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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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BlendShape Issue

Hey, guys! I'm trying to add a blend shape for a downloaded rig, but I get some points moving when they are not supposed to. I've checked the...

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by LastWolf

09-01-2017|05:02 PM

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What type of wave controller is this?

What type of wave controller is this? I need to make a character spine. This type of wave rig controller is much better than the FK rig....

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|07:32 AM

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Maya rigging problem, probably due to skinning?

Hello, I've got a problem with a simple character rig in Maya, it's a problem I've had before but can never find a solution to. I'm not too skilled...

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|07:28 AM

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Model not aligning with the Skeleton

Hello everyone, I'm currently having an issue where I'm importing a model but the Mesh does not go into position with the skeleton rig, if you move...

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|07:24 AM

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newb: Why is rotating joints weird like this???

Ok so im going through the Maya 4.5 Savvy Book and i am on the skeleton/joints section. Im going through one of the tutorial and it was telling me to...

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|07:10 AM

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problem in move joint after skin

i skined my character and then i found one of my joint dose not have a good rotation so i used “move skin joint tool” and correct the axis but then...

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|07:04 AM

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Rigging question.

Hello everyone, Can verts be sculpted and moved around when a mesh is skinned and weighted? In the same way it can be done in 3dMax, I apologise...

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by dlopezdemedrano

04-01-2017|07:00 AM

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creating whole animation in one big scene file

Hello, i have a 1.45 minute long animation, with just one character dancing around a room. There are many shot changes in the final video, but i...

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by Gen

01-12-2016|11:41 AM

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FACE mocap retargeting

Hi,can you give me some advise ,how i can apply 3d face mocap points to rig controls? how faceware or cubicmoution doing that with 2d capture, i mean...

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by resister

18-11-2016|08:49 PM

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Motion path jumps first to last

Hey I know it is probably some simple setting I've missed but I can't find it. I have an object on a motion path curve and it stays at frame 1...

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by CAPSLOCKSMITH

16-11-2016|10:11 PM

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graph editor modifiers

hello. i have just read an article about modifiers in graph editor in blender. is there no such thing in maya?

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by mickhah

11-11-2016|09:32 AM

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Maya overwriting keys

I am animating a simple ball with a locator in Maya. If I set a keyframe at frame one and then go forward and keyframe it again in a different...

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by stwert

03-11-2016|12:49 AM

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HumanIK skeleton definition reuse pipeline

I have MOCAP animation files in .fbx format for game. There are about 100 separate .fbx animation recorded using same rig. In HumanIK I created...

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by sushb001

18-10-2016|12:13 PM

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Skin Weights Spotty?

Hi! I am working in Maya and for some reason my skin weights are acting funny. I did them the other day and they were fine. I went to tweak them...

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by nobalister

12-10-2016|02:57 PM

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FBX will not export more than one blendshape

Hey, I have a character with different blend shape emotions, however only one and specific will export to fbx format. Others will be visible in...

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by lauris47

14-09-2016|05:41 PM

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Muscle/bone pointing not along the skeleton joint

Hey, as title states, I have that problem. It is not up axis problem, but something else. I have skin attached and tried to disconnect it. Also...

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by ChromaticSwamp

13-09-2016|10:07 AM

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Rigging Problem - Mirror Skin Weights

Okay so I'm new to rigging but I'm faced with a problem - I can't get Maya to mirror my skin weights correctly. Thing is, I weighted the skin on the...

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by Ysvetti

12-09-2016|01:59 PM

Replies: 1

animating along a motion path

So im trying to figure out this motion path animation and animating joints along the path. Now i know about just animating the offset of the curve...

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by j0DiG0

05-09-2016|12:50 PM

Replies: 12

Light/Shadow that follows object

Hello there! I hope this is in the right forum. I have an animated object which moves from a side to another. I created two spot lights and...

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by Gen

20-08-2016|08:52 PM

Replies: 1

How to join tangents in graph editor(Maya)

Hi, I was searching for such problems solution, but I couldn't find any. So, I thought if you pro CG bros could help me. I cannot joint 1 tangent to...

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by Faker513

14-08-2016|04:04 PM

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Animated Textures for AR?

Hello, I am playing around with some AR stuff, its pretty easy to export things from maya and test them out in AR.. but Does anyone know how to...

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by sonnyangell1982

11-08-2016|04:28 PM

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Trying to animate like videogames

Is there some way to make a character move as if it were in a video game? For example, when a character is at 45 degrees in front of a wall, and...

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by arkmnpszy

26-07-2016|05:55 PM

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Rubber Hose Legs and Arms

I am interested in creating a character animation that has a "rubber hose" style. Example:...

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by dudebot67

04-07-2016|02:26 PM

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How to reflect the number of objects together with animation mirror

I animate the helicopter chassis, which is made up of multiple objects. Then I want to copy the mirror this chassis with animations. For this we have...

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by Laguna90

24-06-2016|02:43 PM

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Human IK Rig Not Working

I'm not sure how else to explain this other than saying my rig is not working. I used the Human IK setup, and created the control rig, etc. etc....

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by Sspeeder

23-06-2016|09:37 PM