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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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Fire

Followed the ring of fire tutorial. My fine is globular and flickering like real flames. Anyone help? Can;t figure it out. Thanks.

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by ragecgi

13-03-2004|01:35 AM

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Afterburner flame

Hi there, Can someone help me make an afterburner or propane torch flame similar to this one? I can't seem to get it quite right. If...

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by satch

16-03-2004|03:54 PM

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Is maya non-deterministic?

I mean, i have made a simple setup: 2 active hardbody spheres with some initial velocity, affected by a gravity field colliding with a pasive...

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by dirack

18-03-2004|08:40 PM

Replies: 12

Flaming Text

how would i go about accomplishing something like this: i wanna start with a black screen and as a wind (sound) passes over, i want the word...

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by dirack

18-03-2004|08:45 PM

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imported image res for fluid is poor

This is what I've done... 1) FluidEffects>Create2DContainer (NOT the emitor type) 2) set scale to a 3/4 ratio since the image I will use for this...

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by Darkware

23-03-2004|04:52 AM

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Fire and water...

2 Effects that are easy on concept but f***** hard to make look right on practice.... I´ve been toying with particles, paint effects and fluids...

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by dragonfx

23-03-2004|05:27 PM

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Engine Glow?

Hello. I need some help creating an Engine glow in maya similar to this image: Spaceship glows Hopefully you'll see this Rage, as you...

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by ragecgi

25-03-2004|01:21 AM

Replies: 3

Meteor Impact

I want to beable to create a impact zone for a meteor. I want the ground to crumble and leave a path in the ground. What is the best way to do this....

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by ragecgi

26-03-2004|08:17 PM

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whisps of snow?

Hello, Could someone please help? I'm working on a scene where I need whisps of snow to blow off a mountain top and swirl around in the air as it...

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by ragecgi

29-03-2004|05:53 PM

Replies: 5

Scope of Dynamics in Maya 6.0

well i have heard.....alot of rumors ...abt this new...release but dont u think the process is getting too fast... plus there is no .5 version........

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by mind_raper

03-04-2004|06:10 PM

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Underwater Fog

Hi, I've been trying to apply the water physical environment fog to a scene of mine and am getting nowhere fast. I can bare;y make heads or tales of...

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by dberry

06-04-2004|06:00 AM

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Problem with gravity

**I'm wretchedly new to Maya so please forgive my n00bness** I have 12 letters: "Clean Records" imported from Illustrator and extruded using Bevel...

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by mtmckinley

06-04-2004|06:14 AM

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Fluid Effects

Well, this question might be very basic. :) I've created a 2D container, and i chose paint fluids tool to color the container. The thing is I...

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by kannan

09-04-2004|02:28 AM

Replies: 4

need help urgent!

for example i got a wall, then hit by a ball and fall down(the wall) i used Dynamics>Rigid body to do it but i can't made it realistics. any...

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by ragecgi

11-04-2004|03:20 AM

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Cloth deformation.

Hi, I've made a peice of clothing from polys which is an apron, then I turned it into a cloth object to put on my character. But no matter how I...

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by siom

13-04-2004|08:20 PM

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Tentacles

I'm trying to figure a way to animate a tentacle and was trying to use softbodies. Anyway to make this work? I obviously need the tentacle to keep...

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by mrmacca

14-04-2004|03:06 PM

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help on learning cinematic special effects

hello everyone! i've done work before in maya and am at a pretty decent level for the local crop of maya users in my school. i've added some...

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by deryk

14-04-2004|03:56 PM

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Bicycle Chain Problem

Okay, here's the problem. I need to have a bicycle chain interact with either a cog, sprocket or chain wheel...whatever you want to call it. ...

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by kbrown

22-04-2004|08:44 PM

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Completely Different Bicycle Problem...

This got killed, and I am not sure why, but tenacity will win the day. Okay, here's the problem. I need to have a bicycle chain interact with...

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by posthumust

23-04-2004|11:39 PM

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Changing Lightning Color

Im creating a lightning effect for a project. The problem that I have is that I can't seem to change the color of it. I tried changing the color...

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by pfejsø

27-04-2004|03:56 PM

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Bullet trail....

where can i get bullet trail texture or shade?

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by ragecgi

04-05-2004|04:20 AM

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custom paint effects? DNA???

Hey all, I would like to try and make my own paint effects. specifically, I would like to try to make DNA using paint effects (like they did in the...

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