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Red metal shin color preset is there a way to make it so it has the color you want

i want to make a shiny blue metal as one of my colors but when i change the color to blue it is a blue but when light reflects off the surface the...

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by daverave

23-01-2012|06:08 PM

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Setting a bunch of points to zero?

I'm trying to find the correct way to set the XYZ value of a bunch of points, or edge and faces for that matter. Basically if Ive cut an object in...

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by djwaterman

23-01-2012|04:17 PM

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Just a little hello!

Hi guys, Most of you probably don't even know who I am as I haven't been very active here in the past few years. Anyway, I thought I'd drop by and...

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by David

23-01-2012|04:03 PM

Replies: 2

Percentages not showing for Interactive PolySplit

All, Just joined.. looks like a great site. Will be contributing more and more as I get more advanced in Maya. I'm doing some tutorials. I...

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by gubar

23-01-2012|03:41 PM

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Is there a way to render and keep it in high quality mode in the render

the renders always render in low quality is there a way to make it render in high quality

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by NetworkSystems

23-01-2012|03:08 PM

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Maya Image planes HELP.

Hey guys, i really need your help. I am trying to set up images planes in photoshop, and then set up inside in Maya 2012 for modeling. I am trying...

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by Maximiliano

23-01-2012|11:59 AM

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specularity noise

Hi i wanted to shatter the specularity by using a noise map but i am not sure where to plug it in? I am using a blinn and a phong material.

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by jsprogg

23-01-2012|05:02 AM

Replies: 4

Rigging Help

Hello, I am new to Maya and was having some trouble with my "character" rigging. I'm kind of making a rectangle/cube shaped character and trying to...

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by AnujSuper9

22-01-2012|03:36 PM

Replies: 3

Work Time

Is there any way to find out how long you've worked on a file for, or do you have to keep track of that yourself? EDIT: Just figured out that I...

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by goggles

21-01-2012|04:49 PM

Replies: 6

Maya 2012 32 selection problems

Hello All I posted this in the wrong place but i think now its where it should be: when it to select objects, i don't get the selection box,...

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by Gen

21-01-2012|03:31 AM

Replies: 3

Disabling double sided rendering?

I have a model of a room with bunch of furniture in it and just found out that disabling double sided rendering will speed up the render. Now, I can...

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by nov2011

20-01-2012|07:44 PM

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When trying to render only getting a blank render window

I render and the window appears with no errors and all the tools but it is a blank screen how do i fix this

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by stwert

19-01-2012|05:34 PM

Replies: 4

Combining two shaders into one

I'm not entirely sure if this question makes sense but is there anyway in Maya to combine two shaders into one? Basically, rather than baking...

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by elephantinc

19-01-2012|05:22 PM

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What Map size is Right?!?!? 1k 2k or 4k

Questions everyone and I think is of interest of the majority! "Maybe" I screen cap this image. Though is a small image, but I wonder, if I am to...

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by cgisoul

19-01-2012|01:27 PM

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Mask selection

Hi my selecting mask has gone gaga, When I go to select verts and drag across an area it selects objects in background as well. I have reset...

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by bullet1968

19-01-2012|02:15 AM

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RENDER VIEW NOT WORKING PLZ HELP!

below is a picture of the render window and the error i recieve when trying any render command

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by nov2011

18-01-2012|06:51 PM

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How to change direction of camera rotation?

I set a camera in middle of the room and have it go around... so let's say it starts on angle 0 on fr1 and goes to 359 on fr200. But when I set the...

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by nov2011

17-01-2012|02:50 AM

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How to cutout a cube inside a cube help please

hey i was woundering how do you cutout a hole in a polygon cube help would be much apprieciated

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by nov2011

16-01-2012|08:44 PM

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skin textures from real people

how do i go about making a persons skin actually fit the mesh of the model i'm making?

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by NextDesign

14-01-2012|09:51 PM

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Can stereoscopic camera be used to make a video seen through the eyes of a human? | Page: 1 2

I know stereoscopic camera can see in red and cyan (for 3D movies), but I want it to see in normal colors just like we humans see, and have the same...

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by stwert

14-01-2012|03:20 PM

Replies: 21

Plug-ins

Hi, which plug-ins should be loaded...?? because something went wrong and all of them are disabled :/ ... Thanks Creck

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by stwert

12-01-2012|11:54 PM