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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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by asksoft2020

21-02-2025|06:07 AM

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Autodesk releases Maya 2018

Maya 2018 is out. The latest version makes Viewport 2.0 Maya's primary viewport display, and adds a few new modelling and animation features. There's...

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by mirth1956

18-02-2025|07:13 AM

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New tutorial - Principles of UV mapping in Maya 2020

Continuing our getting started with Maya series we're going to walk you through the principles of UV mapping. If you've never done any UV mapping...

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by zeusz7

14-02-2025|09:27 AM

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New tutorial - Create tileable textures from photos. Photoshop to Alchemist to Maya 2

wmuqmkkRfHA https://youtu.be/wmuqmkkRfHA Covers the process of texture creation from a photographic image through to a full tileable 3d...

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by run00

06-02-2025|01:29 AM

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New tutorial - Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping

https://simplymaya.com/images/maya_new_banners/393.jpg In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically...

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by missarose

04-02-2025|09:27 AM

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New forum | Page: 1 2

New forum is here we hope you like it. Still some tweaking to be done, but it should now be a lot easier to use. Changes to the site as well as...

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by mrbassman

01-02-2025|01:29 AM

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New tutorial - Modeling a custom fit 3D printable face mask in Maya 2020

c2ZWSPYLqeY A quick disclaimer, I'm not a medical professional and this tutorial is done as a modelling exercise in Maya for our community over...

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by Rebuke

31-01-2025|01:31 PM

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Site no longer updated?

Is the site now shutdown and not updated? Seems the common replies are now spam comments?

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by halafradrimx

27-01-2025|12:10 PM

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New tutorial - UV Layout - Combat knife in Maya 2020

Continuing the modelling which can be found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRZexOqjd1U We look at some techniques to quickly UV an object in Maya....

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by Lisley

29-12-2024|09:29 AM

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Maya 2020 fundamentals - modelling the real world

https://simplymaya.com//images/maya_new_banners/394.jpg This tutorial at its core is an introduction to modelling real-world objects. Having...

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by kafat

23-12-2024|06:41 PM

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Two new free character rigs for Maya

Get the free rigs Lily and Snout from Artella. https://simplymaya.com/images/articles/artella-fb-thumb.jpg

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by run00

18-12-2024|10:15 AM

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Bitcoin as payment method

We've added a Bitcoin payment method for individual tutorials. This is for our customers that do not have access to a Credit Card or Can't use...

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by mirth1956

01-12-2024|01:52 PM

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Get 100 free Maya models for cartoon sets | Page: 1 2

Nice new resource that lets you quickly build cartoon sets, that can be used as backdrops for animated shots or to practice lighting, or anything...

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by zaifoster

10-11-2024|12:15 PM

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New tutorial - Getting started with Maya 2020

uNGCemkaV1Y https://youtu.be/uNGCemkaV1Y The first course in a series of tutorials designed to get you up and running with Maya. Aimed squarely...

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by mirth1956

03-11-2024|07:34 AM

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New tutorial - Modelling a combat knife in Maya 2020

A tutorial on basic poly modelling in Maya 2020. This is a continuation of our getting started with Maya series and contains the information you need...

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by BradleySherman

29-10-2024|10:45 AM

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New SimplyMaya tutorials

New training is out! We've added three new tutorials to our robot series. They can be viewed as part of the series or as stand alone projects. ...

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by zaifoster

26-10-2024|05:14 AM

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archived downloads issue

Downloading archived training files is not working, we are fixing this now. We will update this post when it's fixed. Newer tutorial downloads are...

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by mrbassman

25-10-2024|08:24 PM

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Autodesk feature list for Maya 2022.1

The next update to Maya includes new starter tutorials, a restored viewcube widget, and a global search system. For details, check out the Autodesk...

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by missarose

19-10-2024|06:59 AM

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Work being done on the fourms

Hi we are working to improve the forums at the moment, if you spot somthing that's not right please do let us know. Cheers David :)

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by johndgordon

14-10-2024|10:53 AM

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New tutorial - Maya 2020 custom shelf with scripts

https://youtu.be/T99-cRe3kW0 T99-cRe3kW0 Continuing our getting started with Maya 2020 series we create a custom shelf in Maya to speed up our...

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by antheaaa

10-10-2024|10:56 PM

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New servers

Hi we have just moved to a bunch of new servers. We'll be working on the site over the next coming days restyling and making it easier to use. ...

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by srlake314

09-10-2024|02:18 PM

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Animated series of Marvel Cinematic Universe

Get ready to reimagine the movies from MCU with the new series What If...? It explores what would happen if major moments in the films occurred...

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by Natalia98

23-09-2024|01:37 PM

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Lego Minions Short Film

Minions: The Rise of Gru was pushed back from its planned release date this month to next year. In the meantime, we can enjoy the LEGO Minions as...

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by johmaco

14-09-2024|05:00 PM

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Effects of The Mandalorian

Congrats to everyone that worked on this great show, really cool breakdown. ...

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by Error9001

13-03-2024|08:03 AM

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Teaser trailer for Disney's Encanto

Walt Disney Animation Studios just released a teaser trailer for their sixtieth animated feature. Encanto tells the story of the Madrigal family who...

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