ScriptingPyMel Development: With VSCodeStep 1: Install Visual Studio Code VS Code Step 2: Install VSCode Plugins Python Extensions: ms-python.python MayaPy: fxtd-odyssey.mayapy…
BlogTutorial Result - Arnold Lighting TutorialBrent Le Blanc makes great Tutorials on Look development. I recently watched his great introduction to Arnold Lights. Takes an indepth look…
BlogMaya Bonus Tools 2018The Bonus Tools are a little odd, they are created by Autodesk but are not supported by them. So the tools are not directly included with…
RenderingArnold: Black Light source when using an high Exposure ValueWhile creating the lights for the generator room I ran into a very odd issue. The light source of my mesh Light suddenly started to render…
RenderingNotes: Arvid Schneider - MtoA 111: Anisotropy Cap's ShieldArvid Schneider is an awesome guy that creates extremely high quality tutorials. Check out his website and Youtube Channel. He made a great…
ScriptingInstall Maya 2017 on Ubuntu 16.04Autodesk officially only supports Fedora/RedHat. This is probably due to legacy reasons, since larger Corporations were using RedHat. There…
MayaCreate a Pile of StuffThis technique is a very quick and dirty approach to creating a pile of stuff. The downside using this technique is due to the fact that…
RenderingMaya 2016: Wireframe Rendering using Mental RayIf you want to show off your awesome modeling skills, there is no better way then to show off the models wireframe. You could do a quick…
RenderingLighting with IES Light ProfilesThe IES (Illumination Engineering Society) standard format file stores information about the distribution of light from a real light source…
ScriptingMaya Render All Files In Autosave FolderFor a university assignment, I had to “display” my modeling progress. My instructor wanted me to do a screenshot every 60 seconds. However…
RenderingMental Ray: Infinite White Background LightingWe will be taking a look at how you can light your scene using the “infinite white background” look. This look is commonly used to present…
MayaQuick Tip: Polygon Display Face CentersBy default, you select faces in Maya with the whole face. I recommend changing this setting to “Center”. It makes it easier to select faces…
MayaUsing the Bridge ToolThe Bridge-Tool creates a bridge between edges or faces. To use the tool you need to select on both sides the same number of edges or faces…
RenderingMental Ray: Create a Retro Neon SignToday we will be creating a cool looking neon sign. Neon signs were extremely popular in the US from 1920-1960. These days you will still…
MayaQuick Tip: Remove Specular Highlight from mia_material_xThe miamaterialx has an artificial specular highlight, seemingly reflecting the light source, even though no light source is “visible…
ScriptingCreate a Camera and Autosetup for RenderingWhen rendering with Mental Ray I always use a dedicated RenderCam. To create this camera I usually do the following Create the Camera Rename…
MayaRotate Tool: Snap to AnglesSometimes you want to rotate an object 90°. The most common technique is to open up the Channel Box and manually enter the value. We will…
ScriptingSet and load Renderer at StartupNow and then Maya forgets to load “mental ray”. To avoid the hassle of having to manually load the plugin, I wrote a simple script that is…
MayaQuick Tip: Duplicate Object Along CurvesYou cannot use the “Duplicate” or “Duplicate Special”-tool to duplicate along with a curve. We are going to use an animation-tool to get a…
MayaQuick Tip: Round Holes and Extrudes in Poly ObjectsLet’s take a quick look at how to punch holes in Poly Objects. It is possible to do this using the “Mesh > Booleans > Difference” Tool…
ScriptingUbuntu 13.04: Maya 2014 Install scriptSadly Autodesk does not provide Debian Linux packages. This makes it quite difficult to get Maya running on Ubuntu. Here is my modified…
RenderingUsing sIBL-sets for MayaImage Based Lighting (IBL) allows you to use High-Dynamic-Range (HDR) images as. To efficiently use sIBL images you would need to set up an…