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Problems with camera and render

I have created a scene which I am to render. In my scene there is a moving camera which I am supposed to look through when finished. However, I do...

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by NeoStrider

24-07-2006|01:55 PM

Replies: 2

I Can Not Fill A Hole If My Life Depended On It! Something's Wrong Here

hey guys... first off...just wanna say hello to everyone. i'm starting to get more into 3D now, so i'm really out of shape with maya, but i do...

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by esion

24-07-2006|03:55 AM

Replies: 5

PC temperature

hmmmm...lotsa rendering to do.. I just upgraded my PC fully with the new ASUS Mother board, the new Pentium D processer, GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics...

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by Phopojijo

24-07-2006|01:49 AM

Replies: 8

Invisibility

How can you make an object invisible when you render it but have it still cast shadowds and show up in reflections? If anyone knows then thanks

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by arneoog

24-07-2006|12:12 AM

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Maya Implemenation of Blender's Unwrap tools

sorry guys if I haven't puted this thread in correct forum, but I just found out about one plug-in for maya. It about "automatic uv mapping". I...

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by Sil-Valeor

23-07-2006|05:56 PM

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New 3d portal!!!

Hello there, have been browsing internet and found new web page with lots of textures and blueprints for modelling. www.spafi.org I thing it is...

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by relikz

23-07-2006|03:41 PM

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3rd thread... texturing

omg... i don't know how to texture one bit.. except if u consider those one-click lambert... i really wanna learn 'realy' texturing... but the...

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by relikz

23-07-2006|05:04 AM

Replies: 8

How I make skeletons?

How I make skeletons for move for example a... Human? Please tell me!!! Anyone!!! :confused:

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by esion

22-07-2006|11:32 PM

Replies: 1

Good Reference images

Hi guys. I am currently doing a AT ST from star wars, but i have checked Google and i cant find any good images to see them from all angles. I...

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by Grev_Mivlos

22-07-2006|12:43 PM

Replies: 8

Which Processor

As some of you guys might know i'm in the process of getting a new PC but i'm a bit stuck on which processor to choose, I've narrowed it down to 2,...

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by dragonfx

22-07-2006|07:55 AM

Replies: 11

Transforming polygon faces by their Normals?

Lets say I select 10 faces with normals pointing in different directions, is it possible to move each relative to its normal at the same time?? I...

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by kavelle

22-07-2006|07:48 AM

Replies: 2

problem with texturing

I was trying to texture my turtle shell which is based on a tutorial from http://www.highend3d.com/maya/tutorials/texturing/185.html and I've been...

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by machlin2006

22-07-2006|12:38 AM

Replies: 0

Extruding with parallel faces?

I'm having a problem with extruding in Maya. Please see the attached image. 3D studio max produces the results I want, but maya seems to average...

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by errethakbe

21-07-2006|11:51 PM

Replies: 5

SSS

Okey, Im a mayanewbie and dont now much, please help me with this :) 1. What is SSS in 3d content 2. What is GI? 3. What is CG? 4. What is...

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by Angalid

21-07-2006|05:51 PM

Replies: 3

Texture rendering problem

Hey guys, I have a slight problem and I have no idea how to fix it. I have an F-16 jet here ready to rotate 360 degrees. Well the texture map...

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by JDigital

21-07-2006|03:34 PM

Replies: 8

Extrude a CV line or an Illustrator file

This may be really easy but I can't figure out how to do this. I want to take the attached file and use it as a template then use a pen tool to draw...

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by rkerr

21-07-2006|03:18 PM

Replies: 0

How to render to different cameras?

when i have two cameras in my scene, how can i switch betwin them, through the animation, when the first camera follows a motion path and the second,...

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by Mayastatic

21-07-2006|02:02 PM

Replies: 0

Isoparms

I'm doing some beginner modeling with Maya unlimited and I'm looking for some basic help with isoparms (what are they, how they interact, etc.). Any...

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