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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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Not a good Sign

So, I have this dynamics simulation. In playback, this sign has maybe three keyframed posistions, and on the last one or two goes from passive to...

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by Xander-0

07-10-2005|06:02 PM

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DESTROY AN OBJECT

Hi!I'm an italian boy,and i'm sorry for my bad english. I would like to know how I can destroy an object in Maya. For example,I've a cube and I...

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by Xander-0

07-10-2005|05:53 PM

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Freezing Ocean

Hello, I want to make a special effect in Maya. I've got an Ocean (fluid effects) and I want this ocean to freeze, beginning at the back of the...

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by alexkemp

29-09-2005|04:29 PM

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Voxels problem

Hey! I haven't posted in a while but I've been busy trying to learn new things with Maya. I'm working on a meteor that has crashed throught the...

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by Velusion

28-09-2005|09:07 PM

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Collision problem

I put a 3D fluid emitter in a model of a bottle that was positioned so that the fluid could pour out of it. I created a very thick fluid That...

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by Velusion

28-09-2005|03:03 PM

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Newton's pendulum

Hi all! I try to create a simulation of the newton's pendulum with the dynamics and I encounter problems! I've created five spheres with a...

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by hollw man

28-09-2005|01:41 PM

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Flag motion path

Is it possible to make a flag or rag of some sort, without using cloth, and attach it to a motion path, and whenever it moves, it flutters around the...

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by Shadeblade

27-09-2005|04:37 PM

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Water Fluids and explosion collision

hello, I am doing a project that needs to get done fast. I have gone through a couple tutorials, but they produced poor results, or I don't...

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by howdy-mr.

26-09-2005|11:16 PM

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making cable faling - how to avoid the cable intersect it self?

I'm making an elevator cable snap and falling down the shaft. Now, I extruded a circle curve (cable body) along a straigt curve (cable path), while...

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by ragecgi

26-09-2005|09:59 PM

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Lava-like Fluids...

i am working on an animation that requires, an india ink bottle be knocked over and for the ink to flow outward and spread across the table in a...

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by ragecgi

26-09-2005|08:38 PM

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Bubble help

I'm creating an underwater shot sequence, and I have a submarine w/ particle emitters attached to each propeller, so that it leaves a small,...

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by ragecgi

26-09-2005|07:58 PM

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text blowing off chalk board

Not sure if this is an animation question or special effect. However, I would like to have text written on a chalk board and then blown off into a...

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by ragecgi

26-09-2005|07:55 PM

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Rendering floating abjects.

I've created an ocean, which is animating in playback and redering fine, however when i ad an object (cube) and make it float "make motor boats", it...

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by Razor Blade

26-09-2005|04:39 PM

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Do your research: The Anatomy Of An Explosion

Ok folks, here is a link to a great research find on: The Anatomy of An Explosion: http://www.groundzerofx.com/explosions.htm

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by ragecgi

19-09-2005|05:27 AM

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Grass in the wind!!!

Hi ya, I'm in the process of trying to make some grass genlty move in the wind. I've used Fur for the grass and the dynamic attractor to get the...

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by blitzmaya

05-09-2005|05:42 PM

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paint fx

Does anyone know if paint FX strokes can cast shadows on other paint fx strokes?

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by Dann

30-07-2005|01:28 AM

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continuity

Hi, I have also posted this thread in the newbie sections, but haven't got a reply yet and since I need this now, I figured I would post it up...

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by graphik

26-07-2005|04:53 PM

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Cloth problem

Ok, so I´m back with another problem :D I´m having some problems with Maya Cloth, and it may be a pretty simple one to solve, I don´t know. But...

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by MixX

05-07-2005|10:50 AM

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Cloth Collision Object

I know you guys are probably sick to death of these Cloth Questions, well, here's another. I made a cloth object to fit around my character. ...

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by aa2147339

21-06-2005|02:45 AM

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Particle Instancing

i'm trying to instance a model as particles....i select the model, then the particles and go particles->instancer...but it doesnt replace the...

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by errethakbe

19-06-2005|02:21 AM

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rain

Is it possible to make rain with paint effects on a ocean, so you can get ripples on the water? thanks

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by Bambus

15-06-2005|08:31 AM

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mud?

how do I make mud? I used a fluid container and filled it half way with fluid. I made a ball that moves to collide with it. It works, but no matter...

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by alexkemp

10-06-2005|02:18 PM

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cloud particles too circular

Hey Guys, I'm currently making a scene which is just a thunderstorm in the clouds....what i'm doing is making the clouds in maya and taking them...

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