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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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Personal Concept Artworks

hey all Ive decided to do a concept/3d artwork page over at facebook, if anyone is interested in having a look and likes what Im doing, please...

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by Jay

13-04-2013|10:00 PM

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zbrush | Page: 1 2

Can anyone suggest tuts to learn the basics of zbrush where I can make it through at least the first lesson without wanting to cut out and eat my own...

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by ctbram

13-04-2013|08:45 PM

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Bioshock infinite

So after all the hype decided to purchase the game to see what its all about and i'm an hour into to it and i'm already feeling really disgusted with...

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by murambi

13-04-2013|11:13 AM

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Twine Modeling

Anyone know a good way to model low-poly twine (example below) in a good adjustable format? I tried EP curves but they tend to be annoying to move...

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by bullet1968

13-04-2013|06:32 AM

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Zbrush polypaint texture stretch problem

Deformed texture in final texture I am getting deformed textures at the borders of my model. Heres my workflow and details; 1- I put extre edges...

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by Jay

11-04-2013|09:16 PM

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My UVs stretch on my Mac

I am not able to move my UVs in the UV Texture Editor as individual objects without distorting the rest of them. It is if they are glued together. I...

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by NextDesign

11-04-2013|11:08 AM

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Maya File error

I have a Maya File that keeps launching and crashing with a critical error. Anyone know a way to check the file for the damage? or a way to maybe...

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by Ozgalis

11-04-2013|02:39 AM

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UV Mapping Problem

Hi again, I have another problem, this time with UV mapping. I’m trying to map this column (it has no top or bottom) so I selected cylindrical...

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by CollinBishop

10-04-2013|10:15 PM

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Rendering Ambient Occlusion

Hello, i'm currently trying to render an ambient occlusion of my scene, so i followed this tutorial: Rendering An Ambient Occlusion Pass In...

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by Gen

10-04-2013|06:50 PM

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Imported DAZ FBX model scaling

Hi Guys, I've exported characters from DAZ via FBX (cheating I know but it's just a previs project) The models come in beautifully even with their...

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by dre4mer

09-04-2013|11:41 PM

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Perspective View Distorted

In only my Perspective view. When panning and looking around my meshes they seem to get distorted he closer i am. If i were to orbit around to see...

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by NextDesign

09-04-2013|03:22 PM

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Design object as a "block"

Hi I want to design an object and duplicate it afterwards. The catch is that if I have to adjust the same object, the duplicated objects can also...

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by izboos

09-04-2013|02:54 PM

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Maya to max, obj exporting...

For the last 2 weeks, i had to work with different 3D artists workng in max. I am modeling in maya and exporting my obj files. When max users import...

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by goggles

09-04-2013|01:09 AM

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area light reflection

Hi, i am wondering how do i remove area light's reflection? i do remember that there are some options for 'visible in reflection' tick box but i cant...

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by choo

08-04-2013|09:41 AM

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Edge loop tool

How can I select edges between only two selected edges via edge loop tool? Are there any shortcut key? Thanks for all the comment

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by action11

07-04-2013|12:29 PM

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Trying to Cut Out of an Object

Does anyone know the best way to go about modeling this piece for a masquerade mask I am trying to make? I have found a tutorial and asked a few...

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by Falott

06-04-2013|03:27 PM

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Maya Viewpost is running slow.

Hello everyone, Currently I am working on my personal project and using Autodesk Maya 2013-64bit. my viewport is running slow when i move my...

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by Dushyant

05-04-2013|06:32 PM

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Maya Rendering Default Lighting

Hello! I'm currently working on a project and i need to render some scene animation in maya using the same lighting it shows on my viewport (on my...

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by DianaB

05-04-2013|11:34 AM

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Yeti Fur Problem

Hi, I’m new to these forums so I hope this is the right place to post this. I’ve been working my way through the complete yeti project (I’m...

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by MrYeti

04-04-2013|10:31 PM

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Import animExport/import not working

I attached a photo to viewhttps://dl.dropbox.com/u/52011067/mayasettings.png For some reason, I'm not getting the settings that I'm supposed to. ...

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by srlake314

04-04-2013|10:17 PM

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Image plane

How can I remove the image plane in scene

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by jsprogg

04-04-2013|07:42 PM

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Extrude command

I have edges five divisions of plane. Using the extrude-move command for edges, all of them separately go as if they are a despective group. :(

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by action11

04-04-2013|08:23 AM

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Drawing lines between verts

Hello all, I have a bit of a problem. When I bridged a mesh recently, maya spliced some vertices (below). Is there any way for me to draw a line or...

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by Ozgalis

03-04-2013|02:43 PM

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playback speed

hello. i have made an animation but set and adjusted everything with "play every frame, free" playback speed. now when i'm importing rendered...

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by stwert

01-04-2013|12:19 PM