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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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converting triangle polygons to quads ?

Hi can anybody tell me how to convert triangle polygons to quads in maya 2009 :( http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/728/image2cy.png

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by bullet1968

21-12-2010|11:16 PM

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// Warning: Encountered a non-manifold vertex. Cannot Bevel. //

http://s1.directupload.net/images/130907/jlouqpuf.png How to fix this Problem on those Edges? EDIT: I did a clean mesh for manifold...

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by LauriePriest

16-09-2013|02:12 PM

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object invisible after loading scene

hi folks, i'm going crazy: when i open my project, the object isn't there, even though i saved it. i also have incremental save on and in some...

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by halfasix

09-11-2019|07:17 PM

Replies: 14

Low Poly Look

Hello fellow maya enthusiasts. http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/toruslowpoly.jpg Im trying to model a low poly look of...

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by Skalman

08-10-2013|08:15 AM

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Double sided polygons question

Hi again. Just a general question about polygons in Maya. So for I've been merrily modeling away and my polygons appear to be double sided (shaded...

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by ctbram

21-03-2012|02:34 PM

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I need to reset the pivot

somehow i managed to press insert and the pivot point got all crazy and flew away. How can i reset the pivot point back to normal mode so that it...

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by ctbram

13-09-2011|06:15 PM

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Snapping Vertices?

I've wasted the whole afternoon trying to figure out where i'm going wrong with the first tutorial on building a room. Really annoyed with myself...

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by bullet1968

01-04-2012|09:53 AM

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Maya vs Mudbox

Hi i'm a beginner in the CGI world. Let us assume that i want to make a 20 sec sci-fi adventurous battle...i know that this kind of work is weary...

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by Skalman

31-05-2013|08:33 PM

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changing measurements to feet/inches, maya 2012

hey i was just wondering how i would go about changing the units of measure to feet or inches... im making model of a cabin i want to build ...

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by naveenraghul

17-11-2016|07:20 AM

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Extract a curve from a poly model?

Hey, I'm currently working on a poly model in maya 2010 and I would need to extract a profile curve from my surface... I tried duplicate the...

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by daverave

18-04-2013|05:15 PM

Replies: 8

Can't import a obj. file

I'm new with maya. So the problem is that i export a obj. model and I save it, but when i'm going to load that file nothing apears, I don't know...

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by Gen

24-09-2013|09:57 AM

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Issues for max to maya users | Page: 1 2

Hello, I'm a former 3D Studio Max user and I have been working in Maya for 2 months now. I saved some questions during my learning experience in...

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by MrYeti

25-09-2014|09:36 PM

Replies: 23

New 3d model search engine | Page: 1 2

Hi, everybody! A month ago we've started 3d model search engine. Its like a Google, but only for 3d models. http://3dmdb.com/ - 3d model...

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by Jack55555

19-08-2019|10:31 AM

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How do I soften hard edges?

Hi, I am modeling an object which is supposed to look smooth, however: All the edges really stand out and its very clear where every face lies. So...

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by Zebahan

17-06-2012|03:46 PM

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Selecting faces without selecting the back faces

You would think that there would be a setting to allow you to select some faces with the lassoo with out it automatically selecting faces on the back...

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by Alan

16-11-2004|03:50 PM

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Uv unfolding is not working.

I'm at my wit's end here... I've tried the entire day to make the uv unfold in the uv texture editor work in maya. But everytime I try the uv don't...

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by Skalman

09-01-2014|07:26 AM

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How to set UV grid to 4k

Hi there, super stuck - the maya Uv grid size seems to stop at 1024 - you can't move the slider up anymore, also it doesn't seem to do anything...

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by Jay

18-02-2017|06:40 PM

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deleting 'empty' transform nodes in outliner

Hey guys, I was wondering if there was anyway to delete transform nodes in the outliner, as in the ones that are just the white squares, look...

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by Xander-0

21-04-2008|10:37 PM

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how to model boots?

im having a lot of trouble modeling boots/shoes. could anyone give me a good idea how I should start? a link to any good tutorials/workflow...

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by amliakatherine

10-02-2021|07:32 AM

Replies: 5

Polygon Modeling with curves | Page: 1 2

I am really new to modeling with Maya, so please forgive me if I make a few mistakes in this thread. I am practicing on my modeling skills, so I...

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by ctbram

23-09-2011|06:43 AM

Replies: 27

polygon edges appear smooth

hi guys, i have a problem: i'm modelling a car at the moment, i built the rough surfaces in nurbs and then converted them to polys. sometimes a...

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by MikeMethod

06-09-2012|11:42 AM

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select edge loop trick?

Hey I use select edge loop tool a lot - it is great to just double click on an edge and Maya selects the whole loop. But sometimes I'd like to...

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by danielchappelle

15-10-2012|03:53 PM

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mirror curves

I have created a set of curves for a hair system for half a head and also for eyebrows and eye lashes and am tring to find a way to mirror them over...

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