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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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Arm IK problem

Rigging newbie, having issues with the right arm. It doesnt move like the left one =( http://i48.tinypic.com/15quf0i.jpg

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by MamoruK

10-12-2012|09:47 PM

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Rendering In Maya?? General Questions

Hello Guys- When it comes to rendering in Maya. what are the realities of its engine. Do we have a solid render set up or do we need other plugins...

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by MB07

10-12-2012|07:23 PM

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Superb

Wanted Melody on Vimeo why am I always the last to find these things!! J

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by mark_slw

10-12-2012|09:36 AM

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Architectural Context

Hey guys. I'm doing a contextual model for a school project. Mainly i've been working in 3Ds max, because that's what our school offers courses...

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by MikkelSL

09-12-2012|06:10 PM

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Select faces. Question:

This is gonna probably make me sound SO dumb...How do I change from selecting a face by clicking anywhere on it back to using the dot in the center....

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by xgabrielx

09-12-2012|05:13 PM

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japanese 3D modeler?

I can't remember the name of a Japanese 3D modeler that i saw on internet a while ago. He also makes models with model kits... In 3D modeling he has...

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by goggles

09-12-2012|04:30 PM

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Not long to go now ...

Until Llamageddon

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by mark_slw

09-12-2012|07:05 AM

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Better way to scale faces?

Take a look at the attached image. We have a 6 sided cylinder whose side faces have been extracted out (with keep faces together off). On the left...

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by ctbram

08-12-2012|05:22 PM

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Star Trek Into DarknessTrailer

Cant believe nobody posted this yet, but for those who havent seen it: Star Trek Into Darkness - Official Teaser (HD) - YouTube I have a crazy...

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by PixalZA

08-12-2012|01:57 PM

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Hotkeys for the Camera Sequencer ?

I am trying to find the Hotkeys for the Camera Sequencer. Simple play_toggle, skip_forward a shot, skip_backwards a shot, goto_begining of sequence,...

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by mettam

08-12-2012|01:09 AM

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Rotate an edge but only move the affected vertices on a given axis? | Page: 1 2

Hi all, I am trying to model the following simple structure: http://s159880906.online.de/mayaproblem/example1.jpg I made this example by...

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by ctbram

07-12-2012|10:08 PM

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Help using the UV Texture Editor.

Hello! New to the forums and to Maya. When I click on the toggle shaded UV display icon, my whole face is shaded red, except my ears. They're blue....

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by BarrySTFUSrsly

04-12-2012|05:23 PM

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serious problem in maya 2010

Good evening, this is my first post here. I started maya 2010 64-bit Windows 7, because the console displays "error Sat 10 December 2011...

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by gewitter

04-12-2012|04:13 PM

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Underwater god rays

I'm working on my sea lion render and at the moment I'm using volume caustics to create the shafts of light, but I'm finding this to be a pain to...

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by elephantinc

04-12-2012|12:22 AM

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Nurbs Hull

Hello, guys I am back with another problem.. I m working on a tutorial in which I am supposed to add two isoparms then right click and choose...

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by ctbram

01-12-2012|09:12 PM

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Distributed render manager

Hi all, Preface: Our program uses mac pros (and iMacs) while Maya, C4D, and AE are the render heavy apps. I am interested in working with the...

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by NextDesign

29-11-2012|05:08 AM

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Physical Sky

Hi guys, first time posting in the forum ! I'm still pretty new to the physical sky attributes and connections . May i know how do i...

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by Randomiseddn

29-11-2012|03:04 AM

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Receiver | Page: 1 2 3 4

So im not exactly an audiophile but I got a receiver for about 100usd.(yamaha rxv463) Was wondering if my pc can decode hd audio so that I can...

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by murambi

28-11-2012|04:40 PM

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custom plants sway

Hello, i have made a plant, not from paint effects. I duplicated it to make a mass of plants and plan to make them sway by the wind. Then how do i...

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by choo

28-11-2012|07:26 AM

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Is it possible to add just a single vertex to an edge/line?

http://i50.tinypic.com/29ll8bn.jpg Such as on the middle of the line on the roof there?

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by ctbram

27-11-2012|06:25 PM

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Sand Timer

I'm relatively new to using maya, and I was wondering if anyone knew how to animate a sandtimer/eggtimer in maya. I'm guessing that you'd need to use...

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by Nilla

27-11-2012|05:57 PM

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I got the money, I got the time. How long will it take?

Alright! So a lot of things have come together over the passed year, and I find myself in a situation where I have plenty of money, plenty of...

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by MamoruK

26-11-2012|10:27 AM

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3d model downloads?

I was wondering if there was any kind of website where you can download simple 3d models for free for maya? I´m interested in downloading models like...

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by Charlie21

26-11-2012|08:39 AM

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key framing parent/unparent

is there a way to do this? Most of the time i need to do switches from animating between IK and FK and i can get 1 parenting action in there, say on...

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by MamoruK

26-11-2012|06:44 AM

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zdepth all white

Hi i have this unusual problem with z depth. I used to render fine with pass or layer but in this scene, the pass came out all white even though the...

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by choo

25-11-2012|08:49 AM

Replies: 2