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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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copy/paste Transform attributes into the Offset Parent Matrix

Hey everyone, could you help me with a script that copy/paste Transform attributes into the Offset Parent Matrix on selected object, and finally sets...

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by skalape

30-06-2023|06:14 AM

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How to externally execute a .mel script file into the current scene rather than open

I have been learning scripting in Maya and so far so good. One thing I would like to do is execute very simple ".mel" script files externally,...

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by RalfReddings

20-05-2023|01:01 PM

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Curve Rotation At Position?

Hello there, I am wondering if there's a way to get a curve's rotation data at a given percentage into the curve's length? I have managed to...

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by MayHazel

23-07-2022|10:06 AM

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Render Farm Migration Advice

I'm hoping someone could give me some advice. The system in place that we have right now for our render farm relies on our homebrew interface...

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by ljadick

28-06-2022|03:10 PM

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How to stop particle mid animation

Hey, So I have a short animation where a waterfall rains down on a logo. I have the waterfall all set up to start on frame 50 but I need the...

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by cloudypuff

24-03-2022|02:38 PM

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MEL Scripting For Dynamics

Hi there, I am currently studying computer animation and for one of my module assignments, I have been asked to demonstrate the use of MEL...

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by cloudypuff

23-03-2022|07:00 PM

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Script don't work (// Error: line 100: Object's name 'customWedgeee' is not unique)

Hey Guys, I'm using a wedge script for nearly one year now and works completely fine until today. The error says : This is line 100: It's the...

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by Mo6R

18-02-2022|11:55 AM

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Writing Script for baking FK-Controllers to Locators for Spaceswitching

Hello everyone, first time posting here and I would really appreciate your help. I’m writing one of my first scripts in MEL and I encountering a...

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by MollyTSnyder

11-01-2022|02:50 PM

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Automate joints RotateOrder

Hello. I was following this tutorial and I couldn't make this script to work. https://youtu.be/FN05iGspldI?t=1227 That's the script i'm...

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by Mordecai

07-12-2021|07:53 AM

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Python: transfer skinning from one mesh to another

Hi, How to transfer skinning weights from one mesh to another using python.

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by arnovc

04-12-2021|03:40 AM

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Python:transfer specific color set

Hi, Using python in maya, How to transfer specific color set from one object to another rather than all color sets. Additionally, How...

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by arnovc

04-12-2021|03:38 AM

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Batch Command to Snap pivot to 0,0,0

Hello everyone, I have a situation that root bone pivots on different poses are all at slightly different position and I need them be at 0,0,0,...

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by djidji

23-10-2021|03:29 PM

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some python function is not working in maya?

hi, i am new to python ... recently i had watched some tutorial about python. and i try it, it work in IDLE but when i apply in MAYA it doesn't...

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by warnerarc

27-07-2021|06:38 AM

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Variable from the sum of two variables

Hi folks, I'm learning MEL and having trouble understating what's going on here. I'm trying to get a variable from the sum of another two...

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by gatopingado

25-06-2021|03:53 AM

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Creating, Renaming and Assigning Material MEL/Python script

Hi there, I am in need of a MEL/Python script which would make these few steps: Create a new Lambert material with the name of an object to...

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by DigitalShamans

31-05-2021|04:50 AM

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Maya lost parent reference edit after importing nested reference

Hello everyone! Bumped into a little problem. I have a set, in which i have nested references. And after i import this nested references i have...

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by golubevcg

16-03-2021|12:09 PM

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Maya Script reading txt-file and interpret data

Hello world! I am currently experimenting with txt files inside maya. F.e. " 1 sphere 2 cube 3 cylinder 4 cone 5 plane "

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by AverageRigger

30-10-2020|10:30 AM

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[Maya] Toggle Pan/TrackTool Hotkey

hey guys...I use a tablet to model in maya, and its very hard to me to use the default alt + mmb to pan the viewport....I changed the default Track...

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by tiagori

28-10-2020|12:33 PM

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Snap all vertex to another obj

Hi Guys, I am trying to find a way to automatically snap (or move ) all vertexs from one Obj to the other. These two Objs has the same...

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by lkpklk

29-09-2020|05:07 AM