliamsuk

01-06-2006|09:54 PM

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translucent material

hello again! in the attached pic i am trying to make the pregnant belly section translucent so we can see the baby inside. my only problem is i...

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by vin209

01-06-2006|09:52 PM

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Render Skeleton ?

Hi, Is it possible to render out the Skeleton (joints)?? I have downloaded some Motion Capture animation from the internet and I want to render...

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by QJam

01-06-2006|08:51 PM

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Vector render and ligthing..

I want to light a large scene with the vector render.. but with default light it is very dark, but with a point light very bright it gets dark at the...

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by esion

01-06-2006|08:12 PM

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blend shapes

hello chaps! i've modelled this fish a bit too enthusiastically at around 9000 polys and my problem is this; i'm trying to use blend shapes in...

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by vin209

01-06-2006|06:24 PM

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Problem with Extrude

I'm quite new to maya and I have a problem with extruding multiple faces. when I select multiple faces like in the picture below...

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by djon

01-06-2006|05:33 PM

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cps tools

i've just downloaded cps tools for maya, the only thing is i dont know how to install it, can someone please help and tell me how to do it step by...

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by jali

01-06-2006|05:30 PM

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werid

ok. i was trying to figur something out and was just clicking random stuff(i know iam not doing that agian:) ) but here thte picture, and tell me if...

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by mmoore5553

01-06-2006|10:56 AM

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Need help with something

Hey, iam new to maya and when i was wacting some of the tutorials on this site and i saw that i dident have a edit nurbs/poloygon tab and was...

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by Saiyan

01-06-2006|01:20 AM

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Using curves to create 3D

Hi, I am trying to make a logo 3D. I have put an image of it on the image plane and traced the edges with the EP curve tool. How do I now...

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by pbman

31-05-2006|06:56 PM

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Conveyor Belt problem

Hey, I'm trying to animate objects moving in the same speed along a conveyor belt, but can't find a way to quickly attach all of them to a curve and...

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by Alan

31-05-2006|04:50 PM

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move Tool to big...

here this is soo big its hard to even work with it, my scale and rotate are the same... how do i fix this?

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by starjsjswars

31-05-2006|04:16 PM

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export to 3ds

hello, great website, and great tuts i wanted to know if there is a way to export maya files to a .3ds file so i can import them into 3d Studio Max...

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by Redmer

31-05-2006|03:26 PM

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I'm looking for a tutorial

Dear SM :) hi~ I am beginner to maya and also beginner to SM. where can i search a tutorials or Video Training? i know i can see there is...

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by pbman

31-05-2006|11:54 AM

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Material probs.

I'm having perculiar problems with my materials in the hypershade, when I select a new lambert etc, it comes with an accosiated texture group...

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by j5ive

31-05-2006|10:20 AM

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Impossible animation?

Can someone help me find an approach in animating this logo?: http://homepage.mac.com/siamless/Internet/Avatars/A_logo_adj_128.gif Thanks ...

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by Axel

31-05-2006|01:44 AM

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head modeling

sorry loads of mistakes i have the book on maya 5 ple some person suggested for head modeling i need to buy maya 7ple or is it free? i can not afford...

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by Phopojijo

30-05-2006|08:07 PM

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RENDER TILES???

I need to render a large file which is 7200 by 3600 pixels and i have been told i can render the file in parts for performance reasons.I have been...

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by gster123

30-05-2006|02:57 PM

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Cant' edit my uploads

Hmmm...is there anything wrong with the upload management system? When I hit the 'Edit' button, nothing happens. I'd love to change my provided...

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by Renderizer

30-05-2006|01:44 PM

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High School Kids Portfolios

If there is anyone interested in checking out what high school kids are doing in 3D, I have a whole portfolio set up. Check it out, they could use...

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by Redmer

30-05-2006|01:32 PM

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maya 6.5 opening maya 7 files

i have maya 7 and i have files i have created and want to show him . Is there any way at all ? i know if it is like normal software you cant go...

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by pbman

30-05-2006|12:25 PM

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is there a work arround for the Maya 6.0 bevel tool?

Hi, I got this new problem. I am trying to create a nice smooth car door edge without using sub-d's or the smooth proxy tool, because as it is, the...

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by murray74

30-05-2006|06:22 AM

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Maya 6.5 Toon Rendering

Ok, back when I was using Maya 7 PLE, I remember they had a whole ton of toon tools you could use to easily make toons. Now I'm using Maya 6.5, and...

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