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renderman and the command line
i had to collect the renderman attributes i can access through the maya command line renderer in order to automate my rendering process using a batch file; it was like putting the pieces of a puzzle together, since the …
check list to save rendering time in maya
here’s a check list to go through in order to save rendering time:
render attributes: be sure you don’t have any unnecessary render attributes activated (shape node: render stats > cast shadows, receive shadows, motion blur, primary visibility, smooth shading, …
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Tagged attributes, clipping planes, light links, Maya, render, render settings, surface materials, tesselation
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highly detailled surfaces with vray iso
dieter morgenroth is working on a vray based plugin to be used in 3ds max which allows you to create highly detailled surfaces in a very easy way and keeping the mesh simple. combined with some special shaders (like …
glorious return of final render
cebas recently released finalrender stage-1 release 2.0 for 3dsmax and i was simply amazed by the huge feature list which covers not only long standing issues but offers also mouth-watering ones which lets you rethink which renderer is your …
brazil – the new wave
since i’m involved in software development i can imagine how complex the development of a decent renderer must be. i think it’s really a discipline on its own where a lot of parameters can’t be put on a time …
1-2-3 opacity mapping with vray
there’s a very easy way to render an opacity map using an existing scene. take the following steps: go to the global switches of the vray renderer in the rendering settings, then click on override material, choose vraylightmtl and …
Shadow Matte with V-Ray
Small tutorial how to create a Shadow Matte material within 3ds Max with V-Ray. Continue reading