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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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RIP Softimage

It appears the upcoming release of Softimage will be the last. I wonder if some of the functionality (e.g. ICE stuff and face robot) will be ported...

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by CollinBishop

05-03-2014|07:26 AM

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Normal Map Problem

Guys can you help me? :mad: The fist picture where the normal map is overexposed is taken by my Camera 1 and Camera 2 from my scene. I can't...

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by GeorgiStamenov

04-03-2014|09:11 PM

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Bevel Text

I've created several bevel text. But now I'm unable to create any additional. The polysurface appears in the outliner but the actual object is not...

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by MrYeti

04-03-2014|02:25 AM

Replies: 3

Did I just divide by zero?

I have no idea what I did, but can someone tell me how to turn this feature off, please? Stuff looks like it's a cactus every time I select it.

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by NextDesign

03-03-2014|01:47 PM

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Model not following its UV Map - HELP!

I am quite new to Maya so I apologies for this noob question. I layed out the UV mapping for my model, did UV snapshot, painted in the texture,...

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by Gen

28-02-2014|09:21 PM

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Leap Motion

Hey guys, I just wanted to share this link. It seems like it could be pretty fun to mess around with in like Z or something. ...

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by husbyhogan

28-02-2014|12:14 PM

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Retopologizing...

I am trying to learn zbrush (awesome program btw). I want to build a character eventually in zbrush and bring it into maya to tweak and finalize it...

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by CollinBishop

25-02-2014|06:31 PM

Replies: 9

Color management

Hi, can anyone give me a simple explanation of the color management under the render setting? Do i have to enable the color management setting...

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by Gen

25-02-2014|05:50 PM

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trouble with transfer maps

Hello, I am new to this forum and I was hoping I could find some help with an issue I am having with my attempt to use...

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by jakeryan

25-02-2014|03:51 PM

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Normal Map problem

Hello All! This is my first post on this site. I've come here many times to find info and always found something that basically fixed my problem....

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by Jay

25-02-2014|03:26 PM

Replies: 2

Channel Box Middle Mouse Drag

Hey guys! I recently got an issue. Normally, as you select an attribute in the channel box, you can middle mouse drag to change the value and the...

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by Lengendary

23-02-2014|12:42 AM

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What are you listening nowadays while working?

Adam Ben Ezra is my new discovery. I was looking for doublebass musicians and found this. And nujabes was a hit for last week. Enjoy... Can't Stop...

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by CollinBishop

22-02-2014|08:57 PM

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Can you and an Extrude as a Attribute??

Hi Guys Im trying to animate or set up a plane that has an extrusion on it that can be controlled by an attribute slider or numerical value. The...

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by saydfuad

22-02-2014|01:52 PM

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How to modeling a corrugated metal silo?

Hi Pros, I need a hint in how to model the body of this silo. I have no clue how I can model the profile of the corrugated metal in a cylindrical...

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by lecra

22-02-2014|12:04 AM

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channels in mental ray proxy missing

Hello everyone, i have a tree as .ma file. its exported as mentalray proxy- .mi file. i another scene i have a cube and assigned it to the...

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by pmnoah85

21-02-2014|07:46 PM

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Deformed elbow?

When I rotate the elbow joint of my model, the area around the elbow becomes flat. Any way to prevent this from happening? ...

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by mickhah

21-02-2014|10:43 AM

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Help with Mirroring Geometry?

So, I've started making a model and all was fine until I had to mirror the other half of the model.. I don't know much about Maya other than the...

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by 97gerome

21-02-2014|01:37 AM

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Robocop remake reactions (spoliers)

Ok this thread only for peeps who seen it. We all know how much i love the first 2 and i was not liking the changes but seen the remake twice now...

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by THX1138

20-02-2014|11:41 PM

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Gizmo Precision

Hi community, I'm searching for long time if there is a possibility to change the sensitivity/precision of the gizmo. Is there a settings like the...

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by lecra

20-02-2014|09:24 PM

Replies: 6

Alembic cache

Hi guys, I am trying recently to work with alembic caches. I have set a scene using some .abc in. But there is a small issue surfacing as I want...

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by GeorgiStamenov

20-02-2014|11:31 AM

Replies: 1

Playbasting with render settings?

Just curious if there was a way to go about doing this, and if there isn't, is there at least a way to playblast and show shadows/glows/background...

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by Gen

19-02-2014|05:29 AM

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instancing proxy problem

Hello everybody, I have a tree with a simple round shape as crown. From that I emitted particles and instanced them with a cube. To the cube I...

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by LauriePriest

17-02-2014|06:54 PM

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How to model a Revolverdrum

Hello, I want to model this Drum http://s1.directupload.net/images/140216/3dt9qm96.jpg And I came so far, but I'm still dissatisfied of how...

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by bullet1968

17-02-2014|08:27 AM

Replies: 6

nhair problem

Hi, with this nice tutorial here Let's animate a jellyfish in Maya! Escape Studios Free Tutorial Week - YouTube i tried to animate a jellyfish, i...

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by knospe

16-02-2014|03:22 PM

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UV map for a sphere

How can I create a UV layout for a sphere? I've tried everything from planar-spherical-automatic mapping, played with the 2D Texture Placement...

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by Kaleidoscope

15-02-2014|07:45 PM

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