Tutorials

A series of six tutorials (along with Maya scenes) created by Paolo Berto give a good overview of some of the features found in 3Delight for Maya.

Tutorial 0: Installation and Introduction

Gives a walkthrough of the website and explains how to download and install the software.

Tutorial 1: Basic Rendering

Shows how to start renderings and demonstrates an important integration feature: automated shading networks conversion.

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Tutorial 2: Render Passes

Explains an important paradigm in 3Delight for Maya: render passes. Also demonstrates RIB export capabilities and quality option settings.

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Tutorial 3: Polygons as Subdivision Surfaces

Explains how to render polygons as smooth subdivision surfaces. Additionally, demonstrates one of strongest features of 3Delight: displacements.

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Tutorial 4: Output Passes

Shows how to output many render channels (such as diffuse, specular, etc...) in a single render pass and how one can combine those in post-process.

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Tutorial 5: RIB Archives

An overview of RIB archive reading and writing capabilities of 3Delight for Maya. Work material include paint effects, deep shadow maps and shadows.

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