Issue: When rendering scenes with Arnold in Maya, what are the best strategies to reduce render times? Causes: Causes for slow render times include (but […]
Tag: Maya
How to uninstall Maya on Linux
You can uninstall Maya on Linux using yum remove. You must have superuser privileges to uninstall Maya.Use yum remove to remove Bifrost, Substance, and Maya: sudo yum remove <mayapackage> sudo yum […]
[Maya]: Losing connection to the license server
If the connection to the network server is lost, Maya will attempt to reconnect to the server for 120 minutes. If the connection has not been reestablished […]
HairStrips creator for Maya
AKA Tools has released HairStrips Creator, a new tool for Maya that allows the user to create bands of polygons for real-time hair effects. Several procedural controls […]
How to find the start and end frames of MASH animation loops in Maya
Issue: When working with MASH in Maya, is there a way to find the point where the MASH animation loops (the start and the end […]
Maya crashes when opening the file browser
Issue: Maya crashes when opening a file using File Browser. This can occur in the following scenarios: Selecting File > Save. Opening File > Create Reference. […]
Phoenix FD 4 for 3DS Max and Maya released
Chaos Group has released Phoenix FD4 for Max and Maya. New features include the return of Active Bodies to allow the user to float geometry over liquid […]
USD for Maya Overview
Autodesk has published a blog outlining an Overview of USD for Maya including future plans. According to Autodesk these include the desire to “make Maya an […]
Controlling robots with Maya
Befores and Afters has published an article on how industrial robots can be controlled directly from within Maya using a plugin called Mimic. This can […]
Universal Scene Description: open source at Autodesk
Autodesk has released a recording from SIGGRAPH 2019 in which they discuss the how the company is working with leading animation studios to “ensure a consistent […]