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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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compositing

ello, anyone know of a good tutorial on compositing using maya and photoshop?

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by ragecgi

19-03-2003|11:04 PM

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fireworks

Does anyone know how to set the lifespan of the particles in Maya's fireworks effect? The lifespan is set to "live forever", and the lifespanPP is...

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by ragecgi

31-10-2003|04:30 AM

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fluids and object

hey there, anyone know whether I -need- to use a nurbs for collision (floating) on fluid effects, or can I just use poly's for that? It would seem...

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by dirack

11-02-2004|12:34 PM

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soft bodies and muscles

ok, I've been busy building real muscles for my T. rex based on JP3 and several dinosaur books featuring muscle diagrams, but once I've finished...

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by PilotLtKettch

13-02-2004|09:24 AM

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Key Lightning

Anyone know how to key lighting? On/Off kind of deal. When i make it its always on. i need it to go on and off at specific key frames.

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by dirack

10-02-2004|08:44 PM

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Scope of Dynamics in Maya 6.0

well i have heard.....alot of rumors ...abt this new...release but dont u think the process is getting too fast... plus there is no .5 version........

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by mind_raper

03-04-2004|06:10 PM

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T3 teaser

Im working on a project and I wanted to mimic the t3 teaser trailer seen here, With the melting of the logo and the lazer cutting, if any one could...

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by ragecgi

04-09-2003|05:57 AM

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cloth_CPSolver

Hey, I'm workin on a girl wearing a kimono (kurt, if your reading maybe this sounds familiar) anywho, she has an under garment and then she wears...

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by Tim_T

12-05-2004|09:22 AM

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problem with hair and object

hello I createda nurbs sphere and I added a hair system on it. and in the solver menu I chose the interactive playback. but the problem is when I...

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by ronkhmps

27-03-2006|11:29 PM

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Dynamics and Polygons

I am trying to create a wall crubling using a shatter effect. My wall is made of polygons, but for some reason, when I make the shatter effect on it,...

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by graphik

08-04-2005|08:47 PM

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Particle_sprites in software

Hello, Is there anyway of doing sprites in the software renderer. Basically I would like use an instanced nurbs plane and drive the file...

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by jezzaH

25-01-2007|02:47 AM

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Explotion

I'm totally a beginner to Maya. I'm only 14 years old, and I've been working with some different 3D applications in about 4 months now. I've created...

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by and_gle

23-03-2005|11:23 AM

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partically particles with particle topping

hey there, looking for someone to engage me in a chat about particles and their render types. most specifically, i'm trying to figure out how to get...

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by ragecgi

30-07-2003|03:01 PM

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Tentacles

I'm trying to figure a way to animate a tentacle and was trying to use softbodies. Anyway to make this work? I obviously need the tentacle to keep...

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by mrmacca

14-04-2004|03:06 PM

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how to show fire from the barrel

making the gun i put some holes in the barrel then 1) how to set the fire to avoid goin trhu the barrel 2) how to set the fire to go trhu the holes

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by ragecgi

05-09-2003|08:00 PM

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need help urgent!

for example i got a wall, then hit by a ball and fall down(the wall) i used Dynamics>Rigid body to do it but i can't made it realistics. any...

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by ragecgi

11-04-2004|03:20 AM

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waves hit an island?

hi, I want to build an island in the middle of an ocean and I need the waves to interact with it and not go through it. Is it generally...

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by farbtopf

17-01-2006|05:36 PM

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Shatter

Hi, Im stuck because I would like a bottle to shatter on a table so that it creates a more realsitic effect. What is the easiest way to...

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by Ebrahim Emira

02-05-2005|01:19 PM

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Rendering particles

hello I have made a particle system which works fine in maya but when I render the scene nothing is visible I even changed the Software Render to...

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by Xander-0

22-07-2006|04:57 AM

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make a logo with fluids

hi i am new here and hope someone can help i tried to get an effekt like on this site at the beginning where the fluid spreads the logo. The site...

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by kaorie

01-07-2007|12:52 PM

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Wakes

Hey 3d People, I hope someone can help me. I am trying to make Wakes on the ocean. Like in the picture Below. Does someone know how i can get wake...

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by t1ck135

18-01-2008|02:19 AM

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Phoenix

Does anyone know how i could go about creating somthing similar to this?

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by ragecgi

27-06-2003|02:37 AM

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Help me whit the matrix fx please

:banghead: how do I make a matrix bullet whit trail in maya? can you please help meeeeeee Send me some info please=)

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by ragecgi

27-12-2003|10:07 PM

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flock me

Anyone know of any "flock" type of controllers in Maya. I'm trying to do a swarm of fireflies, and it would be nice not to have to hand animate each...

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by ragecgi

01-11-2003|06:26 AM

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Zero G Explosion

This is my first attempt at this effect after watching the great tutorial on this site by Israel "Izzy" Long. Tell what you think. Click on the...

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by Lionheart17

14-12-2003|06:48 PM