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Arnold Renderer - Glass Transparency Issue

Hi, Just switched over to Maya 2017 and started playing around with the Arnold Renderer. Absolutely loving it so far, however I seem to be having...

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by Gen

28-01-2017|02:58 AM

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Point lights not working.

I figured the body lines out and went to set up a test render with point lights and all I get is a dark screen. Everything is set correctly and...

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by cj74

26-01-2017|04:22 PM

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what function to stop nparticles intersecting other geometry?

hey guys, im new to nparticles, i have a simple blood flow system going, and i have a sphere that has some simple keyframed movement on it, what do...

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by frig2

26-01-2017|11:28 AM

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nHair simple problem?

I just started using nHair. When I select my object and click create nHair it looks like...

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by Cinema idol

25-01-2017|11:45 PM

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Kitbashing

Hi there, Im a newbie Maya user and i've been doing my 3D work mainly on Zbrush. I want to create my own assets in Unity and i think using Maya is...

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by Diemechanicus

24-01-2017|04:11 AM

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Tutorial: Maya to Realflow and back to Maya

Heya - New Maya Tutorial - Going from Maya 2017 to Realflow and back to Maya without using the Realflow connectivity plugin. ...

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by ruanlotter

23-01-2017|08:23 AM

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Need help on a model.

I figured the body lines out.

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by cj74

21-01-2017|10:10 PM

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Whats a good laptop I should purchase?

I'm currently running Maya 2016 on a new mac 27inch desktop, and it's great... but am thinking of getting a laptop maybe a pc. Using it mostly for...

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by ADEEB UL MULK

19-01-2017|04:31 AM

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I'm back, lol

Holy cow guys, hello again! Jay, Dave and others are still active here, lol! It's been 7-8 years since i left this forum. I remembered that i've...

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by ColdWave

16-01-2017|12:40 PM

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weight painting problem concerning random weight transfers to other joints

Hello. I've just gotten into weight painting and I've come across some problems. First, there have been weight changes happening without my...

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by cj74

11-01-2017|08:59 PM

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Rigging a robot. How to exactly?

Hi fellas. Im new to maya, well, not really "new" about the part of modelling and stuff, but really amateur in the part of skinning and rigging. ...

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by n3mes1s

09-01-2017|02:21 PM

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Vehicle image plane?

It's been a while since I've modeled a vehicle but I was attempting to start a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro and the image planes or images themselves are...

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by cj74

05-01-2017|06:03 PM

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help organizing objects in the Outliner

Hi there, I'm trying to rebuild a model from a class I took during the summer and am struggling when I attempt to attach the Podracer to a flight...

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by Avram0

05-01-2017|04:11 AM

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there's a camera attached to my geo, cant get it to go away!

hi all, Im at a loss here, no idea what I've done, i have a bit of geo and there's always a camera there with it, I cant get rid of the camera -...

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|06:41 AM

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Skeleton not moving with model in Maya

Hello, I am having an issue with a skeleton and model. Using quick rig in Maya 2017 and a premade, open source model, our team created a skeleton...

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|06:35 AM

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scaling a skeleton

Is there a way to scale a model's skeleton along with the model. I tried selecting the model and all of the skeleton's joints but when I scaled it...

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|06:15 AM

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Weight Paint Tool - Joints & Filter

Two questions: 1. Is there a workflow that allows you to select a joint, and have that selection carry over to the weight paint tool? Currently, I...

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|06:00 AM

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Objects transform in Batch Render

In the Maya 2017(student edition) software, i am using the Maya Hardware 2.0, because Arnold did not support the "Use background shader", and with my...

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by Gamborg

31-12-2016|03:00 PM

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Text Animation with Motion and Flow Path

Hi, I want to make a loop animation with text on infinity symbol. But I'm having a problem when the cycle is over. How do i solve this problem? ...

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by RyderHS

31-12-2016|10:05 AM

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Pro Referencing animation workflow?

I'd be grateful for any help on where I might be going wrong with my workflow in Maya (presently 2016 sp3). I'm referencing a character onto a...

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by robertireland

22-12-2016|11:36 AM

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Multiple model issue

I have been having an issue when I load multiple models into Maya. It happens when I import a model, say if it has the same name or shares the same...

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by v5dj

22-12-2016|02:37 AM

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Flat Texture will not render?

I'm trying to render a mascot that I designed, and it has an orange beak that I put a flat texture to make it appear sort of like it has scales,...

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by MaybeMaya

09-12-2016|03:34 PM

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little problem with mel script

Hello I want a script that delete all the expression assigned to a shape. Let say for exemple in my scene a have a number of circle and each circle...

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by incitement

07-12-2016|05:56 PM

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little problem with mel script

$selected = `ls -sl`; for( $form in $selected ) { select $form; string $name = $form; int $count = `polyEvaluate -v $form` ; ...

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by mich95

07-12-2016|03:06 PM