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
# 1 24-04-2003 , 06:05 AM
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locator and components

hi,

how can i control a CV with a locator? can i parent it somehow? or use expression?
so can i parent a component 2 an object with simple child-parent relation?

thx

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# 2 24-04-2003 , 06:09 AM
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You need to use clusters to control CVs.


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# 3 24-04-2003 , 05:19 PM
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then you can use parent or point contrain the cluster to a locator if u want


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# 4 24-04-2003 , 09:35 PM
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amazing...it works..thanx.user added image

if i want 2 control each CVs of a curve on object level, i have 2 make several clusters with proper CV weight settings, or there is a lazy way?[other than scripts of course..user added image]

# 5 24-04-2003 , 10:48 PM
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No real away around this but the long way. Naturally, you can create several clusters and then control groups of clusters with a locator or other control object.


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