bake lighting?
 

Im doing a tutorial from the alais website but I'm stuck on the bake lighting part?

I know i have to do it in maya but how do I do it?

Maybe these links will help you:

http://www.bigredboots.com/westwood/...SolidText.html
http://www.drone.org/tutorials/light...t_objects.html
http://www.highend3d.com/maya/tutorials/bakeshadows/

The second one lists a few scripts you can use if you're using raytracing since the first method only works with depth map shadows (not sure if this has been implemented in current versions of maya & MR, though...someone can chime in if they know for certain).

Mmmmm still have no idea

I'm sure there must be a simple way of doing this?!?! here's a link to the tutorial I'm trying to do. It's the painting a colour map tutorial

http://www.alias.com/eng/community/tutorials

The ways described in the links are how you do it...some things can't be as easy as you want, y'know? The tut doesn't say you HAVE TO bake the lighting...they just say you COULD for a painting guideline.