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For Arnold Render with C++

Tutorials
​Compiling Custom Arnold Procedurals (Stand-ins) to Make Mandelbulbs with Maya MtoA, CGStirk​
​https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFMUG/Technical?preview=%2F40111108%2F40404366%2FArnoldShadersTutorial.pdf​
​https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5AFMUG/Creating+a+Shader​
​https://docs.arnoldrenderer.com/display/A5ARP/Creating+a+Simple+Plugin​
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Books
https://thebookofshaders.com/
Setting up
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Download VSC
2.
Download Arnold SDK
Setting up Visual Studio Code
Creating the Maya interface for your shader
Referencing your template files
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Use the template from Arnold docs​
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Open your Maya env file located in ~/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/maya/2020/
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Insert this line at the end and save the file
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MTOA_TEMPLATES_PATH = $HOME/Documents/maya/projects/arnold
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In Professor Kesson's Cutter script editor v8.34 and above, it will automate the process of parsing your cpp file for the node parameters, and write into a python template file.
Utilities
Mix
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AtRGB mix(AtRGB a, AtRGB b, float alpha){
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	return a*(1-alpha) +b *alpha;
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	}
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Contents

Setting up

Setting up Visual Studio Code

Creating the Maya interface for your shader

Referencing your template files

Utilities

Mix