Maya – Render Setup System

On October 22, 2018

Release date:2016, April 18

Duration:00 h 47 m

Author:George Maestri

Skill level:Intermediate

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Rendering can be the rewarding final step at the end of a long 3D modeling process. Or it can be a frustrating chore. It all comes down to the right settings. Now, with Maya 2016 Extension 2, animators have access to the Render Setup dialog, which provides everything you need to manage multiple renders within a single window. This targeted training course explores Maya’s new Render Setup dialog and Light Editor. Install the extensions and get started setting up render layers and creating collections: groups of objects that you want to render on each layer. Author George Maestri helps you adjust the shading, materials, and lighting of objects in your scene and render the final results using this new tool.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Welcome 42s
What you should know 19s
How to use the exercise files 51s
1. Understand Render Setup
The Render Setup window 2m 59s
Understanding layers and collections 3m 11s
Work with the Light editor 3m 49s
2. Create Layers and Collections
Create layers and collections 4m 55s
Create light collections 3m 46s
3. Add Overrides to Collections
Create overrides for object attributes 7m 45s
Override shading attributes 3m 40s
Override shaders and materials 3m 33s
Adjust camera attributes 3m 29s
Manage light attributes 2m 19s
Adjust light positioning 3m 19s
4. Output and Final Rendering
Render individual layers 1m 16s
Batch Render layers 1m 8s
Conclusion
Next steps 17s