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Color with Alpha channel?

Hello, I just textured my model and have alpha channel in the diffuse/color. How do I set this up in hypershader? I have only set up plain diffuse...

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by Gen

03-09-2013|02:53 AM

Replies: 9

Materials

Hi guys, totally new to Maya. One thing, do you have to create every material from scratch? What I mean is, isn't there a library of materials like...

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by Nilla

11-01-2011|08:40 AM

Replies: 10

The New Apple G5 - Merged | Page: 1 2 3 4 5

yep, its out and its on the website. It looks very promising to! ... i wonder if alot of pc users are going to be switching to a mac soon :D I hope...

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by wchamlet

30-06-2003|04:00 PM

Replies: 68

Error attemting to render

When I try to render current frame on several models, I get he following error message in the script editor: file -f -o...

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by Digirodin

05-08-2011|11:43 AM

Replies: 4

ZBrush- Is it worth it?

I've seen you lot do some pretty sweet looking stuff with zbrush, and frankly, I hate bumpmapping in every damn detail. So I ask you, is ZBrush worth...

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by gster123

01-12-2008|03:45 AM

Replies: 9

Reshaping a sphere with a bump map

Hi, could someone please tell me how to make the vertexes of a sphere form mountains and valleys from a bump map in Maya? I know how to make a sphere...

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by fox95871

14-11-2010|07:30 PM

Replies: 7

Materials, shaders, what's the difference?

Can someone explain what the difference is between a 'material' and a 'shader'? I get confused when I read through the books. thanks, g.

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by greenleaf

13-11-2005|05:27 PM

Replies: 4

hourglass model...hhhhhmmmmmm

Finished this in a few hours...got bored and needed something to refresh my head for Ramsay continuation this week....I would like to develop this...

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by daverave

12-07-2014|01:59 PM

Replies: 12

Scale problem | Page: 1 2

need some help now ... I have huge problem ... my scean with buldings etc .. is smaller than the character ... i Group my character and try to scale...

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by ColdWave

28-12-2007|12:42 AM

Replies: 20

Don't need to read this one

My first post - just to let me upload my avatar.:D

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by raul

11-09-2002|03:56 AM

Replies: 14

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

Graph Editor Weird Snapping

(using Maya v6.5) I'm trying to tweak the keys in the graph editor. It's driving me crazy beacause I have to type in all of my tweaks. I can't...

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by Lakehaze

15-03-2006|11:23 PM

Replies: 3

Please someone help, double vertices and faces

Guys I'm having trouble with my vertices, I created a model in polygons and I seem to have double vertices and double faces all around the model. If...

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by mid7464

12-12-2009|04:45 PM

Replies: 2

PAY ME for the privilege of working for me! | Page: 1 2 3

Here's a concept that works.. After the recent "Guru incident" (http://www.canadiananimationresources.ca/?p=5790&cpage=1#comments - read the...

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by Jay

06-04-2012|10:04 PM

Replies: 34

editting set driven keys after they've been made

how do i edit set driven keys after they have been made?

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by Chirone

08-03-2009|07:50 PM

Replies: 4

Simple way to get a human 3d model into maya

and easy to resize. I need to be able to change the pose as well. I'm using this for my comic book to see how the shadows fall. any help apriciated.

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by Gen

09-08-2013|11:48 PM

Replies: 6

Insert key on a macbook?

Hi, I'm sure this has been asked and answered several times over, but I can't find an answer. I've tried using the home key on my keyboard in place...

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by gster123

10-11-2008|09:35 AM

Replies: 11

Chrome Texture rendering problem in Maya

I'm a beginner in Maya and recently I created a bathroom scene by following a tutorial. I did everything correct and applied all textures smoothly...

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by NextDesign

09-09-2011|07:20 PM

Replies: 2

Freedom of privacy issues with Microsoft's new OS. | Page: 1 2 3 4 5

A good friend of mine sent me this article about Microsoft's new OS and the new Fritz chip. From what I can see, this is bad news. The sad thing, is...

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by Pony

04-07-2003|05:34 AM

Replies: 70

Can' detach faces from the cylinder face

Hello, i have the following problem. I tried this Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=30&v=r6AsJ2ESXoA&feature=emb_logo At...

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by tweetytunes

11-05-2020|10:55 PM

Replies: 1

how to stop rendering process

any idea how to stop rendering process, let say, we just render to check something (let say the brigthness), so after the ouput kinda showing a...

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by Pursuiter

17-11-2005|08:49 AM

Replies: 1

imported dwg not visible.

Newbie here. I imported a simple triangular line shape from AutoCad. The outliner shows the object existing but it not visible in Maya. I suspect...

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by bullet1968

19-02-2011|12:40 AM

Replies: 8

Maya Brush Size

I cannot make the brush smaller for some reason however i can scale Radius(L) however i cannot scale the (U). Any possible fixes??? i know i can...

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by MrYeti

11-06-2013|10:26 AM

Replies: 3

Particles+Rigid bodies: Timeline playback not rendering!

Basically, what i'm doing is a keyframeless animation with particles and rigid bodies...sort of a chain of events type thing. It's quite short. ...

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by mriganksarkar

17-03-2021|10:54 AM

Replies: 6

moving image planes

Okay..dumb question...i am working on a tutorial and imported the image plane as directed. It is locked and I cant move it or select it. What am I...

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by Kratch

03-04-2008|10:28 PM

Replies: 2

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