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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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Sticky: HUGE rendering problem - batch render different than single frame | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Hello to all. I am sorry that my first post for this great communitiy is a cry for help... but I desperately need some help. And sorry for my...

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by onemillionthanks

27-07-2018|07:31 AM

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How to reset the persp camera?

Well, I was using the camera shortcuts (I only just learnt them), and... I lost the camera :o How do I reset the perspective camera?

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by splinebender

08-01-2013|07:04 PM

Replies: 5

// Error: Socket error creating command port

:help: Evereytime i try to Bach Render, this appears. its only recently started doing his :/ Anyone know how i can fix it? :banghead::banghead:...

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by mofoo

28-02-2017|11:50 PM

Replies: 6

How do you have the camera follow an object?

Hey peeps...does anyone know how to link a camera to an object in motion so that the camera stays still while it follows the object across the...

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by Spyd03

09-03-2004|05:52 PM

Replies: 8

How to have an object cast/receive no shadows?

I have a diffuser object in my scene that I want to cast/receive no shadows, but couldn't really find a thread pertaining to this topic nor could I...

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by daverave

28-08-2011|09:19 PM

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How to create a glow effect in Arnold for Maya or change render engine?

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by Triangulatorinn

28-07-2020|04:12 AM

Replies: 2

Can't change render frame rate

Hello guys I have a quite simple problem, but couldn't fix it yet: Maya renders my avi-video always in 29 frames per seconds, even if I change the...

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by mxffiles

06-03-2017|04:54 AM

Replies: 6

Rendering Problem

I am using Maya 2011 on Windows 7, and I am rendering using Maya Software. I started a batch render and left it run overnight. I usually do this...

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by LauriePriest

01-04-2011|09:39 AM

Replies: 6

Light pass through translucent object

I have a room that is lit up by outside light The light passes through a window with translucent curtains, but the light is completely blocked. I set...

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by Gen

29-03-2011|06:31 AM

Replies: 5

Issue: Arnold Batch Render with Alpha Channel

When batch rendering with Arnold Render(1.1.0.3) in Maya 2015 (Windows 7), I get an alpha channel rendering a single frame. When batch rendering an...

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by luka3rd

16-02-2017|12:52 PM

Replies: 7

mental ray stories -Final Gathering- | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6

I plan to finally dive into mental ray and get a little wiser. Please contribute with your godlike knowledge of mentalray :) FIRST SOME ISSUES:...

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by Jozvex

01-03-2003|04:15 AM

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Wierd material problem (black in render) | Page: 1 2

Hello everyone. I created a basic Creeper model (from the game Minecraft), and I'm experiencing a weird problem. When I look at the model in the...

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by Matan2013

27-01-2013|03:42 PM

Replies: 18

glass and shadows problem

I've been having some issues with lighting a large scene I'm working on so I decided to make a small "lighting model" and work it out there. ...

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by Gen

05-03-2015|08:55 AM

Replies: 8

error error error | Page: 1 2

when i clicked render button for rendering it show this error below.. // Error: (Mayatomr.Output) : failed during mental ray rendering: mental ray...

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by em raj

09-12-2016|04:20 PM

Replies: 16

Rendering Light Bulb Glow

Hello, I am new here and also have only been using Maya for around 2 months, so please go easy on me! I have followed several tutorials and...

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by NextDesign

19-12-2012|02:58 AM

Replies: 11

Help with Maya Arnold clipping mask

I am trying to make grass using an image I made in photoshop, but whenever I render it using arnold the grass in the back is black instead of...

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by Jackkd88

03-09-2020|03:09 PM

Replies: 1

How to texture lips and eye edges | Page: 1 2 3

Hi all I am in the midst of rendering / texturing my 3D head mesh with the objective of photorealism. I've applied fast skin, Brownian 3D and hair...

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by ezanih

13-04-2010|08:41 AM

Replies: 38

Arnold wont render diffuse on objects

Okay, im out of ideas. So I applied my diffuse to this object, render it and it worked fine, i added the specular map and bump to it and after that...

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by Skalman

22-09-2014|08:30 PM

Replies: 5

Easiest way to render just an alpha channel?

Hello, I'm using mentalray and I select under framebuffer a filetype which is just an alpha but it's like Maya ignores my command and apparently...

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by Tausendberg

09-02-2015|09:41 AM

Replies: 4

proper connection: mia_material_x + normalMap

dear folks, Intro: I´ve come around that issue many times, but always ended up by using a bumpmap instead of normalMap, because it simply doesn´t...

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by NextDesign

11-12-2011|06:17 PM

Replies: 11

Can't batch render more than two frames!

Hello everyone, Sorry to have to make my first post here under such unfortunate circumstances, heh. But I'm just about at my wit's end with this....

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by lvuorenvirta

15-05-2015|09:51 AM

Replies: 2

HELP!! Mental Ray and Xgen Fur

Hello all, if anyone can help me I would ever so much appreciate it. I'm using Xgen fur in Maya 2015 on a tiger that I've textured and I've...

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by kevboyle

08-04-2016|08:46 PM

Replies: 5

Batch Rending Render Layers

So I am getting ready to render some render layers and have been looking around for a way to render all the layers at once so to say. I am going out...

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by Perfecto

07-01-2011|07:04 PM

Replies: 7

Camera rendering problem!

Hello guys, I've got a problem. I'm trying to make an animation with a house model I made, using a camera. But the problem is that the render comes...

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by Aurorap

08-01-2011|10:42 PM

Replies: 2

Composite in Maya

Hello everyone, I am trying to use Maya Composite , but can't find how to launch it in Maya??

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by BldRnr

29-10-2019|11:05 AM

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Smooth mesh doesn't render in maya software

Hello, i was rendering with maya software and i used a smooth object (Cube) but it was not smooth in the render. but in the viewport it is helpp!!!!...

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by Gen

24-06-2014|09:30 PM

Replies: 1