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Mastering Autodesk Maya 2016: Autodesk Official Press

Name: Mastering Autodesk Maya 2016: Autodesk Official Press
Author: Todd Palamar
ISBN: 9781119059820

by Todd Palamar

August 2015

Intermediate to advanced

864 pages

24h 40m

English

Sybex

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Introduction
Who Should Buy This BookWhat's InsideConventionsHow to Contact the Author
Chapter 1 Working in Autodesk Maya
Color Management Creating and Editing Nodes Creating Maya Projects The Bottom Line
Chapter 2 Introduction to Animation
Using Joints and Constraints Inverse Kinematics Keyframe Animation The Graph Editor Playblast and FCheck Driven Keys Motion-Path Animation Motion Trails Animating Constraints Animation Layers Grease Pencil The Bottom Line
Chapter 3 Hard-Surface Modeling
Understanding Polygon Geometry Understanding NURBS Using Subdivision Surfaces Employing Image Planes Modeling NURBS Surfaces Converting NURBS Surfaces to Polygons Modeling with Polygons The Bottom Line
Chapter 4 Organic Modeling
Implement Box Modeling Employ Build-Out Modeling Sculpt Polygons Use Retopology Tools The Bottom Line
Chapter 5 Rigging and Muscle Systems
Understanding Rigging Creating and Organizing Joint Hierarchies Rigging the Giraffe Human Inverse Kinematics Skinning Geometry The Maya Muscle System The Bottom Line
Chapter 6 Animation Techniques
Working with Deformers Animating Facial Expressions Using Blend Shapes Animating a Scene Using Nonlinear Deformers Creating a Jiggle Effect Optimizing Animations with the Geometry Cache Applying Motion Capture The Bottom Line
Chapter 7 Lighting with mental ray
Shadow-Casting Lights Indirect Lighting: Global Illumination Indirect Illumination: Final Gathering Image-Based Lighting Physical Sun and Sky mental ray Area Lights Light Shaders The Bottom Line
Chapter 8 mental ray Shading Techniques
Shading Concepts Layering Shaders The Bottom Line
Chapter 9 Texture Mapping
UV Texture Layout Bump and Normal Mapping Displacement Mapping Subsurface Scattering ShaderFX The Bottom Line

Chapter 10 Paint Effects
Using the Paint Effects Canvas Painting on 3D Objects Understanding Strokes Designing Brushes Create Complexity by Adding Strokes to a Curve Shaping Strokes with Behavior Controls Animating Strokes Rendering Paint Effects The Bottom Line
Chapter 11 Rendering for Compositing
Render Layers Render Passes Setting Up a Render with mental ray mental ray Quality Settings The Bottom Line
Chapter 12 Introducing nParticles
Creating nParticles Making nParticles Collide with nRigids Using nParticles to Simulate Liquids Emitting nParticles Using a Texture Using Wind Shading nParticles and Using Hardware Rendering to Create Flame Effects Controlling nParticles with Fields Rendering Particles with mental ray The Bottom Line
Chapter 13 Dynamic Effects
Creating nCloth Objects Creating nCloth and nParticle Interactions Soft Body Dynamics Creating Flying Debris Using nParticle Instancing Animating Instances Using nParticle Expressions Bullet Physics The Bottom Line
Chapter 14 Hair and Clothing
Understanding XGen Animating Using Dynamic Curves Adding Hair to a Character Styling Hair Rendering Hair Creating Clothing for Characters Painting nCloth Properties The Bottom Line
Chapter 15 Maya Fluids
Using Fluid Containers Fluid Interactions Igniting the Fuel Rendering Fluid Containers Creating Fluids and nParticle Interactions Creating Water Effects The Bottom Line
Chapter 16 Scene Management and Virtual Filmmaking
Organizing Complex Node Structures with Assets File References Determining the Image Size and Film Speed of the Camera Creating and Animating Cameras Creating Custom Camera Rigs Applying Depth of Field and Motion Blur Using Orthographic and Stereo Cameras Using the Camera Sequencer The Bottom Line
Appendix A The Bottom Line
Appendix B Autodesk Maya 2016 Certification
EULA

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Chapter 7 Lighting with mental ray

To achieve professional-quality, realistic renders in the Autodesk^® Maya^® program, you need to master the mental ray^® render plug-in that comes with Maya. mental ray is a complex rendering system that is incorporated through the Maya interface. Learning how to use it properly and efficiently takes time, study, and practice. Chapter 8, “mental ray Shading Techniques,” Chapter 9, “Texture Mapping,” and Chapter 11, “Rendering for Compositing,” discuss various aspects of working with mental ray.

This chapter is concerned with using mental ray lighting tools and techniques to create realistic renders. Options available within mental ray allow you to achieve a wide variety of effects. You won’t need to use all ...

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