Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2
This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with complex objects.
# 1 29-09-2006 , 12:31 PM
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general rendering question

dear maya gods...
sorry to bother you with such as simple question but i have i dont have a clue how to solve my prob on my own. i have used 3ds max a long time and now wanted to learn maya. i have the following problem. when i use mental ray with GI and FG in connection with an area light i get a really grainy looking image (see attachment). my similar renderings in 3ds max look much smoother. which parameters do i have to tune? is it an anti-aliasing problem, a GI or FG problem? thanx for your help.

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# 2 29-09-2006 , 08:06 PM
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Try increasing your final gather rays. That could be the problem.

# 3 02-10-2006 , 08:33 AM
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Try upping your samples in FG. Try a sample setting of Min: 3 max: 30 and see how that looks.

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