Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1
This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.
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camera not showing spotlight decay
I've created a new camera in a scene. Pressing 7 gives me the 'all light' display just fine, but when I switch on the decay of a spotlight it stops showing the effect of that light. The persp view continues to show the interactive lighting ok. A new light acts just the same, so I'm assuming the fault lies in the camera..
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Or delete transformation history and duplicate the object. That is a trick that works for me a lot if an object/camera is acting screwy
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I think the problem was (is) my scale (units). It's sometihng I've never considered, and I've noticed my values were getting so small i.e - 0.001 clipping plane.. I think I've being trying to light a scene that's millimetres across!!
I'm in the process of scaling up now and will report back. Already the views in various cameras seems more consistent.
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