Can anyone give some first hand experience with any 2D 3D conversion technology or services? How do they work? What's the quality like? How labour intensive are they? Are there an …

I'm struggling to get (or even set) the encoding used when a byte string is printed in the maya Script Editor. I have discovered that sys.stdout has been assigned to maya.Output. …

Hello, what functions do I need to implement / override in MPxSurfaceShape derived nodes to enable components to be put into sets? My desired workflow is select custom shape go i …

I am using python-maya standalone, and I want to prevent the stdout of maya commands when I run a maya command. i.e. if I run, maya.cmds.file(open=True, "somefile.ma") I don't wa …

Hello there, i am looking for a good and fast antivirus solution for our workstations. I am thinking about Nod32 but before i buy some licenses i'd ask for some experiences. Is t …

Hi What are my options for cutting geometry into pieces ? I remember seeing some scripts/plugins showing up recently - but I haven't tried anything. I'd prefer smth free/opensource …

I need to create some directable lightning effects. Unfortunatly it has to be in 3d, so I cannot use afterEffects or other compositing solutions. Any ideas?

Is there a way to get Maxon Projection Man, the projection too from Cinema 4D, into Nuke ?

Hi. I'd like to ask a question that might seem a little bit off topic but I find it quite important. How do you manage you projects ? Let consider a situation of a small 3d departa …

I was just about to order the VES book and it got me thinking, (to save on shipping) maybe I should order some others. What should be on the list?

how do i get a postage stamp on a gizmo or group in nuke

I've seen some people build their pipeline around tools like CVS, SVN, GIT etc. I can see that it makes sense because these tools have a stable checkout and revision system. But la …

So, we've all used a standard point tracker in our favorite compositor, but I've always felt I didn't really understand them as well as I should. So, I thought it would be interes …

Hi Most of the times when opening Maya, Hyperhsade´s interface is totally empty ,the only thing that displays is the main menu. One workaround is to source the "HypershadePanel.me …

What would be the way to ensure each new camera has some default settings applied? Specifically gate settings. Probably possible with a scriptJob node, but maybe it's burried somew …