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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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Set rotate to zero with MEL

Hi Guys. I have a few mocap animations and need to zero out rotate on every joint on the first keyframe to be able characterize the skeleton. I...

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by Vatica

19-11-2018|02:36 PM

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xray script

I am working on the dragon head tutorial and I have noticed that a few times Kurt uses a shelf button for xray. I am new to maya and honestly I just...

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by uberstonks

13-06-2005|07:08 PM

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How do I convert an item from an array into a string variable

I'm trying to get a string array containing the selected objects ( $objectsArray ), and then I would like to only get the first item from that array...

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by NextDesign

18-02-2016|05:08 AM

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time delay

Hi, I tried to follow the instructions in a tutorial about the making of a tail which uses a mel needed to delay the movement of joints, but when...

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by skywola

15-02-2006|03:18 AM

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procedure within procedure.???

hi People..... please know this is my second script and am also trying to understand MEL a bit better....... i'm trying to capture the...

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by ieoie

07-10-2013|09:20 PM

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Writing Script for baking FK-Controllers to Locators for Spaceswitching

Hello everyone, first time posting here and I would really appreciate your help. I’m writing one of my first scripts in MEL and I encountering a...

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by MollyTSnyder

11-01-2022|02:50 PM

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[Python-Scripting]Deleting non-default read-only cameras.

So i'm writing a python script that saves different shots from a scene in different .ma files.For each shot,only its camera should exist in its .ma...

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by NextDesign

19-07-2016|10:05 PM

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How to close a panel

I have created a panel layout containing (Front/Side/Top/Persp) - is used on one monitor This is the standard - so each time maya starts up this...

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by Protheus

27-02-2005|10:37 PM

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// Warning: line 0: swatches file depend node not found

Hey there. I am currently working on a scene in Maya 2014. I saved my maya 2014 file in .mb and then I restarted my computer. And when I tried to...

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by paragsharma

14-12-2014|12:44 PM

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bFlocking artificial flocking tool | Page: 1 2

Here's a custom Maya tool I've written in Python to generate artificial flocking or 'boids' based on the work of Craig Reynolds. Its an early version...

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by t1ck135

07-09-2007|11:38 AM

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MEL Script help (Beginner)

Hi guys, This is my first post here on this forum. I am very excited about learing Maya and I hope there people here who can help me along the way. ...

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by Gen

04-05-2015|08:32 PM

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Danny's UV tools ROCK!!! | Page: 1 2

HOLY CRAP!!! I finally got a chance to start texturing part of my ARGUS ship model, and just watching the UV editor window while the UVLayout...

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by ragecgi

30-06-2003|11:44 PM

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Maya lost parent reference edit after importing nested reference

Hello everyone! Bumped into a little problem. I have a set, in which i have nested references. And after i import this nested references i have...

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by golubevcg

16-03-2021|12:09 PM

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Syntax Error, please help

Hello, I am trying to write a script that will toggle the grid on and off in the current viewport with a hotkey. Unfortunatly, I'm getting a...

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by DezFX

17-01-2004|08:34 AM

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Hide Selected Faces

I'm trying to create two simple scripts in Maya '12 to replicate the "Hide Selected" faces and "Unhide All" functions from Max. I have minimal...

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by Gen

14-10-2014|10:23 PM

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Curve Rotation At Position?

Hello there, I am wondering if there's a way to get a curve's rotation data at a given percentage into the curve's length? I have managed to...

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by MayHazel

23-07-2022|10:06 AM

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Help with expressions for polyplanes

Due to the fact that Windows Movie Maker cannot play 15 individual images from my HD per second (trying to do a real cartoon), I have turned to Maya....

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