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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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Soft bound pipes moving away from joint chains

I have a complex mech model that has hanging pipes attached between the head and the body. When I soft bind the pipes to a joint chain and rotate...

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by craigr29

21-03-2014|07:22 AM

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"Orient Joint Options" questions

Hello everyone! I came to Hong Kong, I like 3D, but my English is not good, and now I am using Google Translate! Please forgive me! I'm having...

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by lizo123

20-03-2014|04:13 PM

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Move grid OR offset an entire complex animation?

Hi, I have a complex animation where many things are constrained to each other, following each other's movement etc. And I need to offset the...

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by Etienne79

15-03-2014|05:18 PM

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Using Cineware to import Maya 3D Model/Animation into After Effects CS6

So I called Macon Cinema 4D today and they told me that although the newest After Effects (CS6) does not have the Live Photoshop 3D plugin any...

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by frussell89

15-03-2014|06:29 AM

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Human IK - floor contact doesn't work with certain meshes? WHY?

Hi! Anyone has a deeper understanding of Human IK floor contact option? I am trying to make a guy standing in a small rowing boat, and I want...

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by Etienne79

08-03-2014|11:37 AM

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Rigging electric cable connected to Character

Hi, I am rigging a very basic character right now but I have a little problem. The Character has an electric cable coming out of his back that can...

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by NextDesign

05-03-2014|04:18 PM

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Issue with Scene Scaling and Trax Clips

I have a model that was created at a rather large scale. The settings must have been set to feet, whereas all the other models I am working with were...

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by eternalife77

21-02-2014|07:56 AM

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How to import a forgotten blend shape into a rigged character?

Hi, following some suggestions you guys gave me, I learnt to built an IK rig for a few imported DAZ characters Thanks for suggestion it : ) I...

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by Etienne79

14-02-2014|12:43 PM

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plugin to convert existing skeleton to be IK ready?

Hi, I have a character imported from DAZ, with SKELETON, WEIGHTS and texture preserved, it is ready for FK animation. Both skeleton and weights...

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by CollinBishop

13-02-2014|07:03 PM

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how to offset imported Animation

Hi guys! I am just learning Maya and I cannot find solution to this (surely simple) issue I have made a quick human animation in DAZ Studio and...

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by NextDesign

12-02-2014|03:16 PM

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Character Animation Issue

Greetings Everyone! Well, I am having an issue that I don't know the exact term for. So I shall try and describe this best I can.So recently I...

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by ChadJKosch

06-02-2014|05:52 PM

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Rigging ...

What is the typical cost for rigging a cartoon vehicle? Bend and twist, tires move and deform. That sort of thing. Ballpark.

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by mtcgs

04-02-2014|02:05 AM

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animation software | Page: 1 2

Ok, now Im getting close to finishing my Spitfire tut...what is the best software or at least a good one to animate it??? Maya only animates within...

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by ben hobden

31-01-2014|09:30 PM

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Deleted meshes still exist through bindings

I am following some advice I received on this forum after trying to apply facial rigging to a model that has already been rigged by a script. In...

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by mozart

31-01-2014|03:47 PM

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Solid colored dot control curves for Rig?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ykwbxs5l8odi502/Screenshot%202014-01-25%2008.42.59.pnghttps://www.dropbox.com/s/ykwbxs5l8odi502/Screenshot%202014-01-25%2008...

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by NextDesign

28-01-2014|04:37 AM

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How can I animate lips? Where can I find models that support lips syncing

Basically I want a really short scene in my project of a character speaking and his lips, cheeks and eyes moving Where can i download a character...

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by SteveDizzle

24-01-2014|08:21 AM

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Hardware Render Buffer not working!

Hi, I have to render a video with particles fire and sparks. I have already rendered the fire video and I need to render the sparks one to add to...

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by PerishedMelodies

23-01-2014|09:06 PM

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Joint Tool not working

Hello, My 'Joint Tool' is not functioning. Whenever I click anywhere in the space, nothing appears. Why is that? (I tried attaching the .mb...

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by newuser

17-01-2014|05:19 PM

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IK Rigging Query

Hi all, started on rigging my alien character and have come up with a question. Taking a look at the screen shot below you can see (hopefully)...

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by sampson01

14-01-2014|09:33 PM

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objects around character question

http://i42.tinypic.com/21328zr.png http://i42.tinypic.com/2ilngug.png http://i42.tinypic.com/2vb64gx.png I just finished rigging my model,...

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by sampson01

14-01-2014|09:29 PM

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Animating a Walk

Hi, I am trying to animate a walk on Maya, and i hope someone can help me with this question: Does the root of the body shifts and move over the...

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by sampson01

14-01-2014|09:11 PM

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Rigging a universal joint

I've modeled a universal joint, three pieces all pivots in the proper places. Thing is I am stumped on how to rig this thing. The only tut I've seen...

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by pawan04

04-01-2014|11:51 AM

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Facial animation problem

Hi, I have made a rig in Maya and now I am trying to animate it to read a short text. I have come a bit into my lip synching but now I am facing...

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by CollinBishop

01-01-2014|10:05 PM