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I just caught this on a great archviz site, some of you have most definitely seen it because it was posted up on vimeo two months ago, but I missed...

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by BabyDuck

23-03-2011|10:10 PM

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no Rigid Bodies with Mental Ray batch

Hello there, after searching for help for 3 days now i hope that somebody can help me here :( my Problem: set up a scene with shattering...

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by sreeharimailbox

23-03-2011|11:35 AM

Replies: 10

render pass layers photoshop

how do you get the render pass layers in photoshop so dont have to position them manually

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by BabyDuck

18-03-2011|11:04 AM

Replies: 5

RenderMan & layered shader...HELP!!!

Hi guys, I'm trying to load one of my RM shaders to a layered shader in RenderMan for Maya however, my RMshader does not load into the layered...

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by honestdom

17-03-2011|12:39 AM

Replies: 5

ambient occlusion ray direction

how to i change the lighting direction for the ambient occlusion to match my scene lighting

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by honestdom

16-03-2011|09:53 AM

Replies: 8

Car paint

Hi, does anybody knows how to create good car paint or is it the best thing is to use default mental ray shader Thanks

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by amorgan1717

14-03-2011|11:12 PM

Replies: 4

Mesh not catching SSS

Hello!, well.. i need Help!. I have made a polyMesh character, unfolded UVMaps and ereased history for keep it low... i applied and Blinn or...

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by daverave

13-03-2011|10:33 PM

Replies: 9

HDR Glass tut and 3 Point light tut | Page: 1 2

Well I think this was a very informative tut Nilla, I learned quite a bit on how to create a good glass render.....I also have done the lighting tut...

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by bullet1968

04-03-2011|03:20 AM

Replies: 16

Final gather Question -Urgent!

Hello. I would like to ask about mental ray final gather option. I have large scene interior that have to look some realistic , and cartoon...

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by honestdom

02-03-2011|10:51 AM

Replies: 3

Wireframe on Subd

hi there, been a while since I have been on here. Have not found a whole lot on wireframe rendering in Maya. So I played around with it and found...

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by BabyDuck

20-02-2011|07:32 PM

Replies: 0

Lighting or shading

Just a quick question guys, what's the best way to do studio render for a car, do i need to create lighting and then materials or materials first?...

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by murambi

17-02-2011|08:15 AM

Replies: 6

SSS & Normal Map woes.

I'm not getting any normal bump mapping on my misss_fast_skin material using MentalRay. I'm using May2008. I initially set up the displacement...

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by Raptor365

14-02-2011|08:23 AM

Replies: 1

mib_color_mix connections ?

ahoi everyone! I am currently experimenting with skin shading. Since my girl finally gets her own avatar version of herself I need to make use of...

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by Falott

06-02-2011|08:23 AM

Replies: 6

rendering prob

Greetings guy im facing a problem when i rendering the model it keeps lagging for a long time pls guide me:(

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by honestdom

03-02-2011|12:11 PM

Replies: 7

Materials Swatch and Sample Swatch ...

Is there any way to have the material swatch and sample swatch display the actual material so it updates as its adjusted. Right now, when using...

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by Perfecto

21-01-2011|05:03 AM

Replies: 4

Rendering sequences directy from render view?

Is there a way to render and preview frame sequences directly within render view? I need to see how an animation is playing out (i'm trying to tweak...

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by proxy003

19-01-2011|08:42 PM

Replies: 0

mentay ray render

Hi, i tried to render a object with texture applied to it using mental ray but the object came out looking darkish broken. I tried different image...

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by choo

14-01-2011|02:06 PM

Replies: 3

Render View

One simple question. Is there a way to scroll through all the renders you create to compare one with another? I only seem to see the one and don't...

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by TerryG

13-01-2011|10:29 PM

Replies: 7

Shadow Render Pass

Hey All! My project is to make a maya text on my table. I recorded it, tracked it, imported to maya...Working good. & now i am rendering 458...

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by Joey81

11-01-2011|05:00 PM

Replies: 6

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

Render like Vray,

Heey, I've got a question is there option in maya. That renders look like a clay render such as in Vray in 3ds Max. I did try this on my...

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by David

08-01-2011|12:33 AM

Replies: 1

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

Help with banding issue in fog... | Page: 1 2

Hey guys I am wondering if anyone can assist... I am doing an underwater scene in Maya using Mental Ray with Maya's Physical (water) fog. I am...

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by Nilla

27-12-2010|01:14 AM

Replies: 21

Snowflake Tute Rendering Error

I've done the snow tute, I quite liked my result when I hit play within Maya but I can't get it to batch render (can render a single frame)... after...

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by bullet1968

23-12-2010|01:14 AM

Replies: 14

HELP! Rendering output doesn't match animation

Hi everybody, i created an animation with cheese and ham slices being cut from a loaf by a machine. While being cut they bend down and are...

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by honestdom

17-12-2010|10:00 AM