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Hello to all. I am sorry that my first post for this great communitiy is a cry for help... but I desperately need some help. And sorry for my...

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by onemillionthanks

27-07-2018|07:31 AM

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AI lighting options not working

Hi! When trying to use AiAreaLight (or any of the AI light options), I keep getting this error: // Error: file: C:/Program...

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by scarrlet

17-07-2023|08:00 PM

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Arnold Toon Shader and transparency? 2023! is that a joke

its a shame that a powerful render engine such as arnold doesn't even have transparency in both toon shader and flat shader, we work with textures...

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by ridsa

20-07-2023|12:48 PM

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Could anyone help me? Challenging

I am trying to make renders with lamps following the transmission principle like an optic fiber lamp but using a rolled acrylic bar in this case. ...

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by fourdmodeling

09-11-2023|07:31 AM

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How Do I Render Layers in the Render Setup But Retain AOVs?

SOLVED! I left the Scene layer ON. Now when I rendered a test frame, I was able to retain my AOVs *PLUS* have separate layers. Original Post...

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by lilnyc

29-12-2023|11:59 PM

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Need help with Alpha Channel showing a white screen in Maya Software

When I render it using Maya Software and all channels it looks fine but when I use alpha channel the entire screen is white (not just the object...

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by Sonically

04-02-2024|11:40 PM

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rendering multi layers to a single EXR file?

Has something changed? I group different objects into different collections and render out as an exr. Maya renders out each collection as a separate...

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by Error9001

13-03-2024|10:47 AM

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[Help Maya/Arnold] Light and shadow flickering at render sequence

Hello, For a schoolar project I have to do an animation with Maya using Arnold. When I try to render my animation the lights reflection and the...

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by Pitwo

Yesterday|08:42 PM