Complex UV Layout in Maya
Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character
# 1 03-06-2012 , 03:45 PM
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Dynamica Rendering

I've been trying to render a simulation that i made using the Maya Dynamica Plugin. But the render shows nothing. Help?

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Is that the free Bullet one, you have not given us much to go on, have you got lights on is there a shader setup for the mesh?...............dave




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# 4 03-06-2012 , 04:37 PM
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Are you using maya render or mental ray................dave




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# 5 03-06-2012 , 04:42 PM
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Currently using maya render.

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I be honest I have only played with it but got good renders in mental ray...............dave




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# 7 03-06-2012 , 04:49 PM
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Am I missing out any settings? Just tried MR. No luck.

This is what Im trying to render.

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# 8 03-06-2012 , 05:11 PM
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Try changing the shaders on them..............dave




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# 9 03-06-2012 , 05:23 PM
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Still nothing user added image

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Could you upload your file (zip) and I will have a look............dave




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# 11 03-06-2012 , 06:25 PM
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You need to bake your simulation before rendering.


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# 12 03-06-2012 , 06:32 PM
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I did try to bake it by going Edit>Keys>Bake Simulation but its still the same.
Anyway, there's the zip.

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Could not load think we must have different versions of bullet, I was using the mesh option in Bullet thats why I could render it. Open the Bullet options tab there is a bake option in there..................dave




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# 14 04-06-2012 , 12:09 PM
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I used the dynamicabake.mel script from somebody and got it rendered out. Thanks for your help anyway dave.

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