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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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Sticky: Corrupted file prevention - A guide

I've seen a lot of "my file is corrupted" threads recently, and thought I would jot down some methods to avoid this. Now, this won't stop them from...

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by Janleex0

19-11-2015|07:54 AM

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Sticky: * READ ME BEFORE POSTING *

When asking for tech help, please try to be as specific as you can about the problem and provide as much information as you can so that we can assist...

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by dave_baer

11-07-2004|02:47 PM

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Rate your setup... | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Im running on an athalon 1400 single cpu 256mb ddr ram geforce3. runs very well with modelling until you get a lot on the screen but can take a long...

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by Joopson

18-04-2006|01:15 AM

Replies: 130

how to use MAYA LIVE ??? | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Hello everyone, hope you're all cool, I have a question. I'm desperately trying to combine 3D objects into video footage, and so naturally I have...

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by cgisoul

19-04-2012|11:25 AM

Replies: 112

render problems | Page: 1 2 3 4

im getting a weird render when i render using mental ray.

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by Jay

26-02-2012|11:22 AM

Replies: 54

Grey Screen Problem | Page: 1 2 3

This is a strange problem that I have not come across before. When I press 'space' to go into the 4 view and then click in the persp view and press...

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by thoughtcrime

27-02-2004|05:09 AM

Replies: 43

maya lagging | Page: 1 2 3

Hi greetings i facing a problem which is while i am modeling or texturing in maya software at the meantime the maya keeping lagging i wonder what...

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by MakingPicsSlowly

19-10-2012|11:18 AM

Replies: 39

Maya Very Slow When Opening Older Verison File | Page: 1 2 3

Hello, I have a file I created using Maya 2009. I put it in dropbox while i got my computer fixed. once i got my computer fixed i upgraded to Maya...

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by NextDesign

20-04-2012|02:27 AM

Replies: 34

problem with viewing the site | Page: 1 2 3

Well, for the past day and a half, I have not been able to navigate Simply Maya as I always have. It's the scrolling that is messing up. It skips a...

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by David

06-11-2003|12:51 AM

Replies: 30

Maya 8.5 SP1 updated (06/12/07) | Page: 1 2 3

Autodesk has updated the 8.5 service pack1. So, if you've loaded SP1 prior to June 12, 2007, you probably need to go back to Autodesk and download...

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by mirek03

19-06-2007|10:18 PM

Replies: 30

gfx Card | Page: 1 2

This is a question I am posting on behalf of a user that is having trouble activating his account.. His name is Jasi. I said I would post it...

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by show

17-11-2002|06:05 PM

Replies: 29

my CPU is killing me, or am i killing it? | Page: 1 2

I'm wondering, when I render on my PC the CPU is doing 100% all the time. when I render on my laptop it is doing 50%. when I render on my PC I'm...

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by mirek03

07-11-2006|03:17 PM

Replies: 28

Geometry Disappeared | Page: 1 2

I was working on my project...I tried to bridge edges or something, I noticed it created a hole. I tried to undo the action...the hole was still...

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by swang492

09-09-2016|01:59 PM

Replies: 28

Batch Rendering(Please help) | Page: 1 2

Hi, i just got a new computer, its a dual opteron 2.0 ghz, with 2 gigs of ram and a NVidia FX5200 Card, it has an IWILL Motherboard and a maxtor...

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by flamez

02-04-2005|05:02 AM

Replies: 27

maya freezes when running Apache refplanes script | Page: 1 2

Whenever i run the refplanes script that comes with the Apache modelling tutorial the system just freezes, i still get the audio, but i can not move...

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by kbrown

04-10-2006|08:51 PM

Replies: 26

Hardware texturing 256x256 file disorientation | Page: 1 2

I am using maya student version 2013 and i am trying to make a minecraft rig, i am getting disorientation when i use a file for my textures. I get...

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by NextDesign

13-05-2012|01:39 AM

Replies: 25

Maya wont start. | Page: 1 2

When I open maya it goes through the loading phase, then opens up the maya window, but freezes in the middle of displaying the full window.. the...

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by mhcannon

14-02-2005|05:39 PM

Replies: 24

Best - Lowcost graphics card for Maya | Page: 1 2

Well, not a new issue , I suppose but my question is - If I had to buy today the best card for Maya with as little money possible - what should...

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by Cyborg Corp

26-05-2003|12:55 AM

Replies: 21

Crashing | Page: 1 2

I have just got a Radeon 9550-256mb graphics card. Ever since I've started using it, Maya Motionbuilder le crashes randomly. It freezes up for about...

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by 3dBloke

27-06-2006|05:57 PM

Replies: 21

Maya 2008 Crashing | Page: 1 2

I have a more general question than specific. How often do you guys crash maya. I have used Maya 7 and 2008 and have had issues with system...

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by gubar

05-02-2008|04:34 PM

Replies: 21

Making planet earth | Page: 1 2

I want to make planet earth but where do i get the texture maps? and what do is search for? Does anyone know of a tutorial? thanks ME

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by elephantinc

22-06-2008|12:26 AM

Replies: 21

4.0 to 5.0 crash on render | Page: 1 2

My file rendered fine in 4.0 but when I open it and save it in 5.0 then render in mental ray it crashes. Do you have to import it or could there be...

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