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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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position of a vertex | Page: 1 2

Hi How to get the value of the position of polygon vertex (x y z)... What is the MEL command to get the value ... Please some one reply me...

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by souzasan

01-09-2007|06:38 AM

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// Error: line 0: Error reading file.

Hi there. I worked on a project one week. Once I restarted my computer . When I tried to open my .mb this error showed: // Error: line 0: Error...

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by OriannaMainJack

03-08-2016|05:52 PM

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Maya->Indigo0.5.3/0.5.4 Exporter Script | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Well, people, I haven't programmed in a while. Now I want to make an MEL script that takes a Maya scene and makes an Indigo XML file. So far- this...

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by MattTheMan

19-06-2008|09:10 AM

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How can I list all objects in a Maya scene in a roll-down list with MEL?

Hi, I am making a GUI with MEL and I want to list all objects in the Maya scene (both selected and unselected) when the GUI open. Right now I am...

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by vern

01-09-2003|05:12 PM

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File name prefix and Layer names | Page: 1 2

what first seemed to be an easy task turned out to break my head right now. What I need to do is (for many many files and layers) to output rendered...

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by NextDesign

08-09-2011|01:57 AM

Replies: 26

Measure Angle Tool

I built a tool to measure angles in Maya. I think it could be pretty useful. I know there are a few others out there like this, but I hope that this...

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by stwert

28-10-2017|07:48 PM

Replies: 14

find object's material via mel

Is there a way to determine an object's material via MEL? Even better, is there a way to find the material that is assigned to a specific face? I...

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by dannyngan

14-01-2003|03:58 AM

Replies: 11

"Object's name is not unique"

Hi everyone! 'been out of touch for a time. I'm fairly new to scripting. I'm trying to create an animation friendly UI window using the textbook...

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by skyzeyez

13-05-2003|09:34 PM

Replies: 11

some python function is not working in maya?

hi, i am new to python ... recently i had watched some tutorial about python. and i try it, it work in IDLE but when i apply in MAYA it doesn't...

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by warnerarc

27-07-2021|06:38 AM

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snap to joints

anyone have or know where i can get a snap to joints script? Thanks David

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by NextDesign

24-07-2014|06:35 AM

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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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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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Error: Cannot convert data type float to type float

This is a script for cloning a tank tread. I got it from a tutorial but applying it on different model. I tried to make sure that names of the...

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by baguzie2

15-07-2014|11:49 PM

Replies: 11

maya script to delete hidden objects

Hi all, Please tell if anyone have some script to delete hidden objects at once.. Thanks

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by Jackkd88

03-09-2020|02:11 PM

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random rotate expression

Hi all, I have been ripping my hair out trying to get this correct. What I have is an airplane that is instanced to particles and moved in formation...

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by ieoie

03-02-2013|07:43 PM

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NCloth set alpha based on vertex position

I am trying the following setup: NCloth material has a) or a initial state, b) a copy of mesh in initial state NCloth is tearable and will split...

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by brandaoSA

08-06-2020|08:41 AM

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Spin Faces | Page: 1 2

Does anyone know how to add a "spin faces" MEL to Maya. I do not know anyhting about MEL. I downloaded something off of the Internet and it seems as...

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by Jay

01-05-2014|09:38 PM

Replies: 21

Pose referencing

Is anyone aware of a mel script that allows you to reference a pose from another scene file. I have a master scene file that I'm cutting up into shot...

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by Razgriz

27-09-2019|07:12 AM

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using mel to select multiple objects

i am trying to select a range of objects using mel. is this even possible? for a uni project i am using ncloth to lay a cobblestone path (the path...

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by AverageRigger

29-01-2020|03:10 PM

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Project Manager V2.0

Hi I update "Project Manager". Click here to Download In V2.0 - Thumbnail added. Now you can save your files with thumbnails and you...

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by equinox

17-05-2019|12:26 AM

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Is anyone using MEL? | Page: 1 2 3

Of all the forums up here, this one seems to get very little traffic. Either everyone here is very comfortable with MEL and expressions or no one's...

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