Maya® Studio Projects Texturing and Lighting

Project: Adding Occlusion

The effect of ambient occlusion can often appear extremely subtle. Therefore, it often pays to test the result on a piece of primitive geometry. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Create a primitive sphere. Translate and scale the sphere so it sits on the floor near the chairs. Assign the sphere to the same material that's assigned to the Floor surface.
2. To save test renders in the Render View buffer, choose Render Render All Layers and then select the Keep All Layers radio button. Render the region of the frame that contains ...