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light intensity slider

hi, I occasionally find after trying out different decays etc. that the intensity slider of a light becomes ridiculously impractical - usually...

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by se7enhedd

16-06-2024|12:33 PM

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Customize the navigation of Mouse wheel?

I am absolutely new to Maya. In Rhino, Z-Brush, Cinema 4D and Sketchup I have made this common setting. Orbit is with Middle Mouse Button, pan...

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by leowiliam2

13-06-2024|09:55 AM

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Textures won't display in viewport but work just fine in render

Hi there! For some reason, the textures on my .mb scene are totally fine in viewport & render. However, when I quit the scene then reopen it,...

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by MorganVega

11-06-2024|11:10 AM

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Plastic Transparent shader

Hi, I'm trying to create a syringe model in Maya and am struggling trying to recreate the shaders. To get Plastic type materials, do I...

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by LAOMUSIC

05-06-2024|09:26 AM

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Point constraint

I am having trouble with a Point Constraint for my animation class, we created a switch and are being told to point constraint it to the elbow joint...

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by Sasoriza

01-06-2024|12:10 AM

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by venkat123

22-05-2024|02:36 PM

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♈+2349027025197ஜ Are you a pastor, business man or woman, politician, civil engineer, civil servant, security officer, entrepreneur, Job seeker, poor...

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by Orladodgreat

22-05-2024|01:35 PM

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NCloth Clothes positionning

Hi everyone, I've commissioned a model of a character with clothes. So far, everything has been going well, remapped all textures properly,...

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by Baraquel

20-05-2024|06:09 PM

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Help please - Maya7.0 crash at startup!

Hi everyone, sorry if i bore you. I'm new here, my name is Diego. I've always used Maya7.0 (Alias) since i was a student, i've my own copy. ...

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by MorganVega

15-05-2024|10:32 AM

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weight painting can't go through objects

hello, I have two questions. first one, how can weight panting go through the objects?.in blender you will turn off front faces only and change the...

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by williamalex

10-05-2024|04:07 AM

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Effective Methods to Combine VCF Files

When it comes to efficiently merging multiple VCF (Virtual Contact File) files, SameTools Address Book Manager is an exceptional tool that offers...

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by nathalie22

06-05-2024|10:19 AM

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particles keep sticking to surface

Hello, as the title says the partials keep sticking to the surface of my poly plane, all I do is create a poly plane while highlighted I go to...

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by planimation

28-04-2024|05:46 PM

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What is best for rendering TGA JPEG TIFF? | Page: 1 2

Hey guys! What is the best (or standard) image format to render to instead of making avis in maya 5 that have the best quality... JPEG TARGA or...

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by suraj

05-04-2024|12:37 PM

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show all hidden faces of just one mesh

hi, I have a scene with multiple objects and have fiddly work to do on some of them. Isolating specific meshes and then hiding faces on that mesh...

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by StephenCross

01-04-2024|05:41 AM

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Topology problems connecting a mesh to a cylinder

Hello. How can I best make supporting edges at the junction of the cylindrical part and the main mesh?

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by AlimL

08-02-2024|01:34 AM

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how to 'uncombine' polygons

How can a divide the head from the rest of my model? I am sure there is an easy way to do it but I cant find it (shame on me). Even search in the...

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by kokoa

03-02-2024|10:54 PM

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Multiple obejct animation

Hey there, new here. trying to do a simple animation on some spheres The idea is to make all the spheres seem as if they're "breathing" but I want...

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by DilanDavis

24-01-2024|11:30 AM

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IK handle won't select joints

Hi everyone, I am new here. I am rigging my character and trying to create an IK handle. However, I can't select any joints. When I try to...

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by DilanDavis

24-01-2024|11:22 AM

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Graph editor tangent handle snapping to vertical

Hey all. I've had a persistent problem in the graph editor for some time now, where, if I'm trying to fine-tune an animation curve by selecting a...

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by ChrisDaley

24-01-2024|03:05 AM

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How to stop the texture from tiling

I have placed a food label graphic/jpeg on a plastic container. The only problem is that it is tiled. Instead of 1 label I have lots of them. I...

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by lucyy300

23-01-2024|12:46 PM

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Simple file conversion help needed

Hey guys, Was wondering if someone could help me with something really quick. I created something at my school using Max (which is more...

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by Kaizien48

07-01-2024|08:17 AM

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Advanced skeleton, Auto-Orient issue.

Hi, everyone; I am using the Advanced Skeleton plugin for the first time, and I'm encountering an issue where the knee joint keeps going far away...

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by naowao

04-01-2024|02:23 PM

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beginner tutorial

Hi I'm a complete beginner in maya. Can somebody recommend me free tutorials?

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by girl3d

02-01-2024|04:03 AM

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How to open a Maya 6.0 scene??

Hello! I have a series of Maya 6.0 scene files (.ma) which I created way back in Maya 6.0 in around 2005. I would love to revisist them after 15...

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by johndgordon

05-12-2023|07:53 AM

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Miss you guys...

Been a super long while since I've been on here. Wanted to give a shout out to David and Jason. Hope you guys are doing well. I miss your tuts David....

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by kadan

11-11-2023|04:39 PM

Replies: 2