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Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1

This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.

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Sticky: HUGE rendering problem - batch render different than single frame | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Hello to all. I am sorry that my first post for this great communitiy is a cry for help... but I desperately need some help. And sorry for my...

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by onemillionthanks

27-07-2018|07:31 AM

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mental ray stories -Final Gathering- | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6

I plan to finally dive into mental ray and get a little wiser. Please contribute with your godlike knowledge of mentalray :) FIRST SOME ISSUES:...

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by Jozvex

01-03-2003|04:15 AM

Replies: 84

V Ray | Page: 1 2 3

Hi excuse my ignorance, but I don't know much about V ray. Why is it good, and should I be using it instead of Mental Ray? Graham

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by honestdom

25-06-2012|08:35 AM

Replies: 43

How to texture lips and eye edges | Page: 1 2 3

Hi all I am in the midst of rendering / texturing my 3D head mesh with the objective of photorealism. I've applied fast skin, Brownian 3D and hair...

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by ezanih

13-04-2010|08:41 AM

Replies: 38

Matrix Pill | Page: 1 2

does anyone know where i could get a tutorial for creating those pills from the matrix? i can model them easy enough but the lighting and shading is...

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by sjurick

11-08-2004|05:26 PM

Replies: 28

swarovski crystal | Page: 1 2

hallo there! I can´t get the right material for a crystal shader. tried it with mr and maya shaders but all I get is a boring transparent object....

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by Falott

31-10-2006|09:26 AM

Replies: 27

GI_Joe 2.0 | Page: 1 2

Not sure if you guys know this, but GI_Joe ver.2.o is now available. Very nice. YOu can download it and learn more about it here... ...

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by brian_ellebracht

18-11-2002|01:21 PM

Replies: 25

Rendering and opticalFX mainly | Page: 1 2

Hey guys, I'm making a few scenes for my general sciences class and I've been having a few problems with the everything, but I'm a proud guy so I...

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by dirack

03-01-2004|03:57 PM

Replies: 24

Vray camera tracking problem | Page: 1 2

I'm asking this on behalf of a friend who is trying some camera tracking tests in Maya with Vray. In short he imported his Syntheyes camera solve...

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by petersrin

08-10-2012|05:50 AM

Replies: 23

Lighting and rendering | Page: 1 2

Hi all. As some of you will know, my lighting and rendering has never been very good. I always kinda belonged to that 'switch on physical sun and sky...

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by Gen

02-07-2010|12:41 AM

Replies: 22

Help with banding issue in fog... | Page: 1 2

Hey guys I am wondering if anyone can assist... I am doing an underwater scene in Maya using Mental Ray with Maya's Physical (water) fog. I am...

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by Nilla

27-12-2010|01:14 AM

Replies: 21

lighting pointers | Page: 1 2

Hi I have been playing with maya for a few weeks now and have been getting the hang of modeling. I have only realy created a few fully rendered...

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by ColdWave

10-03-2007|04:30 PM

Replies: 20

Indirect Illumination In Maya | Page: 1 2

Hey howdy hey! :) I found this REALLY neat 3d package out there advertised in Computer Graphics World called Realsoft 3D - it goes for...

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by Darkon

23-11-2002|07:10 PM

Replies: 19

Using GI_Joe...need help | Page: 1 2

Hi guys, Just installed GI_Joe v2 tonite and have been having a go at it. I've been reading through the documentation on the website but am having...

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by caligraphics

19-05-2003|10:50 AM

Replies: 19

maya -optimizeRender | Page: 1 2

I'm trying to use maya -optimizeRender but it won't complete the operation, saying "Cache is not open, it is not saved" what does...

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by NitroLiq

02-05-2003|10:11 PM

Replies: 19

Do I Need More Light? | Page: 1 2

Hey y'all! Okay, so I'm rendering this shot, right, and I notice a little snag... it's reeeeeeally dark. I kinda wanna keep the dark look...

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by Russell

26-08-2003|03:41 AM

Replies: 19

Rendering dirty metal in Mental Ray | Page: 1 2

anyone got some good tutorials for this? Or know of a shader? I'd love to do this procedurally too. I'm just finding it hard to find one place to...

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by Alan

24-08-2006|03:19 AM

Replies: 19

Maxwell Rendering | Page: 1 2

I downloaded the demo version of Maxwell and I'm pretty impressed. Here's a render with default settings. The play set is from a scene I've modeled...

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by Perfecto

14-10-2007|06:44 AM

Replies: 19

Batch render doesn't animate texture | Page: 1 2

Well I've run into a situation where I'm sure NextDesign's render script will be my lifesaver. However, before I try that, I'd like to know if anyone...

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by stwert

23-03-2013|04:28 PM

Replies: 19

gamma correcting MR Car Paint Shader | Page: 1 2

Anyone know how to set up a gamma correction node for the mental ray car paint shader? Do all the contributing colors need correction? Can...

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by jimmydurant

05-08-2014|01:26 PM

Replies: 19

Rendering in Maya | Page: 1 2

I am just starting out with the Maya PLE. I really like Maya so far. I am getting ready to buy Maya complete in the next week or 2. I was just...

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by Nem

28-09-2002|01:15 AM

Replies: 18

Depth of field | Page: 1 2

Can someone tell me why i get these really jagged edges when i use DoF on camera.

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by iron_tick

21-10-2003|10:10 PM

Replies: 18

Render TIMe | Page: 1 2

Hello all, I have a P4 3.06GHz, geforce4 ti 4300 card and 512mb ram.... and build a toilet and sink room w/ texture... it's been a day and a half...

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by kbrown

31-10-2003|08:24 PM

Replies: 18

Displacement map, Bump Map Problem | Page: 1 2

When i assign a bump map to my model after I set my approx node and displacement map, I get a strange result. My UV's are set correctly and ive...

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by iron_tick

12-09-2006|09:13 AM

Replies: 18

glass | Page: 1 2

I want to assign a super-quick glass like material to face; to approximate a window. I selected the face assigned a blinn and turned the transparency...

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by Nilla

10-12-2010|02:27 AM

Replies: 18