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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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Sticky: Corrupted file prevention - A guide

I've seen a lot of "my file is corrupted" threads recently, and thought I would jot down some methods to avoid this. Now, this won't stop them from...

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by Janleex0

19-11-2015|07:54 AM

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Sticky: * READ ME BEFORE POSTING *

When asking for tech help, please try to be as specific as you can about the problem and provide as much information as you can so that we can assist...

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by dave_baer

11-07-2004|02:47 PM

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Render is only a Black Screen | Page: 1 2

I'm having an odd issue I've been working on a project for a couple of months (with only the normal maya problems). and then today after...

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by Agni07

02-11-2016|04:03 PM

Replies: 17

License was not obtained issue

Hey guys, so I installed Maya 2012 and whenever I open it, i get an error message (below is a screenshot) and it will not allow me to open up the...

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by Keeganvr

02-09-2015|05:51 PM

Replies: 13

Some objects turned green after reloading the scene.

Hello, I have a serious problem with maya where some of my objects on scene that were ok couple minutes before closing the maya became green after...

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by zero3growlithe

08-09-2014|08:41 AM

Replies: 5

maya lagging | Page: 1 2 3

Hi greetings i facing a problem which is while i am modeling or texturing in maya software at the meantime the maya keeping lagging i wonder what...

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by MakingPicsSlowly

19-10-2012|11:18 AM

Replies: 39

can't unhide object, please help!

hello again guys... new question... i recently deleted history, saved my project, closed and re-opened maya 2013. now, i want to unhide an object...

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by davad138

02-02-2017|01:16 PM

Replies: 5

Preferences wont save

Hi, this is bugging me ever since I am running maya under winXP. (never had this problem under win2k) Preference -> Settings my default settings...

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by Falott

21-07-2008|06:10 PM

Replies: 8

how to use MAYA LIVE ??? | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Hello everyone, hope you're all cool, I have a question. I'm desperately trying to combine 3D objects into video footage, and so naturally I have...

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by cgisoul

19-04-2012|11:25 AM

Replies: 112

Objects turning black

This is driving me nuts. It seems like when certain MR shaders are assigned to objects and you select the objects while the UV texture editor is...

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by Perfecto

07-03-2011|01:00 AM

Replies: 3

change selected object color display?

Hi, Well, i tried to search but i really don't know preety much wich keywords to use, and so far haven't got any results, so i ask you: Can i...

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by Wasp666xyz

20-02-2016|09:02 AM

Replies: 3

Object appears black in Arnold Render View

I'm fairly new to Maya and am trying to develop a basic character and wanted to test out what it looked like with lighting, but when I opened the...

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by David

09-07-2020|03:02 PM

Replies: 1

Expression editor won't load

Hello. Whenever I try to open up the Expression Editor window Maya throws this error: Error: file: C:/Program...

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by litote

11-09-2017|10:03 AM

Replies: 9

Switch between cameras

i need some help using multiple cameras in my animation i want to play a clip using a camera and then in the middle of the clip switch the...

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by aashe

30-07-2018|02:10 PM

Replies: 4

I can't select one face

For some reason I can't select one face on my polygons. In any Polygon, I will select a face and a face on the other side of the polygon will be...

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by Brylan

05-09-2014|01:13 AM

Replies: 12

Mental Ray won't batch render

Hello, When I try render with mental ray I get the following: // Result: Saving temporary file: /Users/lcladmin/Dropbox/Brew/Body/scenes/render...

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by NextDesign

15-04-2014|03:53 AM

Replies: 13

Rate your setup... | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Im running on an athalon 1400 single cpu 256mb ddr ram geforce3. runs very well with modelling until you get a lot on the screen but can take a long...

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by Joopson

18-04-2006|01:15 AM

Replies: 130

How to backup a custom shelf?

Hi, I was wondering where do we find the custom shelf file or config file as I have Maya installed at home and at work and I would like to be able...

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by Amzingman

11-03-2016|05:37 PM

Replies: 5

Geometry not showing in ortho views

I'm modeling a pretty simple mailbox but I'm having a problem. My perspective viewport is working normally, but the orthographic viewports aren't...

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by NextDesign

15-04-2012|03:10 AM

Replies: 5

shader switch

Hello every, is it possible to switch a shading material already connected to selected faces without having to re select the faces all over again?...

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by Hasi

26-09-2019|10:01 AM

Replies: 12

trouble opening maya scene

Hi. I have trouble opening a maya scene. It says "Errors have occurred while reading this scene that may result in data loss. Please check the Script...

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by Stef2416

07-10-2022|07:42 PM

Replies: 3

Maya 11 won't open, can only see "Output" window.

Hey all. Well, the topic pretty much sums my problem up. I downloaded Maya student license, but after installing it I can’t open the program. All...

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by mechanicarts

22-06-2011|12:30 AM

Replies: 3

Grey Screen Problem | Page: 1 2 3

This is a strange problem that I have not come across before. When I press 'space' to go into the 4 view and then click in the persp view and press...

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by thoughtcrime

27-02-2004|05:09 AM

Replies: 43

Changing Navigation Controls?

I want to swap around which mouse button is used for the TrackTool and DollyTool. How can i do this?

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by JimmyC

22-02-2005|07:39 PM

Replies: 10

Image Plane Visible in Viewport but not in Render

I've checked the far clipping plane to make sure it's substantial. My image size (I reduced in Ps) is now 1920x1080. Any suggestions for...

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by thawk127

22-05-2017|10:51 AM

Replies: 2

Strange Problem - Unable to change attributes for multiple objects

I have not used Maya since version 7. I use to able to select multiple objects and change an attribute, this would apply this for all objects in one...

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by anthonysw3

04-12-2010|11:56 PM

Replies: 4

manipulator tool greyed out

Please tell me there is a way to fix this problem. I am freaking out. I cant move my model. The manipulator is grayed out. What the heck?

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