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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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MAYA 2013 API guide required.

Hello! Does anyone have the maya-sdkdoc-2013-enu.exe? I want to install it in my PC, to learn MAYA API. Thank you! :help:

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by arkmnpszy

15-03-2017|06:10 AM

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Paste Relative

I want to write a command that will paste animation relative to an existing key value. This works, but if you’re pasting in the middle of a bunch of...

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by NextDesign

27-02-2017|11:35 PM

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Simple Expression please help!

Greetings, I'm trying to write a simple mel expression for my character rig, but each time i hit Create in the expression editor it says i have a...

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by NextDesign

11-02-2017|03:20 PM

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Help for lighting automation.

I need a tool which enables me to create contribution maps with a name of my choice and adding opacity pass to the respective contribution map. ...

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by Gourish317

04-11-2016|02:03 AM

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Change Event for Scene?

Hi, I have a list that I want to update when objects have been added or deleted from the Maya scene. Is there some kind of global event or...

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by Gen

12-10-2016|02:30 PM

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maya MSceneMessage kBeforeSave callback

I need to register to some maya's MSceneMessage callback, and query the scene paths. I need to get both before and after's maya path. (open , save...

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by NextDesign

21-09-2016|07:06 AM

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expression to have multiple axes controling one axis

I am making a small mechanical ladybug. Right now I can easily make one IK leg move in one axes and have that move the gear on the Y axis. however...

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by charlieNN

19-09-2016|06:33 AM

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Expression on Bend Deformer Problem

Hello all, I recently used a bend deformer on a bunch of feathers on a bird model to simulate flying through the air without having to actually...

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by Calvin

22-08-2016|08:24 AM

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need help >.< copying and pasting values!

Hello everyone Im currently scripting a tool which will allow me to copy the transforms on all a models vertices and paste them onto a duplicate...

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by NextDesign

10-08-2016|07:59 PM

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// Error: line 0: Error reading file.

Hi there. I worked on a project one week. Once I restarted my computer . When I tried to open my .mb this error showed: // Error: line 0: Error...

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by OriannaMainJack

03-08-2016|05:52 PM

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Maya Vray Mel Script need help

Hi all, as i'm new to mel script i need help on coding,m working on prerender mel script where i need to give a hard coded path for maya vray...

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by Sixsteps

29-07-2016|06:04 AM

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Automating simple tasks, new to scripting

Hey guys, I'm not new to Maya, but I'm super new to scripting. I was hoping someone could help me kind of cobble together a script or two. I've been...

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by Myselfsama

26-07-2016|09:59 AM

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Bone Selection / Deselection Code Equivalent

Hi there, I'm writing a script that automatically prevents bones from being selected when I'm trying to modify control vertices on a curve. ...

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by MarCoder

20-07-2016|12:59 AM

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[Python-Scripting]Deleting non-default read-only cameras.

So i'm writing a python script that saves different shots from a scene in different .ma files.For each shot,only its camera should exist in its .ma...

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by NextDesign

19-07-2016|10:05 PM

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Combine NURBS tools with MEL Script?

Hi there, In an effort to streamline my workflow I'm in the midst of creating a few new custom shortcuts, but since I'm not that good at...

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by JohanWendesten

10-07-2016|09:58 PM

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Changing the Film Gate

I am trying to modify the Maya camera's film gate attribute in which I have 2 almost similar film backs with the same values in terms of its aperture...

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by salik89

04-07-2016|05:34 PM

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treeView addItem

I have a treeView control that will not display all the items ( 1500) that I've added. Is there a maximum number of items that I can add? Is...

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by eharmon

28-06-2016|04:29 PM

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MEL getAttr and setAttr help - Extreme Newby

Hey guys, I'm a new user to maya and extremely new to MEL. I have a nurbs curve and a gravitational field affecting a particle system. I want to...

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by undisputed1122

18-06-2016|08:00 AM

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[Project] Maya Skinning Tool MEL

Hi, I'm new with maya programming. I decided to make a project, a mel project. This will consist of creating a new tool wrote in Mel to help peoples...

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by Ideacraft

29-05-2016|01:44 PM

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How to select all attributes in GraphEditorOutliner

I'm trying to make a script that will select everything (all attributes) in the Graph Editor Outliner, and pin them. Is there an easy way to do...

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by gsur

13-03-2016|08:02 PM

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How do I get the selected curve name?

I'm trying to get the name of the selected curve in the Graph Editor. For example: pSphere.scaleX (note the period!) 1) If I try this: string...

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by gsur

28-02-2016|07:37 AM

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load variables from a text file

hello everyone, I need your help. As indicated in the title, I want to load variables from a text file. I'm writing a single script. At first, I...

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by uncharming

22-02-2016|11:53 PM

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How do I convert an item from an array into a string variable

I'm trying to get a string array containing the selected objects ( $objectsArray ), and then I would like to only get the first item from that array...

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by NextDesign

18-02-2016|05:08 AM

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MEL joint name

Hi, i'm trying make a simple skinning script and I stuck on: first I selecting egdes after I do "go to vertex", after I selecting joint where...

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by DilanDK

28-01-2016|08:20 AM