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
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uh oh! If randomly pressing buttons and hoping for the best is not a valid modeling strategy I am in big trouble Jay!Automapping I would throw out the window right away, its not teaching you anything, except to press a button and hope for the best and then pick fiddle and fart about
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*ahem*Automapping I would throw out the window right away, its not teaching you anything, except to press a button and hope for the best and then pick fiddle and fart about
... Automatic mapping will get you started.
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Thank you for your suggestion. I see that there is a kind of philosophy behind UV mapping. The ones need them as a daily challenge, the others are doing this while this step is just needed! And I'm in the middle trying to understand, why this is so important and perhaps why Autodesk is not able to simplify this so painful process.
You all in the US, have a nice relaxing break due to Thanksgiving, the rest: nice weekend anf thank you for your help.
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Auto mapping CAN get you started, but as I pointed out its not ideal. It tends to give you your shells in more pieces than you need and also most of the time they are projected in the wrong place, so in hindsight you end up cutting shells and wasting time...
As a starter exercise for anybody looking at uv's I would look at the model and decide where to create planar uv projections only. Use different color shaders as a guide for the various planes so you know where you are going to do your projections. You'll find it an easier process and chances are the unfold command in the uv edtior will fix your shells nicely giving great results, just dont select the whole shell when using unfold as it will distort the shell unnaturally.
any way I've passed on my golden nuggets from my experiences for you to improve your work flows, how you choose to use the advice is up to you....have fun
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I have collected all your golden nuggets and I will always try to remember your words:any way I've passed on my golden nuggets from my experiences for you to improve your work flows, how you choose to use the advice is up to you....have fun
Jay
"look at your object and decide what kind of projection would make sense. Think about planar mapping and use it as much as you can."
Thank you for your suggestions. Much appreciated.
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Another short question: having to texture a little scene consisting in three buildings, a living house, a barn and let say a stable. Would you use different UV sets for every building or put all together in one set? What is there the best way from a professional view?
Many thanks in advance.
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