Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1
This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.
Hello All, Needing a little help rendering a boat in Mental Ray. I am rendering out a boat and can't seem to get the cabin color to match the...
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by Gen
05-08-2013|09:44 PM
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Hi, I have nebula gas made with the 3D brush tool When I render the image looks fine in Maya, I export it as a jpeg and again everything looks as it...
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general zod 03-08-2013|12:27 PM
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Hey there! I've been wondering how to make transparent texture to not "catch" lights on transparent places. Maybe it's simple but I don't know how
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by Gen
26-07-2013|11:22 PM
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Hey there. I've been wondering how to make simple glowing plane. When I increased/decreased the glowing intensity on the material nothing changes. I...
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by Gen
25-07-2013|08:14 PM
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Hi there! I have an issue with Maya Software. When I render scene..... the textures just aren't on their places. Here is what I mean:...
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by BldRnr
21-07-2013|08:48 PM
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Like the title says, :) I've noticed that the batch render takes longer per frame than a single test render does. As in much longer, almost double...
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Calvin 20-07-2013|04:50 AM
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I'm using the dj_mix_colors node to compile a miaX as my base metal layer and a Lambert to overlay some rust on top. It's overlapping properly but...
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CyberGolem 19-07-2013|10:56 PM
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I am working with Jennifer O'Connors book Mastering Mental Ray. She is working in Max Design in the book. In there she mentions a setting...
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17-07-2013|05:04 PM
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Hi everybody I am a bit stumped. I have a simple scene lit with MR sun and sky. The default setup uses a mia_exposure_simple node connected to...
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by PixalZA
09-07-2013|09:48 AM
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Hi all, Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, couldn't seem to find a fur-specific thread. :) I'm working on an anthropomorphic furry character,...
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by Calvin
02-07-2013|08:06 AM
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Hey! I've got a big problem with the mia_car_paint shader. I've modeled the exteriour design of a lamborghini murcielago, but the paint doesn't...
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27-06-2013|11:35 PM
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I've watched a couple of tutorials about this node but it doesn't cover the desired effect I'm needing or the instructor isn't very good at...
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by Gen
26-06-2013|09:41 AM
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This may not be the most appropriate place or forum for this question - but hopefully it's reasonably on-topic... I've been looking into occlusion...
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se7enhedd 25-06-2013|10:57 AM
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Hello, I have a tiff image that I'm using as a texture, along with a displacement map to match it. The texture looks like it works great in the...
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cdozier86 24-06-2013|05:38 AM
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Hello, I'm making one of my first animations in maya, but strumbled on a big problem. I would like to use the mental ray to render my animation,...
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by Gen
15-06-2013|07:56 PM
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Hi, How can I make this car look realistic? I'm having such a hard time with realistic texturing and lighting. How do I do it? I've been using...
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by Gen
15-06-2013|07:19 PM
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My Single Frame mentalray renders are working perfectly. However, when I go to render the scene using Batch Render, my images come out with missing...
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by Gen
15-06-2013|07:05 PM
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i'm trying to create a lighting effect of (volumetric) light rays coming through the doorway but whatever i do to the light and object settings, the...
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metalmustaine 09-06-2013|02:04 PM
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Anyway to render both? Say I have maya grass textures but other modeling with mental ray textures. New to maya! Thanks
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by Zer0Boy
01-06-2013|04:03 PM
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Hi im newish to maya and im trying to create 2 boxes where it looks like light is coming out the top of the box but im not sure of the best way 2 do...
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by gubar
24-05-2013|09:22 AM
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I've got another weird mental ray problem that I can't find a solution through google. I noticed that my main render layer was rendering slightly...
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by stwert
18-05-2013|07:23 PM
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I have a scene with a car. The car is being lit by a HDRI and a Directional Light. However, the tires are too deep in shadow. So I created a Spot...
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16-05-2013|04:31 PM
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I've been using Vray for a few weeks now and I've noticed that when I use it to batch render my script editor just sits on Result: Rendering with...
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lilnik 14-05-2013|12:52 PM
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I don't know why this is suddenly happening... I've been hardware batch rendering a cloud of sprite particles that are given random RGB values via...
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scentmental 14-05-2013|01:14 AM
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hey guys i am having a hard time figuring out how to add an object reflection to my plane. as you can see in the image attached, i'd like to add a...
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by Ozgalis
10-05-2013|10:22 PM
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