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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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Character Modeling Question

Hey! I just started learning modeling Characters in Maya. So i modeled one side of the Character and duplicate special the other side as an...

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by Xenophanes

25-03-2014|09:20 PM

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Repeat action in parts of mesh

So this is a problem i have stumbled on many times. http://i59.tinypic.com/w9ck1g.png See i get a certain area in my mesh that are the same,...

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by Skalman

12-03-2014|07:45 PM

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tile part of a tire

http://i59.tinypic.com/mhsi1z.png how can i tile this? if i duplicate and move it in the Y it will not be lined up properly. im going ****ing nuts...

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by NextDesign

11-03-2014|12:58 PM

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Extrude Face while keeping edges flexible

Hi, I'm trying to follow a tutorial. In it, the instructor moves a single face on a sphere, but the edges are flexible and end up being curved as...

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by tweetytunes

07-03-2014|01:11 AM

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Steel tube hand

Hi All, I'm hoping for a little help with some modeling. I want to create a model of a hand that looks like its made up of lots of steel tube...

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by Maya B Frank

21-02-2014|04:21 PM

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curved Stairs - Problem with planar surface creation

Hi all, I have modeled this stairs for a house patio.. but I don't know how to create a clean topology for the top of the stairs.. all I need is a...

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by goggles

19-02-2014|06:53 PM

Replies: 4

Generating a wavy/sine surface

I can't find it out using maya or using google how I can generate/manipulate a surface to make it wavy like in the picture below. Here is a link...

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by NextDesign

11-02-2014|08:37 PM

Replies: 11

modelling 3d character

Hello, i am newbie in maya . I am trying to make a 3d character but when i am selecting character's hand its leg is also selected . why ? please...

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by Skalman

11-02-2014|11:31 AM

Replies: 3

Modeling a realistic eye

Hi. I'm following this guide: http://phungdinhdung.com/Studies_paper/Realistic_face_modeling.shtm As i already know how to make decent head...

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by Skalman

10-02-2014|12:22 PM

Replies: 7

How to extrude on angled shapes?

Hi guys first things first I am relatively new to Maya and my major skill isn't modelling. Recently I encountered a problem which I thought is...

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by stwert

05-02-2014|03:18 PM

Replies: 3

Crazy black faces

Good Day everyone! I'm not a complete noob to 3D/Maya, but now I'm stuck and just cannot figure out what's going on. It's a face modeling which I...

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by NextDesign

04-02-2014|08:11 PM

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Iphone model helpp!!

Can someone please help me, I have a very close deadline and I have really been struggling with Maya. It seems I spend hours and hours trying to...

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by chetanMAAC

04-02-2014|12:50 PM

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Select vertice/edge

Hello! I'm new to Maya so have a question . When selecting edge or vertex all adjacent vertices/edges turn to yellow or red . Please tell how to...

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by nursbay

03-02-2014|09:37 AM

Replies: 3

Hi Im struggling with a few things on this tv I have inner panels which have a bevel on the edge and an inset. I cant seem to get the correct...

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by goggles

31-01-2014|09:53 PM

Replies: 14

Face modeling | Page: 1 2

Hi, I've seen a thread here for correct topology for head modeling, http://simplymaya.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24483&page=5 but when modeling a...

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by Skalman

29-01-2014|08:32 AM

Replies: 22

Avoid pinching caused by extrusions on subdivided surfaces.

How can i avoid having pinches on the shown vertices? İncreasing cyclinder segments solves it abit but still getting bad result. I moved the vertices...

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by goggles

24-01-2014|09:53 PM

Replies: 3

Reflection Not Working

Hi, I am working on a character, and everything went fine until I deleted an edge and vertices with DELETE and not CTRL + DELETE. Now the reflection...

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by bhc11

21-01-2014|03:30 PM

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Adding details to model without enough polygons?

So i got this model, im not sure if i can call it a low polygon model, thats not really what i'm aiming for. but the polygons are way to big for me...

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by bullet1968

15-01-2014|11:52 AM

Replies: 5

keen shapes

I have to do shape like this. How can I create this please? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/30/guvd.jpg

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by ctbram

14-01-2014|04:39 PM

Replies: 7

Uv unfolding is not working.

I'm at my wit's end here... I've tried the entire day to make the uv unfold in the uv texture editor work in maya. But everytime I try the uv don't...

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by Skalman

09-01-2014|07:26 AM

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Extruding Tri's

Hey guys, i'm really stuck with what to do to fix this issue. I'm trying to extrude tri's without losing the back faces in Maya. I'v attached some...

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by midicharm

06-01-2014|04:41 PM

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Maya 2012 Render issue

Hello everyone, http://youtu.be/ZZNO3ey4NcI I am having trouble with rendering in Maya 2012. And would most appreciate and be greateful for...

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by Gen

29-12-2013|12:58 AM

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Scaling down part of a cylinder

Hello, I'm attempting to follow instructions from a book to scale down part of a cylinder (See attached photos). To quote it directly: I...

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by MrYeti

20-12-2013|01:39 AM

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No depth when extruding?!

Hi there, I'm here with another question. I'm working on a logo I want to animate and therefor I had to separate pieces from it. Now I want...

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by Gen

14-12-2013|08:25 AM

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How is it even possible in Maya to simply close a curve/cap a curve?

Firstly, I was following a tutorial to catch up on my modelling skills (since im an animator) however, when I got to the point where I make a planar...

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by dudechester

06-12-2013|03:12 PM

Replies: 6