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 29-12-2009 , 03:24 PM
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trouble starting maya 2009

hey guys, just wondering if anyone would be able to help me

when i start up maya it starts to load then comes to a hult, script box pops up and then it reels this information off:

// Error: file: D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/scripts/startup/layerEditor.mel line 4138: Could not find attribute named "defaultRenderLayer.precompTemplate" //
// Error: Fur::executeCommand MayaState: (kFailure): Unexpected Internal Failure //
// Error: file: D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/scripts/startup/autoLoadPlugin.mel line 46: initializePlugin function failed (Fur) //
// MayaLive version 2009.04.08.0023// mental ray for Maya 10.0
// mental ray for Maya: using startup file D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/maya.rayrc
// mental ray for Maya: setup
// mental ray for Maya: initialize
// mental ray for Maya: using 1 license
// mental ray for Maya: register extensions
// mental ray Node Factory: loaded
// mental ray for Maya: successfully registered
// mental ray for Maya: loading startup file: D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/maya.rayrc
// parsing D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/include/AdskShaderSDKWrappers.mi
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/include/architectural.mi
// loading D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/lib/architectural.dll
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/include/base.mi
// loading D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/lib/base.dll
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/include/contour.mi
// loading D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/lib/contour.dll
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/include/paint.mi
// loading D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/lib/paint.dll
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/include/physics.mi
// loading D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/lib/physics.dll
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/include/production.mi
// loading D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/lib/production.dll
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/include/subsurface.mi
// loading D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/lib/subsurface.dll
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/include/surfaceSampler.mi
// loading D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/mentalray/lib/surfaceSampler.dll
// generating Maya nodes...
// cgfxShader 4.4 for Maya 2009.0 (Apr 8 2009)
updateRendererUI;
// Error: file: D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/scripts/live/mlCreateUI.mel line 155: Object not found: . //
updateRendererUI;
// Error: file: D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/scripts/others/mentalrayUI.mel line 1615: Object not found: mainRenderMenu. //
// Error: file: D:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2009/scripts/others/addMenuItemSafe.mel line 63: Object not found: mainRenderMenu. //

does anyone have any ideas what could cause this? or any solutions?

many thanks

# 2 29-12-2009 , 03:31 PM
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You are missing some important .dll files ... try to reinstall

# 3 03-01-2010 , 08:33 AM
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This is not a dll issue, but a mel issue; but you should reinstall anyways. You should always install applications to your C (root) drive. This could be your problem.


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