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I have a render in Maya 8.5 that I need to export it to Photoshop, but I need the background to be transparent or even a separate layer. I tried saving it Photoshop, tga, tiff, and gif.. but all save with a black background that can't be removed...

How much does it cost to build a custom BBQ Grill in 3D model (like a product model)?

What are the factors that change pricing?
What does each price range buy me?

I am currently learning the very basics of Autodesk 3ds Max. Could someone please tell me how to maximize the viewport. I don't mean alt and W. When I am in perspective view there are three bounding boxes. Orange on the inside, then blue, then...

I have a problem where i select multiple vertices of a model. when I move the vertices the move in oposite directions to each other not together as I would expect. I ahve attached a picture to show this

Hello, I have been trying to write a image using the MImage class of the Maya API. The plugin fails with "Unexpected internal error" everytime it tries to create the image (with the writeToFile function).

What could I be doing wrong?

Thanks...

I am following this tutorial that comes with Maya Unlimited 2009 "Bridging between edges", basically I am doing the very first polygon tutorial making a helmet and when I try and bridge the two pieces together it does some weird cross polygon...

I need to find out if there is a way to deploy hotfix 3 for Autodesk Maya 2011 silently to at least a hundred PCs (Windows XP Pro SP3). Specifically we have Autodesk Educational Suite for Entertainment Creation 2011 installed, of which Maya is...

I am currently experiencing problems with an animation I am doing with Maya 2008. My PC specs are Pentium Core II duo 2.2 GHz, 4 GB memory, total of 820 GB and an NVIDIA 9400 graphics card (512 MB). The MAYA keeps crashing once I duplicate a...

We are currently using 3ds max to render our furniture.  However, I'm trying to decide if I should purchase an online service that does 3ds max rendering via a render farm, or if I should simply buy some workstations to do it onsite.  Whats the...

Hello everyone.
I am trying to put together a PC that I can used for creating 3D content such as 3D images rendered from 3D Studio Max or Maya. I am somewhat confused at this point on what video card to get.  I've heard from several persons that...

Hello experts,

I've modelled a character and now need to rig him. I'm new to that unfortunately. I've already done the skeleton and all helpers and IK/FK setup. Now I need to assign my mesh to my bones using the skin modifier. Since it's a low...

I'm trying to build a workstation for Autodesk Inferno, Flare, Flame, and Smoke 2010
I know Red Hat Linux is required..
what else? does the video card have to be Nvidia Quadro FX 4800+??
Its around $900 on ebay..

[root@eqws-069 plug-ins]# g++ whatisCmd.cpp -p whatisCmd.o -I /usr/autodesk/maya/include
g++: whatisCmd.o: No such file or directory
In file included from...

hi all,


I want to ask your opinion about how to create such a logo?
I know basic 3d in 2D software such PS and illustrator, but this design is more complicated from what i think (especially number four).

any tutorial will even helps...

hi experts,

I want to create a map for a simple 3d game.

I try to understand the concept of bake meshes and textures .

For now, I create all my world object as separate object (eq. Land, tree a, tree b, house)
How to make it as one? so...

Hello all,
     It's been a long time since I've been on E-E, but the knowledge pool, although sometimes cold and wet, has never let me down.

I'm teaching 3DS Max at IADT in Orlando, and I have designed an interactive tutorial system using...