3D animation is one of the supreme disciplines in contemporary art. Not only does it require knowledge about the 3D models used in its creation. The 3D animator also needs a substantial understanding of shot composition, the specifics of the…

Issue: When using the insert edge loop tool in Maya, it does not create a new edge on geometry that would normally accept it. Causes: Symmetry is enabled, altering edge loop functionality. Solution: Deactivate object symmetry prior to using the…

Issue: You installed network licensed Maya 2017 on a macOS and Maya opens successfully under the user account who installed it. However it fails to open under another user account and shows an error message: “Network License Not Available –…

Issue: How to copy custom shelf into new preferences in Maya? Causes: Shelf has disappeared after resetting the preferences folder or installing a different version of Maya. Solution: To manually restore a custom shelf in Maya, do the following: Firstly,…

Issue: Maya crashes frequently without warning performing simple operations such as moving/scaling/rotating objects, and creating polygons or when launching the program. Causes: There are several potential causes for this behavior: Corrupted User Preferences. Graphics card is not certified. Outdated graphics…

Issue: When trying to ungroup a Mesh in Maya, the following error appears in the script editor: Cannot ungroup leaf level transforms Causes: The pieces of the model were combined instead of grouped – ungrouping them will have no effect…

Issue: How to install Maya 2019.2, which can be downloaded from Autodesk Accounts portal via rpm package installer on a Linux CentOS 7.5 system. Causes: For installing Maya 2019.2 on Linux render nodes via command line.Scripting Maya 2019.2 installation on…

Issue: How does one reverse normals in Maya on a larger scale than manual selection?Many objects have too many faces to individually select and are misaligned after the file is imported into Maya. Solution: While there is no method for…

Muhammad Etman has released an updated version of his tool for exchanging scenes between Maya and Clarisse IFX. New features include a redesigned UI, Alembic support, Alembic referencing, animation support, hierarchy preservation for all objects type and more. Learn more about…

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 are not limited to) the following: Unsupported Processor. Unsupported Graphics card (GPU). Outdated or unsupported…