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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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ButtonImage Transparency

Hello! :) I'm currently making a GUI for a Maya plug-in, and I am going to have some buttons on there that has to have some transparent parts....

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by arneoog

03-08-2006|12:13 PM

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Use MEL to specify directory for File Dialog

I am working on a animation short with a group of about 8 people and we have an area where all the master files are stored. I want to keep my project...

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by discostu

14-07-2006|05:30 PM

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creating geometry out of locators?

is there a possibility to create a geometry like a topology out of bout 2000 locators imported from a tracking program? if yes, I´d be happy!

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by Falott

27-06-2006|04:26 PM

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question on expressions

when i try to write an expression in maya, i keep getting an error attributes must be of float, integer, or boolean types filmTranslate. film...

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by skywola

21-06-2006|08:47 PM

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fitPanel -selected;

fitPanel -selected; This command does not seem to work good when I use it, it puts the object in the center of the panel (in perspective view),...

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by skywola

16-06-2006|04:29 AM

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shelfButton command

I know I've used this command before, but I can't get it to work today. According to the Maya docs, the following should make a button. ...

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by skywola

09-06-2006|01:26 AM

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Does it exist?

I've written a little script that creates a master cube and a bunch of followers. Hard to explain the usage for this, but go with me. It actually...

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by Dann

08-06-2006|06:39 PM

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randomize selected vertices

how do I randomize some selected vertices with the rand-command? just need to move the verts in Y a tiny little distance.

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by Falott

01-06-2006|06:01 PM

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Query windows.

I have been working with a simple MEL script for animation. The code imports a pixel map and searches through the pixels. Sometimes the pixels...

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by mayakid14

31-05-2006|08:57 PM

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WIP: My Raytracer | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Ok, this is a work in progress. I am programming a raytracer in c++. I will post a first update tonight, with diffuse shading. I will be using two...

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by MattTheMan

24-05-2006|12:13 AM

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normals [state] | Page: 1 2

is there a way to catch the state of normals? to know what direction they are facing? if they are facing away from camera or not. im tring to...

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by vladimirjp

27-04-2006|02:39 AM

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paste opposite pose script

just wondering if anyone has heard of a script in maya for "paste opposite pose"? i think this is a feature in max that many maya animators are...

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by scoonie_p

16-04-2006|04:00 PM

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Keyframe mel

I'm going to write a script that will be a great tool for animators but I could use a little guidance. Here's what I'm trying to do: Imagine...

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by Velusion

06-04-2006|04:28 PM

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String to Int

Does anyone know if there is a way to convert a string to an int or a float. Example: string $mystring = "15"; int $myint = ($mystring - 1);...

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by Alan

29-03-2006|03:12 PM

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saving as COPY????

Hi all, Does anybody know of a way to do a "save as copy" much like photoshop does, I want to be able to save my current scene out as a differnt...

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by Alan

29-03-2006|09:30 AM

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Popular MEL scripts?

What MEL scripts do you use on a regular basis and what do they perfom? Also, what is the mjpoly script?

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by BMS

29-03-2006|07:02 AM

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print system date and hour how?

what code I use to print actual date and hour of system? using this same thread, I want to ask what is the best way to store large amount of text...

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by skywola

27-03-2006|07:36 PM

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Size Of A Window

How to control the size of a window . . . string $window = `window -title "Window Sizing"`; columnLayout -adjustableColumn true; button -label...

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by skywola

25-03-2006|05:37 PM

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Editing Expressions

To create an expression in MEL, you would do this: expression -s "ls.rotateY = time;" -o expression1 -ae 1 -uc all ; // Result: expression1 // ...

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by skywola

25-03-2006|05:36 PM

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Another piece of code from Walkerman . .

This is part of the code the is used to build the sliders for various controls in the Walkerman window. First, I check to make sure that the Left...

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by skywola

25-03-2006|05:48 AM

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Joints and mel

hi, does anyone know, how to get informations like: parent, child, length, head or tail from a joint with mel? lg, leni

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by leni

24-03-2006|07:38 AM

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Walkerman's addBodyCode Procedure

This is the third procedure called, in the Walkerman program. If you are stepping thru Walkerman with the script editor, you would be doing this:...

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by skywola

10-03-2006|12:12 PM

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Walkerman's addAttributes Procedure

On this procedure, I will only list PART of it, it is very straigh-forward and relatively redundant, as far as the commands go. If you want to...

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by skywola

10-03-2006|11:19 AM

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Animation Via MEL - Coming soon

I am planning on releasing the MEL program that I described earlier as sophisticated MEL animation program that: Automatically animates both biped...

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by Falott

10-03-2006|07:29 AM

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Walkerman's addSkeleton Procedure

This is a detailed explaination of the Walkerman procedure for creating a biped skeleton . . . . If you want a procedure to only be callable...

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by skywola

10-03-2006|07:26 AM

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