How to render objects in smooth mode in Maya

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Question

There is smooth mode (3 on keyboard if I'm correct) to show objects 'smooth' in the viewport, but when I render it, there is no smoothing.

What should I do in order to get a smooth render?

I've tried to look for tools for smoothing, but was unable to find anything. In 3ds max I could achieve it by applying the modifier Turbosmooth.

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4/29/2014 10:20:00 PM

Accepted Answer

I'm going to assume you're using V-Ray. It's the most popular renderer that doesn't by default inherit from the smooth mesh settings.

  1. So, you've made a cube, and pressed 3 to smooth it:

    viewport smoothed

  2. When you render, it isn't smooothed:

    render not smoothed

  3. You have two options.

    • Enable subdivision on the shape (attribute editor for the shape node): shape smoothing
    • Globally tell V-Ray to render based on the viewport subdivision (render settings): global smoothing

  4. Either option will smooth your render:

    enter image description here

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4/29/2014 10:54:00 PM

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