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Dilen Shah
Aug 15, 20233 min read
Maya API: The Maya Billboard Node
The Maya Billboard node is a node that can be used to make objects appear to always face the camera. This can be useful for creating...
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Dilen Shah
Aug 7, 20233 min read
How to Use Undo in the Maya API
The Maya API is a powerful tool that can be used to automate tasks, create custom tools, and extend the functionality of Maya. However,...
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Dilen Shah
Aug 18, 20213 min read
Write your first MPxCommand (Maya Python API)
Let's learn how to write a Command in the Maya Python API using HelloWorld example.
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Dilen Shah
Jul 11, 20216 min read
Introduction to Maya API
Before diving into Maya API, it is important to first understand what the Maya API is, what functionality it offers beyond that of...
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Dilen Shah
Jul 3, 20211 min read
Applied 3D Math
Math has always been a fun or really bad experience for a lot of people, especially in the Animation and VFX world. Here is my go at...
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Dilen Shah
Jul 3, 20212 min read
Barycentric Coordinates
A Barycentric Coordinate system is a coordinate system in which the location of a point is specified as a weighted sum of other masses....
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Dilen Shah
Jul 3, 20213 min read
Rotations
From my previous posts of Matrices, we saw that a transformed matrix in Maya stores an object’s orientation information in the upper 3 x3...
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Dilen Shah
Jul 3, 20216 min read
Matrices
I know we all love Keanu Reeves in the Matrix and could talk for hours about the movie but we are here to talk about the math side of it...
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Dilen Shah
Jul 3, 20214 min read
Vectors
Vectors are the most basic elements when it comes to 3D Math. In general mathematical terms, a vector is a one-dimensional array of...
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Dilen Shah
Jul 2, 20212 min read
Rendering Yeti Hair in Pixar’s Renderman
Hey guys, I have always been intrigued and amazed by the render quality of Pixar Renderman especially when rendering Hair in their films....
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Dilen Shah
Jul 2, 20215 min read
Viewport 2.0 and Drawing with OpenGL in Maya
Hey guys, Its been a while since I have posted something here as a lot has happened in the past few months for me. Moved to another...
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Dilen Shah
Jul 2, 20213 min read
Copy Weights between Asymmetrical Meshes Using Barycentric Coordinates (Maya API)
Hey guys, So I have been using Barycentric Coordinates a lot these days and thought I would use it for something useful that could also...
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Dilen Shah
Jul 1, 20212 min read
Get Closest Vertex Id using UV space (Maya API)
Hey guys, So i am working on something in which I need to get vertex Id on my main mesh from the UV space from another mesh. Like in this...
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