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# 1 24-08-2006 , 12:53 AM

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Why won't sky appear? beginner question

I'm a relative beginner in Maya and am trying to use the sky environment shader. If I open the Hypershade panel, and then click on the shader and it appears in the work area.

If I render at this stage, there is no sky. What step(s) have I missed.

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# 2 24-08-2006 , 01:53 AM

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i think you still ned to set the sky in the scene

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# 3 24-08-2006 , 01:54 AM

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how do I do that?

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# 4 24-08-2006 , 07:37 AM

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well in order to use a shader, you've got to have something that's considered 'renderable' to put it on. if you want a sky, use a plane or a really really large sphere (most people like to cut them in half and just use the top) and apply your shader to that.

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