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 11-04-2013 , 04:09 AM
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 6

Grid fails to appear

Hey all,
Whenever I load up Maya, I don't have a grid. I have tried resetting the grid settings, deleting my prefs file, and uninstalling and reinstalling the whole thing multiple times. I was considering downgrading to Maya 2012, but my computer's OS is too advanced. On a Mac, if that matters.
Thanks for any help!

# 2 11-04-2013 , 02:38 PM
Events Team at Wargaming.net
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Crystal Lake, Illinois
Posts: 486
Have you gone into Display in the viewport and made sure that Grid is selected?, deleting your prefs should have done this though I believe. Also I have had that issue when my camera's clip plane is set to some outrageous number...is it a new scene or a project your working on?

# 3 11-04-2013 , 03:05 PM
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 6
Yes, I did so. When I go into the settings, I can set the grid labeling to appear, and the labeling shows up fine, but without the actual grid. As well, if it helps, my background is a single solid color, a light gray. This is not the same as pretty much every tutorial I've seen, where the background is a smooth gradient with the grid suspended in space. Any other suggestions? I might just have to do a hard reset and delete all related files :/. I'm working on a new project, but the cameras are all default. No crazy zoom or anything like that. Thanks for the help!

# 4 11-04-2013 , 03:22 PM
EduSciVis-er
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Toronto
Posts: 3,374
Hit alt+b to toggle through your background colors.

# 5 11-04-2013 , 03:24 PM
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 6
Thanks! Now I can make my background either gray, dark gray, or black... still no grid or background like the ones I have seen in tutorials though! Any other suggestions?

# 6 11-04-2013 , 03:39 PM
EduSciVis-er
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Toronto
Posts: 3,374
What version of Maya do you have and what do you mean that your OS is too advanced? You should be able to cycle through to the bluish gradient. That's weird.

# 7 11-04-2013 , 03:55 PM
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 6
I'm on maya 2013, running it on a mac. When I tried to download maya 2012 and downgrade to fix the problem, it told me that my OS was too advanced during installation, and that I could only use OS X 10.5.x and 10.6.x. So apparently my machine can only run maya 2013. Should I just try uninstalling everything? Maybe it's a driver issue? I'm not sure. This seems like a pretty unique little glitch I'm experiencing...

# 8 11-04-2013 , 05:01 PM
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 6
Just found out something else: I have two light gray colors. My cycle, when pressing alt+b, goes: black, dark gray, light gray, and then light gray again. Could this mean anything?

# 9 11-04-2013 , 10:23 PM
Gen's Avatar
Super Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: South FL
Posts: 3,522
Are your video drivers up to date, what card do you have? Do you experience anything weird in any other 3D environment?


- Genny
__________________
::|| My CG Blog ||::
::|| My Maya FAQ ||::
# 10 12-04-2013 , 12:33 AM
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 6
Did a full reinstall and deleted all files... MY GRID HAS RETURNED! Thanks to everyone who helped me out in this thread. Seems like a great community you guys have here for unexperienced modelers and pros alike.

Posting Rules Forum Rules
You may not post new threads | You may not post replies | You may not post attachments | You may not edit your posts | BB code is On | Smilies are On | [IMG] code is On | HTML code is Off

Similar Threads