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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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Finally got to Chapter 5 in the Maya 2020 Guide Book

After a lot of trial and error, and coming to terms that the book is definitely worded improperly that WILL guarantee your failure in a few of the...

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by SimplyMyself

12-06-2023|05:52 AM

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When entering Arnold Render View, my object deforms.

Hello! Maya newbie here. The problem is, i imported a character i sculpted in Zbrush and the textures i made in Substance Painter, rigged it, and now...

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by SimplyMyself

12-06-2023|04:10 AM

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How do I stop a playblast export that is in progrss?

I am exporting .png images (4000x4000) so that I can analyse the rough animation outside of Maya. There are times, I want to cancel the play...

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by RalfReddings

01-06-2023|01:14 PM

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Mash Instancing problems

Hi everyone, So im working on a project that im learning to use Instancing and Vegetation. Now I have an Instanced Tree and Im trying to place it...

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by murambi

31-05-2023|07:23 AM

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bad shading in part of mesh

hey i am new here and new to 3d modeling ^_^ i try to model a tower in maya and open a door in it but i get bad shading in the door frame i dont...

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by se7enhedd

30-04-2023|03:38 PM

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Splash simulation creating a pre defined shape

Hi, I hope someone can help, I’m looking to create a splash simulation animation that results in the splashes creating a specific shape briefly as...

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by AlexCG

08-03-2023|03:12 PM

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bake simulation in maya

Не запекается динамика, что делать?

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by AlexCG

08-03-2023|02:55 PM

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Hire professional hackers! (Telegrram: @Blackhat_plug)

We are a team of professional hackers. Our expertise is programming, running exploits, and setting up DDoS attacks, SEO and web design, hosting &...

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by paulsigman76

07-03-2023|04:33 PM

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Logo N-Gon Issue

I am working with a logo. The spline has been extruded, but the face is a huge n-gon. I want to work with the logo by doing an animation where...

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by lilnyc

12-02-2023|06:14 PM

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Funny marketing.

Hey, Im looking around for mesh examples to work from as I'm not happy with the one from my WIP yet. I found this for 129 dollars on turbo squid....

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by CecilHoward

27-01-2023|06:55 PM

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Customize the navigation of Mouse wheel?

I am absolutely new to Maya. In Rhino, Z-Brush, Cinema 4D and Sketchup I have made this common setting. Orbit is with Middle Mouse Button, pan...

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by StephenCross

12-01-2023|12:35 PM

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Use key frame animation after a motion path

I currently have a group of joints (bound to objects) moving along a motion path as desired. At the end of the path, I would like to switch to key...

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by kennethchiu

26-12-2022|04:55 AM

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Arnold Shading Problem

Hi, I am relatively new to Maya, especially texturing. I ran into a problem with my normal maps when I tried to finalize my render of my Fender...

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by Alec Riggs

21-12-2022|03:22 PM

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Problem with sculpting in Maya

I have a problem sculping in Maya with the vertex brush and when I try to drag an object by its vertices a face of the object is moved instead of the...

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by NadiaD

19-12-2022|10:27 AM

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New technology 2011

Some updates in the new year:) YouTube - My Blackberry Is Not Working! - The One Ronnie, Preview - BBC One YouTube - The woman language...

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by Diaz43

10-12-2022|05:52 AM

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How do I render AiAtmosphericVolume in Maya as a separate pass ?

I want to render Atmospheric volume in my scene as a separate pass so that I can composite it in a compositing software.

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by snapseed

12-11-2022|06:28 PM

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Batch export to .mb or .ma

Is there a script that can export groups within a single Maya scene as individual mb or ma files? I have many scenes which hold up to 100 objects...

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by Stephen

20-09-2022|04:51 PM

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Maya Bonus Tools 2014

Hello i'm looking for vintage Maya 2014 Bonus tool ! vintage Maya 2014-2017 Bonus tool ! could someone upload a link? txs in advance

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by CharlottePhillips

15-09-2022|12:29 AM

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.fbx import issue

hi there, i have an issue to import .fbx file; the object is very very big, appears in outliner, but just in perspective view! i just creat a...

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by placemonge

29-08-2022|08:29 AM

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How do you snap a vertex selection by a specific vertex?

I'm a Max user and am trying to figure out how in Maya I can snap move an entire selection of vertices (or edges or polys) by clicking and dragging a...

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by RobertDeleon

23-08-2022|10:58 PM

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How to Create Microscopic Medical Shader?

Hello, Can anybody please help on how to create microscopic bio medical shader for cells, virus ,bacteria etc in V-Ray or Arnold for maya

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by beraliva

12-07-2022|11:39 AM

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maya 2018 vs 2020 - viewport 2.0

Hi, I've recently got a new Mac (newer MacPro), so I can finally upgrade beyond Maya 2018. I've brought a 2k .png texture from Mudbox - it...

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by se7enhedd

09-07-2022|08:14 PM

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The lights are not working

Hello, i wanted to render one frame of liquid simulation but the lights are not working. Yes, i changed exposure and intensity of the light in the...

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by jasnacholera

03-06-2022|01:49 PM

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how to duplicate object with transform nodes

to make this simple, lets say i have an sphere with a cluster on all its vertices. I then weight half of the vertices to have .3 under the component...

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by vm3123

24-05-2022|04:12 PM

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how to reduce maya fbx file size?

hey there i am working now as freelance i create game assets for someone request this thing will be for mobile device he request small file size ...

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by HelenGoetz

09-04-2022|07:25 AM