If you want the image compressed then you'll probably want to go for a Jpeg. You are given a series of options including the format and the name as well as some compression settings. You can do this by going to the 'Common' tab and the 'File Output' rollout.

Step 3: Saving your renderīefore we look at rendering an image I want to briefly cover saving the image. The render settings window is split into a series of tabs for easier access of settings. After the 'Common' tab you'll see a whole host of different tabs specific to the renderer you are using. We'll look at some of those settings in the next step. There is always a 'Common' tab as the first tab which is specific to Maya and it contains settings such as image size and where to save the render.

No matter what renderer you are using you'll find all the settings for that particular renderer in the 'Render Settings' dialogue box. Make sure 'mtoa.mll' is ticked for both loaded and auto load.ĭownload and install the free plugin of Arnold for Maya.

Once you've downloaded it and run the file you'll need to go to 'Window' -> 'Settings/Preferences' -> 'Plug-in Manager'. Autodesk say that it ships with Arnold but I had to install it to get it working. You can download Arnold Maya MtoA plugin free of charge. To do this we're going to be using the built in (as of 2017) Arnold renderer. Thankfully, for my brain, we're not going to be covering the theory of rendering but will instead be looking at how we can set up the basics of rendering. As you can imagine that maths is insanely complex and rather impressive. It therefore creates, in an image format, the equivalent of all that you've created in terms of models and attributes. Know the Basics: Maya Part 1: Interface Know the Basics: Maya Part 2: Viewports and Navigation Know the Basics: Maya Part 3: Modelling Know the Basics: Maya Part 4: Organisation Know the Basics: Maya Part 5: Animating Know the Basics: Maya Part 6: Motion Graphics Know the Basics: Maya Part 7: Shaders & Textures Know the Basics: Maya Part 8: Arnold Lighting A renderer does all the behind the scene maths to convert your models, materials and lights into a rendered image. In part nine of the Know the Basics: Maya 2017 series, Paul Hatton explores the rendering options with Maya's default renderer, Arnold.

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