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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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Shader multiplying on its own

I'm currently using Maya 2019 and I've noticed that a Lambert shader is multiplying whenever I apply any shader or texture to my geometry. I've...

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by persius

15-01-2022|08:40 PM

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Objects move inconsistently when I move multiple

Uh, weird subject line, I admit, but here's my problem (which I am having with Maya 8.5 for Intel Mac): When I am working on a scene and paste in,...

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by SimplyFilip

26-12-2021|01:20 PM

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Uvs not matching after transfer attributes

Hi, If I'm transferring uvs from one mesh to another mesh using the transfer attributes. I am facing with some. Uvs shifting and going elsewhere....

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by arnovc

04-12-2021|03:42 AM

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Facial control following mesh problem

Hey guys. I have been working as Character TD for some time, but for the past year(s) it was mainly scripting, so I forgot how to make facial...

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by David

10-11-2021|01:26 PM

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Hypershade Previews with Arnold GPU are Noisy, CPU is not. (Maya 2022.1)

With Arnold set to GPU: https://i.imgur.com/N7f4sr2.png With Arnold set to CPU: https://i.imgur.com/SgswYo6.png In GPU mode it's like the...

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by David

20-09-2021|12:55 PM

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How do I hide backside edge of faces

Hello As you will see from attached image, Edges shows in back faces, How Can I Hide these edges ? Thanks

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by mrepolygon

11-09-2021|12:34 PM

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Trouble deleting Transform nodes

I'm having trouble while parenting joints together to build a skeleton. Maya keeps generating these transform nodes into the outliner hierarchy....

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by Intersteller

04-09-2021|07:48 PM

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My background is not animated

Hi all, i'm newie in Maya but time ago i was working with 3ds max and Lightwave. Usually i work with PFtrack and a 3d software to create my...

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by rockman70

26-06-2021|04:05 PM

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Maya- control selection problem

Hello! Lately, I've been seeing an issue with my students and now myself with controls when selected not showing their animation in the Graph Editor...

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by Rocket Sky

12-04-2021|09:02 PM

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Rig explodes when translation on splineIK on spine

https://imgur.com/gallery/FF0bTwo Hi, I am working on a rig and everything seemed in order until i tried connecting the control shapes into a...

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by Wipez

04-01-2021|05:59 PM

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Issue with keyframes

There was a small issue with keyframes showing in the timeline when opening Maya (2018), and I never had this problem in other versions. I had to...

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by Bianka95

22-12-2020|02:33 PM

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Invisible Models

okay so, ive been working in maya for a while now, but I have never come across this problem before, All my modles are invisible, I have clicked...

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by KarlieBo2

19-12-2020|10:19 PM

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Layered Shader Animation

Maya Ver: 2020.2 Setup: Layered Shader (also tried a Layered Texture hooked up to a blinn color), two layer nodes that have textures, Compositing...

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by guruabbyss

01-12-2020|07:24 PM

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Maya: rig issue when mirroring mesh

/ Error: file: D:/Autodesk/Maya2019/scripts/others/doMirrorSkinWeightsArgList.mel line 84: saco is not in a skinCluster. That's the error I get...

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by delaro5a

21-09-2020|12:38 AM

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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

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How to set a constant speed along one axis of an object following curve

I need to borrow someone's brain please! Short version of the question: How can you set a constant speed along one axis of an object following...

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by Unset

24-06-2020|10:40 AM

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Bones shortening/elongating when rotated

I am painting weights on this character and I noticed that when I rotate the arm the upper arm bone gets shorter resulting in unpleasant results. I...

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by corporatecas

17-06-2020|01:58 PM

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make selected object visible or invisible in outliner

hi, i met a file that contain some object(group,joint and curve) that invisible in outliner but the object is able to find through node editor or...

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by yiingrou

19-05-2020|05:29 AM

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Extrude tool broken

I have been working in Maya since it was Power Animator, 20 plus years so this is NOT a user error. Last time I used Maya (2014, yesterday)...

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by shadowPuppet5

07-05-2020|10:17 PM

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how do I get keyframes to show up on the time line when I open Maya (2020)

having a minor issue on getting keyframes to show up on the time line when I open Maya (2020)...I never had this issues in other versions, I just...

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by artbybonnie

23-04-2020|09:57 PM

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Clothes wrapping problem?

I combined separate objects (a body, head, and hair) after wrapping clothes to the body. When I try to use a Blend Shape, the clothes don't move with...

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by First

05-04-2020|07:21 PM

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RENDER tab not showing options...

Hey guys, I'm using Maya 2018 and want to use Set NURBS Tessellation but when I go to the RENDER tab it does not show this option as it used to only...

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by awaugh3

01-03-2020|04:59 PM

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Harde edge thickness display issue in maya 2017

Hi, I work a lot with printscreen, so fine tuning of polygon display in viewports is crucial. I'm trying to jump from Maya 2010 to Maya 2017. In...

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by ymeg

12-02-2020|09:26 AM