Complex UV Layout in Maya
Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character
# 1 22-09-2006 , 03:38 PM
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object lighting

How can I make neon lights actualy be a light?


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# 2 22-09-2006 , 05:16 PM
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this cant be acheived with the maya renderer.

u need to use mental ray shader. search for CTRL_light shader on cgtalk. with uses object as actual light source. [i dont mean thet ambient using final gather, i mean using the "phisycal object" as a light "bulb" so to speak]

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