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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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Maya 2025 Render Sequence Too Bright

I render a single frame and it looks beautiful. Rich colors and proper brightness levels. However, render sequence results are too bright. I've...

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by bagg68

17-01-2025|04:17 PM

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Tiff vs Jpeg in mental ray

Hi, I want to know the real difference between using tiff/over jpeg in Maya. I know that tiffs use the alpha channel and retain image quality. This...

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by suraj

28-10-2024|04:58 AM

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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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