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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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Gravity v/s FPS

I thought I understood gravity fields pretty well until today. If I apply a gravity field to a 1" diameter sphere, default settings on gravity, then...

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by Perfecto

10-04-2011|01:09 PM

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Using nCloth with nParticles

Hello, I am trying to create a simulation of falling leaves. I can apply nCloth to a poly plane, adjust the settings, and get a desired result, but...

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by Calvin

06-07-2021|01:49 AM

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Fluid initial state

Hi people, This is my first post at simplymaya but I've been here a while trying to grasp the spirit of the forum. I'm really a mechanical...

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by ragecgi

11-07-2003|11:11 PM

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Matrix Bullet Trail | Page: 1 2

Does anyone know how to do the Matrix bullet effect(ripples behind bullet)

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by florry

30-12-2003|04:53 AM

Replies: 16

Maya Bifrost Aero Flame

I am Trying to create a flame using Bifrost Aero.When i render it,it looks blurry.I tried putting lower value in master voxel but still it gives...

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by ArenaAdajan

07-11-2020|04:33 AM

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Ring of Fire with Maya fluid

Hello all, I need some help again. I've been looking around for how to use Maya fluids to create a ring of fire around my character. It's part of...

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by Blocker226

13-06-2014|05:12 AM

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creating airbubbles for underwater

Can someone help me out or point me to a tut that shows how to simulate bubbles raising through water. its for the min comp. thanks

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by Roman

24-09-2002|07:40 AM

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Instancer rotation question

Hi everyone, I want to do a gatling gut sort of effect, where the bullets fly out and the casings are ejected and fall to the floor. I've gotten the...

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by Calvin

30-01-2009|02:08 PM

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Offset Xgen Archive animation

I've created a cilia (essentially a little tentacle) that whips back and forth, which I've saved as an animated archive. I then populate a surface...

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by sooterkin81

01-12-2014|08:06 PM

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nCloth is too jumpy or floating (no gravity...)

hey guys! I am trying too rigg a dress with nCloth but there is one big (besides many others :) ) problem: the dress seems to float around the...

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by Falott

24-06-2010|07:17 PM

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nCLoth

Hi just having trouble simulating paper with nCloth. Id like it to wrap around a book while opening. The edges appear sharp however, and would...

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by mj3dvfx

22-12-2011|09:21 PM

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Best way to increase detail of ncloth simulation?

Hi Guys, So I have an ncloth banner that flops down over the side of a building. I have physical weights at the bottom edge to help pull it down....

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by dre4mer

24-10-2014|03:50 PM

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particle direction with animated characters

Ever wanted to make a particle go in the direction your character is pointing and don't want to animate the emitter directly? Yeah, didn't think...

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by Razor Blade

19-05-2012|01:01 AM

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Molten Lava? | Page: 1 2

In the Maya help there's an example of what is possible using a viscous liquid.... http://localhost:4448/Maya6.5/en_US/Movies/lavaflow.mov How...

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by mirek03

18-07-2008|09:26 AM

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adding water to glass

im not all that new to maya, but ive never had any classes and have only read a few tutorials. im very familiar with the interface and tools and what...

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by mastone

27-07-2007|11:06 PM

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How to Make a Polygon Tree Sway in Wind....

Hello everyone, I have a polygon tree, that has fruit on it, and would like to simulate the type of wind animation that is built into PaintFX for...

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by Sierrus

30-12-2003|06:02 PM

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particles with opacityPP attribute not rendering properly

I have a volume emitter set to cloud s/w for the particle type. I have an opacityPP attribute set to use a ramp for the opacity which is using a...

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by caetano

06-11-2015|12:52 PM

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Maya Particle change instance geometry in certain places

Hello, I am trying to make a simple Particle simulation where the particles change instance geometry, for example: They start as cubes then when...

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by alialbdri

22-07-2017|08:51 AM

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First work | Page: 1 2

Hello all, this is my first finished work in maya i know its basic but im proud of it thanks shandaman. http://3d-wiz.com/Liquid_Simulation.avi

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by Razor Blade

07-11-2005|05:27 PM

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particles to form polygon body mesh

:confused: I am trying for an effect where a polygon mesh of a human body dissolves (morphs) into atoms (which would be instanced to particles)...

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by Dann

30-01-2004|12:16 AM

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How do i change the colour of fire

Ok i want to make the fire change colour half way through an animation. i figured you change the colours of the blob map and the partial colour but...

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by gster123

13-12-2005|02:54 PM

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Fluids Wispy Smoke Effect

I would like to generate a wispy smoke effect and then have that smoke form into the below image ...

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by stwert

12-08-2015|04:15 PM

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Instanced Particle Aim Direction

Hi, fellas, I have this little issue about instanced particles. I'm experimenting on making rain with particles, and I now have some instanced...

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by ragecgi

29-05-2003|02:34 PM

Replies: 3

how to make a cg bubble?

Can any one tell me how to make a cg bubble? I know i can make a bubble with a particle but it doesn't look right. help please any one.

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by jm82792

09-02-2008|06:30 PM

Replies: 6

Atom Project. <Need Dynamics Help> | Page: 1 2

I am building a model for an atom. I want to show the atom of a hydrogen in which electron is revolving around the nucleus. as electron revolves it...

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by bilalbajwa2336

26-05-2008|01:06 AM

Replies: 24